Nigeria
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7.3KUber driver data to help finance cars in Nigeria
Uber Nigeria today announced that it is now making low-interest, used-vehicle loans available to its top-rated driver-partners using Uber driver data. This means...
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4.4KHigh Growth Africa Summit coming to Lagos in November
The High Growth Africa Summit, a 2-day conference on how to build, scale and fund high growth businesses in Africa will take...
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9.3KEcobank mobile app launches across 33 countries in Africa
Ecobank has launched the Ecobank Mobile App, an instant and convenient way of banking via the mobile phone. It is the first unified...
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4.2KWest African Gaming Expo (WAGE) coming to Lagos
West African Gaming Expo 2016 (WAGE 16), the first and only technology conference and exhibition in West Africa focusing on animation, video,...
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4.4KDeadline for the Appsafrica.com Award entries approaching
Mobile, tech ventures and leading women in Africa have just two weeks left to submit their entries for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Award...
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4.3KRestoration of Money Transfers to Nigeria
WorldRemit, the leading digital remittance service has commended the restoration of money transfers to Nigeria, following the decision of the Central Bank...
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5.2K2Zuckerberg makes surprise visit to see Nigerian tech scene
CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to with...
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2.9KHiiL Innovating Justice showcase finalists announced
HiiL, in partnership with the Ford Foundation are hosting the HiiL Innovating Justice Boostcamp taking place in Lagos on 29 September 2016! This event will...
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4.2KHealth start-up Kangpe wins Seedstars Lagos
Seedstars Lagos took place last night in Seedspace, where 8 selected startups were invited to present their ideas in front of the...
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4.7KMobile payments to churches helping to create new start-ups
Mobile payments to churches accounted for 4% of mobile money transactions in Nigeria, so it is not surprising that entrepreneurs are seeing this as...
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6.5K5 reasons why Nigeria is the key mobile market in Africa
African mobile marketing company Twinpine has launched a Nigerian mobile trend report, looking at how users are consuming data and using mobile,...
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3.8KAfrican startups need to get their hands dirty, move fast and tweak
A lot of African startups are moving really slow today because the founders are not getting their hands dirty. Building a startup...
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4.0K1Andela raises $24M series B funding led by Zuckerberg initiative
Andela has announced completion of their Series B funding a $24M round led by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. This marks the first time...
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3.3KCyberXchange Hackathon to touch down in Lagos
The first ever CyberXchange Hackathon sponsored by Facebook is to touch down in Nigeria, geared towards finding the best prototypes within programming, cyber security, information...
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4.8KFacebook wakes up to Nigeria but is Free Basics enough?
Having already launched Internet.org in smaller markets such as Zambia, Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Seychelles and Rwanda as reported last year, Facebook has finally launched...
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4.4KRingier Africa merger creates Africa’s largest classifieds group
As millions more Africans come online to connect & conduct commerce, predominantly via mobile Ringier Africa and One Africa Media (OAM) have agreed...
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5.8K2West Africa Mobile Award Winners 2016 Announced In Lagos
The 10 winners of the inaugural West Africa Mobile Awards, the first truly West African technology awards to recognise the region’s best...
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5.8K3Africa has moved from mobile first to “mobile only market”
With African mobile users unlocking devices over 150 times a day, Nomophobia (the fear of being without mobile devices) is sweeping across...
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6.5K2Jongla launches the worlds lightest instant messaging service in Africa
Jongla has officially launched the world’s ‘lightest’ instant messaging service in Nigeria, using less bandwidth and enabling millions of mobile users across...
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3.6KWest Africa Mobile Awards
The West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS), the first truly West African technology awards to recognise the region’s leading mobile and tech companies, are now...
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Mobile West Africa announces top speaker line-up
Mobile West Africa proudly supported by Appsafrica.com has confirmed that its 2016 conference, taking place in Lagos on 20th& 21st April, will...
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8.4KSliide Airtime app offers free airtime for personalised content
Mobile connectivity in Nigeria now reaches more than 83M subscribers but affordability is a concern for many Nigerians, particularly those with lower...
