Search results for "nigeria"
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5.3KInnovationEtisalat Nigeria re-brands to become 9Mobile
Nigeria’s youngest network provider, Etisalat Nigeria has re-branded to become 9Mobile after the withdrawal of Abu-Dhabi-based, Etisalat Group as a shareholder. As AppsAfrica.com...
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3.2KInnovationNigerian Wifi Startup Tizeti Raises $2.1 Million
Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng which offers unlimited, uncapped internet service across Lagos, Nigeria, today announced that it has closed...
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3.2K1InnovationNo hostile takeover as Etisalat Nigeria hangs up on banks
Sitting in traffic at Iwo Road roundabout in Ibadan, the electronic billboard flashes adverts from Etisalat, Nigeria’s fourth largest operator but for...
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3.4KInnovationThe SpeedUPAfrica Bootcamp is returning to Nigeria
The SpeedUPAfrica Bootcamp is returning to Nigeria from July 5-9 with the goal of empowering a new wave of African start-ups. Following...
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3.7KAdvisory NewsSilvertree acquires Nigeria’s TopCheck to become Africa’s biggest comparison group
Silvertree Internet Holdings, the Cape Town based Internet holding company which owns and operates Internet assets across Africa has acquired Nigerian price...
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5.2KAppsNigerian fintech start-up Paystack raises US$1.3 million
Nigerian payments start-up, Paystack has raised US$1.3 million in a seed funding round from local and international investors to grow its sales and...
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6.7KAppsUber 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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3.7KInnovationRestoration 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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4.6K2InnovationZuckerberg 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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6.0KAdvisory News5 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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4.0KInnovationFacebook 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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3.5KInnovationSimeon Ononobi on SimplePay, Nigeria and new venture MyAds
SimplePay is Nigeria’s number one payment processing platform founded by Simeon Ononobi. Having had an eCommerce store but unable to accept payments...
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Tech boom in Nigeria boosting demand for rooms and creating new businesses
Nigeria’s rapidly expanding tech scene is creating opportunities in other sectors such as hospitality where soaring demand means hotel prices are among the...
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3.5KAdvisory NewsNigerian techies rise up, export and drink Guinness
The slump in global oil prices has ensured the Nigerian naira has plummeted against the dollar to a 43 year low forcing...
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4.9KApps5 startups to watch in Nigeria in 2016
Only one month in and 2016 has already been an eventful year in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem with big announcements such as the...
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6.3KNigeriaJUMIA Nigeria announces new CEO
Africa Internet Group’s (AIG) biggest company on the continent, Jumia has appointment of Mrs Juliet Anammah at the head of Jumia Nigeria,
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3.6KAppsMax Nigeria makes final at TechCrunch Disrupt London
TechCrunch hand-picked the 15 greatest companies from Europe and beyond for the Startup Battlefield in London and Max from Nigeria put African innovation...
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9.3KNigeriaCEO of Eskimi shares his experience of social media in Nigeria
Eskimi first moved into the Nigerian market in 2010 and the landscape has changed considerably since then. At that time “80% of...
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3.3KInnovationMTN shares dive with massive $5.2B fine in Nigeria
MTN, one of the largest phone providers in Nigeria has been hit with a fine equivalent to $5.2 billion, a record in Nigeria.
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5.4KInnovatione-Commerce having a positive impact on SME’s in Nigeria
Having launched just two years ago in Nigeria with a few hundred merchants, Kaymu today enables thousands of businesses and individuals to...
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2.8KAppsm-Commerce market booming in Nigeria
MOBOfree.com the leading African social marketplace announced a 274% year-on-year increase in the total value of goods on their platform in Nigeria worth 1,97...
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3.5KAppsSocial media boosting m-commerce sales in Nigeria
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest and 26th largest economy in the world is experiencing a boost in online businesses due to the massive surge in...
