African Genomics Company, 54gene, Closes $15M Series A
54gene, the African genomics research, services, and development company has closed a Series A round of $15M, led…
Online Ideathon: #AfricaVsVirus Challenge 2020
72-hour Ideathon: Addressing the challenges presented by the global Novel Coronavirus pandemic to African societies, economies and individuals and…
Google’s Hangouts Meet is now Google Meet
In a blog post made yesterday by Google’s directors of product management, Karthik Lakshminarayanan and Smita Hashim, Google…
COVID-19: LSETF Declares Moratorium on Loan Repayment for 11,000 MSMEs and Tech Startups
In a move geared towards stemming the social-economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses, the Lagos State…
WHO Africa Holds Virtual Hackathons for COVID-19 Digital Solutions (up to $20,000 Seed-Funds)
To curb COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa is holding virtual hackathons and offering up to…
NCC Dismisses Link Between 5G Technology and COVID-19
5G is a fifth generation of mobile technology which is an improvement on today’s 4G technology with enhanced…
Flutterwave Announces International Women’s Day Grant for Women-Led Businesses
The Flutterwave International Women’s Day Grant will be awarded to women-led businesses in the following countries: Nigeria, Kenya,…
Microsoft Excel has been Transformed into a Fintech App
Partnering with San Francisco-based fintech startup Plaid, Microsoft has developed a new software app know as Money in…
COVID-19: Union Bank Launches Toll-Free Customer Service Line
As part of proactive efforts to ease banking worries during the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria, foremost financial…
Seedstars Summit 2020 to Happen Online on Same Dates (31 March to 3 April)
Given the growing concerns around the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe, the Seedstars Summit has been redesigned and brought…