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Google picks six Nigerian AI startups in latest Africa accelerator cohort
Google has unveiled 15 tech startups for its 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa Class 9 program, and…
Why crypto firm Luno is back in Kenya after 2015 exit
Luno’s relaunch in Kenya comes when the country’s parliament is reviewing the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill, 2025.
How the data of Nigerian passport applicant got into the wrong hands
Oluwadamisi Awe recounted how she was contacted via WhatsApp by a stranger who had obtained her passport application slip
Starlink rolls out its high-speed internet service in Lesotho, now in 24 African countries
T-Connect Lesotho, an authorised Starlink reseller, will officially kick off service offerings today at 16:00 in Maseru, targeting both urban and remote areas.
Flutterwave boosts Cameroon’s businesses with 34th country licence
Flutterwave’s infrastructure supports transactions for 1.5 million businesses across 34 countries, processing over 630 million transactions worth $31 billion.
UNICAL joins 7 other beneficiaries of OPay’s ₦1.2 billion 10-year scholarship scheme
20 outstanding UNICAL students will each receive ₦300,000 yearly, totalling ₦6 million in OPay scholarships this year alone.
Chowdeck acquires Mira for an undisclosed amount, targets restaurant operations across Africa
The acquisition of Mira brings a suite of tools...complemented by POS hardware priced at ₦360,000.
Nigeria-based PaidHR raises $1.8 million in seed round, its largest funding yet
Before now, PaidHR had already raised $500,000 in late 2022 and an additional $600,000 in 2023.
E-Call up: Lagos petrol tankers get 20% decrease, to pay ₦10,000
Lagos State Tanker drivers plying the Lekki-Epe axis will now pay ₦10,000 per truck to use parks constructed…
Lagos Startup Expo 2.0 ignites Africa’s tech ecosystem with unprecedented connections
The Landmark Centre in Victoria Island buzzed with innovation and ambition as the Lagos Startup Expo 2.0, organised…
