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Social Media Roundup: Outrage as Bia says she doesn’t know Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy
It’s the end of another interesting week and besides fundraisers here and there, a couple of interesting things…
Ripples Nigeria Centre opens application for its annual data journalism masterclass
The Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism (RCDIJ), a non-profit sister organisation to Ripples Nigeria, Nigeria’s award-winning…
African Startups raked in record $1.19bn VC funding in just 6 months of 2021
It’s a bountiful season for African startups. In just 6 months of 2021, startups on the continent have…
Nigeria will introduce a “simple policy” to regulate drone use soon- Minister
The Federal Government of Nigeria will soon come up with a “simple policy” to regulate the use of…
Don Jazzy launches crowdfunding platform, Sapio Funds to help Nigerians raise funds for projects
Popular Music Mogul, Michael Collins, also known as Don Jazzy, through profound generosity has launched a crowdfunding platform…
The real issues surrounding the electronic transmission of election results by INEC
Nigeria has a long history of inconclusive elections heralded by election malpractices like multiple voting, thuggery, stolen ballots…
Smile Identity raises $7 million to scale its solution which helps Africans prove their identity online
Smile Identity has raised a sum of $7 million to scale its product that helps Africans prove their…
Nigeria’s Lemonade Finance, Mecho Autotech and Suplias selected for Y Combinator’s S21 Batch
Startups from all over the world are being selected to join the Y Combinator Summer 2021 (S21) cohort.…
Nigerian government freezes accounts of DSTV owner, Multichoice over alleged N1.8trn tax fraud
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed commercial banks to freeze and recover over N1.8 trillion in…
Tiktok now allows users to send video job applications through its new resumes program
TikTok just got more interesting as it has launched a new program that allows its users send video…
