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‘Uber refused to be Categorized as a Transport Operator’- Ekocab CEO Accuses Uber of Spurring New Ride-hailing Regulation
Following the announcement that e-hailing startup, Ekocab had partnered with the Lagos State government to launch a car-hailing…
Founder Institute and Semicolon to Support Early-Stage Founders
The Founder Institute (http://fi.co), the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator program, and Semicolon (http://semicolon.africa), an organisation turning Africa’s vibrant…
Unity Bank Introduces USSD Service in Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa to Bring Financial Services Closer to its Customers
Unity Bank Plc, a commercial bank in Nigeria, has launched an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking in…
Coronavirus: As Vendors Increase Prices of sanitizers and Facemasks, Here is how Jumia and Other e-Commerce Companies are Responding
Besides the health concerns posed by the spread of coronavirus, a new concern is also spreading with it.…
ARM Wraps DAAYTA 2020, Announces ₦12m Grant Winner
The finalists’ pitch event for the 2020 edition of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) programme…
Rob Shuter to Step Down as CEO and President of MTN Group in 2021 After 5 Years of Calling the Shots
The current Chief Executive Officer and President of MTN Group, Rob Shuter is going to step down at…
NCC Stats: MTN is Still King and Glo Continues to Lose Internet Users Despite Improvement in GSM Subscribers
The telecommunication space began the year on a good note because as of January 2020, total active telephone…
Major Takeaways from ‘Women in Tech’ With Forbes Fellow, Andrea Kamara Dunbar, Founder of BalanceBowl
Hi there! Guess what? Yes, we started a show! ‘Women in Tech’ is our way of identifying women…
54Gene, Piggyvest and 8 Other African Startups Make Fast Company’s List of Most Innovative Companies
Fast Company has released its annual prestigious list of world’s most innovative companies. This year, 434 companies from…
After Crackdown on Uber, Bolt and Others, Lagos Govt Partners Ekocab Nigeria to Launch e-Hailing Platform for Yellow Taxis
After months of hounding Uber and Bolt drivers and generally disrupting the transport sector in the state, the…
