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TLcom Capital to Invest $71M Africa Fund in 12 Startups from Nigeria, Kenya and SA
TLcom Capital, an Africa-focused Venture Capital firm, has concluded plans to invest $71 million in 12 start-ups from…
FG Moves to Attract More Investors into the Country with New Visa on Arrival Policy
The Nigerian government has released a revised version of its Visa policy for 2020. The policy, made public…
#OkadaBan: Lagos Govt Rolls Out 14 Ferries and 65 Buses to Alleviate Transport Challenges, Says Ban is Irreversible Despite Protests
Following the ban on commercial motorcycles and tricycles in some areas of the state, the Lagos State government…
Be it Tolu or Chukwudi, the Definition of Your Name on Urban Dictionary Might Leave You Horrified
The Urban Dictionary is a crowd-sourced online dictionary consisting of words, slang, phrases and an interesting description of…
BlackBerry Phones Could Go Extinct Quicker than We Thought as its Makers, TCL Ends Partnership with Blackberry
Chinese electronics company, TCL, which has been making smartphones since 2016, has confirmed that it will no longer…
Nigeria’s CeedCap Becomes First Startup Studio to Join the Global Startup Studio Network
Lagos-based startup studio, Ceedcap has become the first African startup studio to join the Global Startup Studio Network…
YouTube Revenues Disappoint as Google Parent Company, Alphabet Declares 2019 Earnings
Google parent Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai has made known the company’s revenue figures, indicating growth in all of…
AllPro’s Schoolable is an Edtech Solution That Helps Parents Plan, Save and Track School Fees Payments in Nigeria
January and September are some of the most pensive months for parents. This is so because they just…
Truecaller Hits 200 million Active Users as the Caller Identifier Plans to Launch its Payment Service into Africa
Popular Caller identification and Spam Blocking app, Truecaller has hit a major milestone as it surpasses 200 million…
#OkadaBan: Gokada Fires 70% of its Workers as the Startup Looks Towards Deliveries to Help Withstand the Ban on its Activities
Following the proscription of the activities of motorcycles and tricycles in some areas of Lagos, the first major…
