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LinkedIn Launches New Feature, LinkedIn Skill Assessment, to Help Recruiters Validate Skills Listed by Users
Virtually every professional is on LinkedIn. And to buff up our profiles, most of us include a variety…
Tech Community Reacts as Andela Reveals Plans to Lay-Off 400 Junior Engineers from Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda
Earlier today, we reported that prominent developer training and outsourcing company, Andela will be laying off a significant number of…
Crowdyvest Ventures into Transportation with the Launch of PlentyWaka, a Bus-Hailing Service in Lagos
Crowdyvest, the investment arm of Farmcrowdy Group, has launched a public bus-hailing service, PlentyWaka, in Lagos. The pilot…
Meet Gafar Lawal, the New Managing Director of Microsoft’s African Development Centre in Nigeria
Months ago, Microsoft opened the doors of its first Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Nigeria. With an aim to…
FairMoney Wants to Help More Nigerians Access Quick Loans with the $11.02 Million Series A Funding it Just Raised
Paris-based fintech startup, FairMoney has raised $11.02 million in a Series A funding to boost its expansion plans…
Breaking: Andela Ends Open Recruitment Program; to Ease Out About 400 Engineers in Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda
This was made known in a post by the Company's Co-Founder and CEO, Jeremy Johnson in a blog post today.
Coderina, Google to Train 3000 Youths Under CSFirst Code Club
Coderina Education and Technology Foundation have entered into a partnership with Google to initiate CSFirst Code Club to over…
Crypto-Ransoms! Nigeria Has Just Recorded its First Known Kidnap-for-Bitcoin Case and it Could Get Worse
There has been a lot of talk about cryptocurrencies in Nigeria over the last few years but this…
Meet the Incubated Startups at the South-South Innovation Hubs (SSIH)
The Federal Government through the South-South Innovation Hubs (SSIH) is providing platforms for startups in the Southern part…
Airtel Africa Suffers More Losses on the LSE Despite Recent Listing Among 101-350th Largest Companies
Telecom company Airtel Africa suffered extended losses to their shares in the seventh trading session on the London…
