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Facebook’s FbStart Accelerator Selects 5 Startups & 10 Students for its 2018 Cohorts
FbStart Accelerator is ready to kick off operations in earnest. The Facebook-backed accelerator announced 15 cohorts for the…
Here is How the CBN Sanction May Affect the Long Awaited MTN Listing
A year after the MTN Group thought it had been cleared over accusations of taking money illegally out…
Nigeria’s Amplified Payment System Joins Dubai-based FinTech HIVE 2018 Accelerator Program
A Nigerian company, Amplified Payment System has been selected to participate in the 2018 FinTech Hive accelerator programme.…
Nigerian Startups, Farmignite and Ankora, Emerge Winners at the Pitch AgriHack 2018
Two Nigerian Agritech startups, Farmignite Company and Ankora Global Services, have emerged winners at the grand finale of the…
Meet Sanify, the Edtech Startup Disrupting Data Computation and Analysis for Schools
Innovative startups keep springing up and changing the way we live and work. One sector that has received a…
MEST Africa Announces $700,000 Funding for Seven African Startups
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology Africa (MEST Africa) has announced seven startups that will receive $700,000 in…
Looking to Raise Funds for your Startup? Apply Now for Pitched Global’s Startup Competition
Applications are currently open for early-stage Nigerian Startups to apply for the 2018 Pitched Global Startup Competition. Organised by…
Nigeria’s Cars45 and Ghana’s Inclusive Financial Technologies Selected for Google’s Developer Launchpad Studio
Google has announced the full list of 10 startups participating in its Developer Launchpad Studio. The startups were…
Two Nigerian Companies Shortlisted for Finals of the Shell LiveWIRE Top Ten Innovations Awards
Following the success that Nigerian startups recorded at the awards last year, two Nigerian businesses have been shortlisted for…
MTN Takes CBN and AGF to Court Over Alleged Dividend Repatriation and Unpaid Taxes
The trouble seems to be far from over as Nigerian leading telecommunication company, MTN, has taken the Central…
