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Ola Williams has been appointed as Microsoft Nigeria’s new Country Manager
Ola Williams replaces Akin Banuso, who is the Enterprise Commercial Lead for the Middle East and Africa – Multi market...
Read moreKuda, a Nigerian digital bank, has raised USD55 million in a Series B funding round at a valuation of USD500 million
Kuda Bank, a Nigerian startup based in London that operates in the United Kingdom, has raised USD55 million in a...
Read moreKalim Shah has been named Senior Country Manager for Nigeria by the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has named Kalim Shah as its Senior Country Manager for Nigeria, with the goal of...
Read moreJulaya, an Ivorian fintech, has raised $2 million to help businesses in West Africa digitize their payments
Julaya, a fintech startup based in Ivory Coast that offers businesses an online platform for sending payments to mobile money...
Read morePiggyVest, a Nigerian savings and investing startup, has acquired Savi.ng
Piggyvest has announced the acquisition of Savi.ng, a savings and investing company, in order to expand its wealth management capabilities....
Read moreStartups from Africa and MENA have been awarded the Migration Entrepreneurship Prize 2021
Seedstars and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs' (FDFA) Peace and Human Rights Division have announced the 20 global...
Read moreAbake Adenle, a Nigerian-American financial analyst, has been awarded for developing a speech recognition API for African languages
Women in Voice (WiV), an international non-profit based in Seattle, Washington, has given Dr Abake Adenle the DEI In Voice...
Read moreOlumide Soyombo, a Nigerian angel investor, has launched Voltron Capital, a pan-African venture capital firm
Voltron Capital, an Africa-focused venture capital fund for businesses, has been launched by Olumide Soyombo. Olumide Soyombo is a serial...
Read moreGoogle is launching a program for game developers in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana
Google has announced the launch of a new five-month training program for game developers in Africa to successfully build, scale,...
Read moreThe Central Bank of Nigeria is planning to introduce its own digital currency by 1st of October
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the trial plan for its digital currency would begin on October...
Read moreChaka, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding
Chaka, a Nigerian fintech startup, has secured a pre-seed funding round of US$1.5 million in order to expand its footprint...
Read moreSenegal partners with major biotech companies to develop rapid COVID-19 tests
With the support of a new tech transfer collaboration with two multinational biotech companies, the Pasteur Institute in Senegal plans...
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