The Netflix matchup between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has redefined what a modern boxing event can be, fusing old-school boxing prestige with digital-age…
Former Konga VP Gabriel Gab-Umoden on his latest venture, Legend.ng
Gabriel Gab-Umoden isn’t new in Nigeria’s tech space. Having served as a Vice President at ecommerce company Konga, Gabriel knew what the potentials of…
5 Nigerian startups with seriously disruptive capabilities
‘Disruptive’ is a powerful word, because it’s not really about a startup that is making money or one that is able to get millions…
The co-habitation of startups and corporates in Nigeria’s disruptive FinTech space
Last month, Nigeria’s serial tech entrepreneur, Simeon Ononobi, while speaking at Mobile West Africa 2016 revealed that his latest venture, MyAds, an application that…
Solving global problems is the best way for Nigerian startups to scale globally
Nigeria’s tech ecosystem is getting attention from within and outside Africa even though the ecosystem is less than a decade old. The successes of…
Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme selects 1000 entrepreneurs from across Africa
From the 45 000 odd entrepreneurs that applied for the second round of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), a list of the selected…
West Africa’s mobile startups set to battle for top honours
Musicians want to go to the Grammys and actors dream of winning Oscars. For tech startups in West Africa, WAMAs is set to be…
Konga founder Sim Shagaya steps down as CEO
Nigerian tech entrepreneur Sim Shagaya has announced he is stepping down as the CEO of Konga, which is one of Africa’s leading ecommerce companies….
How this Accra-based incubator is nurturing entrepreneurs to build pan-African products
A few months ago, I wrote a piece on the contrasting views of some African tech stakeholders, including Lagos-based CcHub’s Bosun Tijani, on the…
Nigerian gift-card startup SureGifts introduces unique way to obtain loans
Nigerian gift-card startup SureGifts is introducing a new service that allows employees in Nigeria to obtain voucher loans to pay for certain online services….
Onyeka Akumah on Travelbeta, ecommerce and Nigeria’s tech space [Q&A]
The first time I heard about Travelbeta launch by Onyeka Akumah was in July 2015 at the official launch of HouseMax in Lagos. Akumah…
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