Nigeria

TechCabal Battlefield 2014: the top 3 Nigerian startups

TechCabal Battlefield 2014 has come to pass, and after much hype and excitement the Nigerian startup competition ultimately looked to three ventures as the…

What startups may come: a look at Silicon Lagoon in Nigeria

“What exactly is a business plan?” a startup says to me. Life in Nigeria’s booming startup scene is not like any other. “We don’t…

Skills, infrastructure, local investment: Nigeria’s tech challenges [#SMWLagos]

“The internet revolution is similar to the industrial revolution,” said Nigeria’s ICT Minister Omobola Johnson at Social Media Week in Lagos. “President Goodluck Jonathan…

Building a successful business means getting screwed [SMWLagos]

If you’re going to start an internet business in Nigeria, get ready to be screwed. That’s IROKO Partners‘ founder Jason Njoku’s biggest takeaway from…

Konga’s new ‘revolutionary’ Marketplace invites all small players online

Last year Nigerian online retailer Konga debuted the online storefront Konga Mall which gave certain businesses the opportunity to have their products available online….

People, places and parcels, Tranzit is Africa’s taxi app on steroids

Unlike most taxi app services these days, Tranzit not only offers you transportation but also parcel delivery and enables you to locate relevant places…

Ex-Rocket Internet crew all-in on Nigerian gift card startup Suregifts

While the idea of a gift card ecommerce startup isn’t exactly novel, Suregifts from Lagos, Nigeria, has the type of VC backing and founder…

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