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Nigeria falls behind Ghana, Kenya, and 12 other African countries in innovation.

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January 3, 2023
Nigeria, the biggest economy on the continent, is behind Mauritius, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Botswana, Kenya, Ghana, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania, Rwanda, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, and Cote D’Ivoire. The countries are ranked ahead of Nigeria because they grew investments in research and development and intellectual property fillings. According to the latest Global Innovation Index, scientific…
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Technology

VerifyMe receives ISO certifications

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January 3, 2023
Leading identity and Know Your Customer (KYC) technology company, VerifyMe Nigeria, has been awarded two ISO certifications by the International Organization for Standardization. The certifications are: QMS ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) and ISMS ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (Information Security Management Systems). ISO 9001: 2015 entails an organisation’s structure together with the planning…
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Dakore Egbuson-Akande has launched an all-natural line of beauty products for women of colour.

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January 3, 2023
DakoreBeauty is a premium aromatherapy-based skincare line created in Lagos, Nigeria. Its Founder / CEO is Dakore Egbuson-Akande an A-list Nollywood Actor, Multiple Brand Ambassador, and Humanitarian. Being in a highly visual industry spanning over 2 decades, Dakore Egbuson-Akande knows what it takes to keep looking good in front and behind the camera (naturally) and she has decided to share…
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Banking

Afreximbank's FEDA purchases a stake in Geregu Power

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December 28, 2022
The African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) has announced that it has received internal approvals to acquire a strategic minority stake in Geregu Power Plc. FEDA is the development impact investment platform of Afreximbank…
Technology

Propcrowdy launches crowdfunding intermediary platform

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December 28, 2022
Propcrowdy, Nigeria’s property technology (Proptech) firm, has launched a crowdfunding intermediary (CFI) platform into the Nigerian market. This is following from the approval of the platform by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). With this approval, Propcrowdy becomes the first and only platform in Nigeria today authorized to perform crowdfunding business under the rules and…
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