BlockchainBrands & People

$4m funding: Nigerian IT firms top Google’s 60 shortlist

Twenty-three startups out of the 60 shortlisted in Africa for $4 million funding by  Google are Nigerian firms. The ”equity-free cash” comes under the tech giant’s funding scheme called Google Black Founders Fund (BFF) for startup tech firms in African nations. Google’s Head of Startup Ecosystem, Sub-Sahara Africa, Folarin Aiyegbusi, who made this known in a statement yesterday, did not…
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Step-By-Step: All You Need to Know About NFT NG

Familiar with NFTs or not, there is a community willing to onboard you with the step-by-step intricacies of dealing with NFTs. The community, NFT NG, is founded by popular Nigerian NFT influencer, Kingsley Momoh. They are a popular non-fungible token community bringing together digital creators, developers, NFT lovers, blockchain technology enthusiasts, and thought leaders,  empowering them with…
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Meet Vault Hill’s New Head of Gaming, Tayo Kalejaiye

Leading Creative Director, Tayo Kalejaiye, has joined the outstanding team building the world’s 1st human-centric metaverse – Vault Hill City (VHC). As the Head of Gaming. Tayo brings a wealth of experience in gaming, NFT, and augmented reality that will upscale the game development in VHC. With over 15 years’ experience spanning across Graphic Design, Film Production, Game Development and…
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Meet Emmanuel Njoku, The 19-Year-Old CRYPTO GURU & Co-Founder Lazerpay

Without mincing words, the current curriculum hinders the development of these youths. Or how else does one explain the case of 19 year-old Emmanuel Njoku who rebelled against university education because the curriculum was too elementary for him. He subsequently had to drop out of the Enugu State University of Technology. Like any Nigerian parent, Emmanuel’s father tried everything possible to…
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