Temie Giwa-Tubosun founder and CEO of LifeBank, a platform that makes blood available when and where it is needed in Nigeria to save lives. LifeBank mobilizes blood donations, take inventory of all blood available in the country, and deliver blood in the right condition to the point of need.
In 2014, her near-death experience delivering her son prompted her to design and pilot a life-saving blood…
Ized Uanikhehi is the Founder at Zedi Africa and co-founder of Loose Media, an experiential and digital marketing and tech solutions company. With 15 years post-college experience in Technology, Marketing and Digital media. Before Loose Media, she co-founded TORA Africa, an…
Meet Ire Aderinokun, The Co-Founder, COO, and Vice President Of Engineering At Helicarrier.
Founded in 2017 by Timi Ajiboye, Tomiwa Lasebikan and Ire Aderinokun, Helicarrier was originally Bitkoin Africa, a website for peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin trading. Upon getting into…
As one of the most valuable markets in the UK, the car rental market doubled in 2021 to £15bn and is predicted to grow over the next five years. According to the data company, Ibis World, the rise in renting cars short-term is driven by a combination of factors including an increase in tourism, a rise in environmental awareness and wanting a flexible option when it comes to vehicles.
Like many…
The news about Bitnob sponsoring the league didn’t catch football fans unawares because the LMC had earlier announced last Friday that Tuesday will be the official unveiling of the deal.
The sponsorship deal, according to the LMC, was said to be a multi-year deal with an…
Securities and Exchange Commission, banks’ agreement on crypto rules uncertain
May 24, 2022
The new regulations recently released by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the cryptocurrency industry may soon put the commission on a collision course with deposit money banks in the country.
This is as operators in the cryptocurrency industry are working…
Cliqki is a social media marketplace for brands and influencers where content creators can create awareness for their products and services, and offer incentives to users and influencers to help promote their services.
Upon realisation that traditional social media make millions of dollars as revenue from brands and the users get only a little portion, the Odufuye triplets, Adetomi Odufuye (CEO)…
Mastercard has partnered with OPay, a seamless mobile money service provider, to grow a cashless ecosystem and advance digital financial inclusion for millions of people across middle East and Africa.
This partnership is the latest milestone in Mastercard’s emerging…
Amid the decline in the prices of cryptocurrencies on the back of rising inflation rates and geopolitical unrest, analysts have outlined some of the ways investors can make returns on their investment.
In the last few days, a stablecoin, called TerraUSD (UST), and its sister…
Nigerian clean-tech startup Kaltani raises $4m to tackle plastic pollution in Africa
May 23, 2022
Nigerian clean-tech plastic waste recycling company Kaltani has raised US$4 million in seed funding to expand its recycling operations across the country.
Founded in Nigeria by Engineer Obi Charles Nnanna, Kaltani aims to solve Africa’s growing plastic waste crisis by promoting the circular economy and recycling best practices.
The startup has a team of 100 spread across its collection…