The Lagos State Government has said it will domesticate Nigeria Startup Bill in the state to fast-track the growth of the startup ecosystem in the country.
The Special Adviser on Innovation & Technology to Governor Babajide Sanwoolu, Tunbosun Alake, who disclosed this said that domesticating the law at the state level will help the country in its implementation.
According to him, Lagos State…
American business magazine, Forbes, has included two African-owned startups, Chipper Cash and Esusu, among 2022 Edition or Forbes Fintech 50.
The latest Forbes Fintech 50 winners were confirmed on the Forbes official website on Wednesday.
Ham Serunjogi and Maijid…
Jumia, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform, today announced the launch of e-doctor, a telemedicine service which aims at providing quality, affordable and digital real-time healthcare consultations in Nigeria.
Consumers will have access to a licensed doctor through…
The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and its agencies like NITDA will work closely with Nigerian startups to ensure the procurement of technology solutions without going through unnecessary bureaucratic processes, an official said.
Upon approval by the Federal Executive Council recently, the National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) is billed to invite all startups to…
Join our twitter space 7days Marathon Discussion "Rise of Brand Deals and Star Power"
June 10, 2022
Join our twitter space 7days Marathon Discussion “Rise of Brand Deals and Star Power” to celebrate Nigeria’s undefeated Top 11 Influencers for the month of May 2022.
As part of the metrics and variables for public evaluations we are introducing 7days twitter…
The final session of MTN Foundation’s ICT and Business Skills training was held on Friday, May 20, 2022, in partnership with Meta. The training was led by Chikwenze Raphael and Timothy Ukaegbu from the Small Business team at Meta, and here are four things we…
Tizeti Network Limited, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider has today, announced the appointment of Emmanuel Ikazoboh as its Board Chairman.
Emmanuel Ikazoboh is the immediate past Group Chairman of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Chairman of ARM Pensions Managers Limited (Pensions Fund Administrators), and is the International Vice Chairman at International…
Blockchain payments startup payouts.cash announces the launch of its crypto product which allows anyone send money to African countries, starting with Nigeria, in typically under 3 minutes.
Cryptocurrencies solve almost every problem that has ever existed with remittances…
Nigeria’s Indicina raises $3M to help businesses offer credit to their customers at scale
June 7, 2022
For years, Africa’s credit infrastructure has lagged behind the rest of the world due to low credit coverage from its bureaus. Per a World Bank report, only 11% of Africa’s population have their credit information recorded by private credit bureaus. And for those who…
Many businesses looking to set up pan-African operations are often met with the challenge of establishing payment services that are appropriate for each country they go to. Most of the payment services merchants working in the continent have solutions that are limited to specific regions, meaning that businesses have to sign deals with multiple providers to cater for the unique preferences of…