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CinderBuild emerges as Nigeria's e-commerce pioneer in the area of building and construction procurement.

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December 11, 2022
For decades, the supply of building materials in Africa has been operated in a traditional procurement model, construction project managers traditionally spend significant time and effort managing multiple procurement conversations across different platforms for each item category, often physically touring materials markets before discovering the right product at satisfactory quality and price…
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Technology

Burna Boy is appointed by oraimo as a brand ambassador.

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November 15, 2022
Nigerian Singer and Songwriter, Burna Boy has joined 2Baba as a brand ambassador for oraimo. The multi-award winner revealed this update with a post via his Instagram account on the 10th of November, 2022. The oraimo brand is Africa’s No.1 TWS and Smartwatch, so this is a really big one for Burna Boy. Fans should expect to enjoy solid music experiences from their favourite artiste using…
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Pillow, a crypto investing platform, raises $18 million in a new funding round as it rapidly grows in Nigeria.

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October 14, 2022
Democratised access to digital assets is key to getting emerging market investors on a level playing field, giving them the opportunity to take control of their finances and battle the dual challenges of inflation and the rising costs of living.  Helping them on this journey, crypto investments platform Pillow is creating simple, transparent, accessible products including crypto investing…
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Vendease, closes a $30 million Series A round

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October 8, 2022
Vendease was established in 2019 by Wale Oyepeju, Gatumi Aliyu, Olumide Fayankin, and Tunde Kara to connect food businesses with suppliers. However, the company soon ran into other difficulties, including sluggish delivery and quality control issues. The company began…
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Quidax introduces US Dollar (USD) savings with rates of up to 10%.

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October 8, 2022
Quidax, the African-founded cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a USD savings feature. With this feature, customers from all over the world will be able to use the tool to save in US dollars from local currencies like Naira or cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many others. According to the statement that was made on the Quidax Blog, the USD savings function was developed as a direct…
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