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Welcome to Nigeria Fintech Week 2020

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The much-awaited annual Nigeria Fintech Week starts online on Monday, 2nd through Friday, 6th November 2020. The weeklong event would feature...
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Nigeria’s CcHub acquires Kenya’s eLimu to build the content creation arm of re:learn

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New WhatsApp Update for iOS and Android

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Rain Introduces ‘My Rain’ Mobile App

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App Developers Stand a Chance to Win up to R1 000 000 with #HDC2020

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STARTUP GIST

Startups

Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, raises $3.75m Series A led by TLcom Capital

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Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, has raised $3.75 million in Series A investment to expand its diagnostic reach across Africa.
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54Gene unveils human genome sequencing lab in Nigeria

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Nigerian health tech startup 54Gene has announced the completion of a lab capable of carrying out whole genome sequencing of humans.
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Nigerian fintech startup, CredPal raises $1.5m for credit cards launch and expansion

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Nigerian consumer fintech startup, CredPal, has announced its raise of $1.5 million in a recent funding round. The investors that...

Ivorian startup, Afrikrea, is building the online infrastructure for African culture commerce

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Growing up in Mali, Moulaye Taboure was passionate about art and fashion. His studies took him to France, where he noticed that the people...

Startup Funding: A beautiful game that must be played with caution

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When the statistics are reviewed, the irrefutable conclusion is that relative to other African countries, Nigerian startups have been very successful in...

4 months post-launch, Autochek raises $3.4m pre-seed to disrupt Africa’s automotive industry

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Nigerian automotive tech company, Autochek Africa, has completed its pre-seed round of $3.4 million. The round was co-led by Lagos,...

News

Apps

Google Stadia could Rollout New YouTube Streaming Feature

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Google is expected to roll out a new Stadia feature which would allow users to directly stream to YouTube.
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Apps

Instagram Unveils 5 New Features

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Instagram has revealed that it would introduce five new features of the coming months. According to the social media giant, over the...
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Gadgets

Audiomack announces partnership with smartphone manufacturer Transsion Holdings to further amplify the voice of African music

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Audiomack has today announced a partnership with Transsion Holdings, the manufacturer of popular smartphone brands, Tecno, Infinix and Itel. This partnership will...
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People

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Instagram Founder could become New TikTok CEO

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TikTok is reportedly talking to founder and former CEO of Instagram, Kevin Systrom. This comes after Kevin Mayer resigned from his position as...
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Google Appoints Agnes Gathaiya Country Director, East Africa

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Telkom Makes Changes to Board of Directors

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MultiChoice South Africa CEO Resigns

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Winners List: Africa Influencer Awards, 2020

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COVID19 Statistics

Global Numbers
94,961,696
Total confirmed cases
Updated on January 17, 2021 6:27 am

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Reddit Aquires Video Platform Dubsmash

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Reddit is officially set to acquire TikTok rival – Dubsmash. The social news giant says that this deal will bring to key strengths...
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Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, raises $3.75m Series A led by TLcom Capital

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Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, has raised $3.75 million in Series A investment to expand its diagnostic reach across Africa.
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With $950k pre-seed, OnePipe is building a super aggregator for every financial service API in Nigeria

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Nigerian API fintech startup, OnePipe, just announced that it raised $950k in pre-seed investment. According to the startup’s founder and...
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Venia Group appoints Adebowale Banjo as CEO

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Venia Group, the service-driven venture creation and development company has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Adebowale Banjo. He will take...
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Reddit Aquires Video Platform Dubsmash

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Reddit is officially set to acquire TikTok rival – Dubsmash. The social news giant says that this deal will bring to key strengths...
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Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, raises $3.75m Series A led by TLcom Capital

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Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, has raised $3.75 million in Series A investment to expand its diagnostic reach across Africa.

With $950k pre-seed, OnePipe is building a super aggregator for every financial service API in Nigeria

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Nigerian API fintech startup, OnePipe, just announced that it raised $950k in pre-seed investment. According to the startup’s founder and...

INDUSTRY NEWS

Industry

54Gene unveils human genome sequencing lab in Nigeria

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Nigerian health tech startup 54Gene has announced the completion of a lab capable of carrying out whole genome sequencing of humans.
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Industry

Lagos executive discusses unified fibre project and the future of technology in Africa’s largest city

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In July 2020, residents of Lagos Nigeria could hardly miss digging activities and several multi-coloured pipes in most parts of the city....
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Value of online transactions in Nigeria hit $116 billion in Q3 2020

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After a massive drop during the COVID-19-induced lockdown, the volume and value of online transactions in Nigeria hit new heights in Q3...

How former OKash CEO wants to tackle fraudsters and chronic debtors in Nigeria

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The lack of a central database to identify repeat offenders is probably a bigger problem than the menace of financial fraud in...

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Reddit Aquires Video Platform Dubsmash

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Reddit is officially set to acquire TikTok rival – Dubsmash. The social news giant says that this deal will bring to key strengths...
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Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, raises $3.75m Series A led by TLcom Capital

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Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, has raised $3.75 million in Series A investment to expand its diagnostic reach across Africa.
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With $950k pre-seed, OnePipe is building a super aggregator for every financial service API in Nigeria

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Nigerian API fintech startup, OnePipe, just announced that it raised $950k in pre-seed investment. According to the startup’s founder and...

Venia Group appoints Adebowale Banjo as CEO

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Venia Group, the service-driven venture creation and development company has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Adebowale Banjo. He will take...

AWARDS

Global Accelerex Bags Great Place to Work Award

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Awards
Global Accelerex, one of Nigeria’s leading fintech companies and a member of the Accelerex Holdings Group, has been certified as one of...
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Reddit Aquires Video Platform Dubsmash

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Reddit is officially set to acquire TikTok rival – Dubsmash. The social news giant says that this deal will bring to key strengths...
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Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, raises $3.75m Series A led by TLcom Capital

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Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, has raised $3.75 million in Series A investment to expand its diagnostic reach across Africa.
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With $950k pre-seed, OnePipe is building a super aggregator for every financial service API in Nigeria

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Nigerian API fintech startup, OnePipe, just announced that it raised $950k in pre-seed investment. According to the startup’s founder and...
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Venia Group appoints Adebowale Banjo as CEO

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Venia Group, the service-driven venture creation and development company has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Adebowale Banjo. He will take...
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Why you can no longer buy or register new SIM cards in Nigeria, for now

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Since yesterday, December 9, 2020, you may have found it difficult to buy, register, and activate new SIM cards all around Nigeria....
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Disney partners Africa’s Kugali Media for animated series set in Lagos, Nigeria

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On Friday 11, December, 2020 the animation arm of Hollywood company, Walt Disney, unveiled a list of content it plans to release and projects...
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How Stanbic IBTC leveraged technology for the 2020 edition of Together4ALimb

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Together4ALimb, the flagship Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiative of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, was introduced to create awareness about the plight of...
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Reaprite is here to make savings and investment easy

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Saving money is not new to Nigerians but earning a decent return on that savings is tough and currently hard to come...
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Africa Prudential bags ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certification for Information Security Management

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Africa Prudential is certified according to ISO 27001. The leading registrar and technology provider thus confirms its quality and performance capability and...
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After Ekocab, Lagos yellow taxis partner with new ride-hailing company

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Last week, the ride-hailing sector in Lagos, Nigeria, got a bit of a shake-up when another ride-hailing company was launched. Its goal?...
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Reddit Aquires Video Platform Dubsmash

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Reddit is officially set to acquire TikTok rival – Dubsmash. The social news giant says that this deal will bring to key strengths...
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Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, raises $3.75m Series A led by TLcom Capital

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Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, has raised $3.75 million in Series A investment to expand its diagnostic reach across Africa.
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With $950k pre-seed, OnePipe is building a super aggregator for every financial service API in Nigeria

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Nigerian API fintech startup, OnePipe, just announced that it raised $950k in pre-seed investment. According to the startup’s founder and...
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Venia Group appoints Adebowale Banjo as CEO

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Venia Group, the service-driven venture creation and development company has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Adebowale Banjo. He will take...
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