This week on social media; Super Falcons qualifies for the next stage of the Women’s World Cup for the first time in 20 years, and other stories.…
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Be a part of our second edition of SME Clinic themed “Branding and marketing for small businesses”
Are you a small business owner? If yes, then you’ll benefit from our SME Clinic session themed, ‘Branding and marketing for small businesses’. Register now.…
Apply for the Techpoint Writer Bootcamp, win a paid internship with us!
Techpoint Africa is organising the first edition of the Techpoint Writer Bootcamp, scheduled to take place between the 17 to 20th of July, 2019. It is open to everyone who is passionate about writing …
We hosted the largest tech conference in West Africa; we couldn’t have done it without you
On the 1st of June 2019, over 3000 technology enthusiasts, innovators, entrepreneurs and experts convened at the Pistis Conference Centre Lagos, Nigeria to make history. This was no ordinary technolog…
10 startups to feature at the 2019 ‘Pitch2Win’ competition
Here are the 10 startups participating in this year’s edition of Pitch2Win…
Social Media Roundup: The loot that keeps on giving
This week on social media; another Abacha loot discovered, flood in Accra and other stories.…
Here are the winners of the Inspired Technovation Challenge at Techpoint Inspired
After presenting to the distinguished judges, we bring you the winners of the Inspired Technovation Challenge at Techpoint Inspired…
Indigenous startups can win up to $30,000 seed funding at the third edition of GenesysIGNITE
Application is ongoing for indigenous startups to win up to $30,000 seed funding at the third edition of GenesysIGNITE.…
Here is the complete agenda for Techpoint Inspired 2019
Techpoint Inspired 2019 — West Africa’s largest tech conference — is scheduled to hold on Saturday, June 1st, 2019 at the Pistis Conference Centre, Lagos, Nigeria. If you are yet to …
Jobberman co-founder, Ayodeji Adewunmi joins Gokada as co-CEO, as the company raises $5.3m Series A
After heading Jobberman for 10 years, Ayodeji Adewunmi has moved on to Gokada as investor and co-CEO.…
Andela is opening up applications to mid-level and senior developers through its “Power of X” campaign
Andela just launched the Power of X campaign which opens up its doors to developers across all experience levels, to help build their skills to global standards. …
MTN Nigeria breaks into top 5, after less than 2 days on the NSE
Barely 48 hours after listing on the market, MTN Nigeria is already making impact on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.…
Win up to £6,000 scholarship in the University of Sussex-Techpoint ‘Inspired Technovation Challenge’
Techpoint Africa is partnering the University of Sussex in England on the “Inspired Technovation Challenge”…
Social Media Roundup: How Guccy Branch became a social media sensation
This week on social media, Naira Marley’s fraud case and Guccy Branch’s viral memes, Mount Zion was trending on Nigerian Twitter and more stories.…
1 month after NITDA deadline, Nigerian startups appear not fully complaint with online data privacy policy
In January 2019, Nigeria’s ICT policy agency, NITDA released the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) draft to provide a framework for safeguarding the rights of persons to data privacy. Fo…
MTN Nigeria lists on the Nigerian Stock Exchange today, still has more hurdles to cross
As part resolution of its 3-year-long battle with the Nigerian Communications Commission, MTN Nigeria, on Thursday finally listed on the local stock exchange. However, the telecoms giant still has ong…
MTN gets super-agent license from CBN, in bid for a larger share of Nigeria’s financial services space
With its super-agent licence, MTN Nigeria is getting more channels to offer financial services to Nigerians.…
Social Media Roundup: IGP’s weight loss
This week on social media, President Buhari made a joke which nobody founf funny, Nairamarley was arrested by EFCC and more stories.…
African game developers can now apply for Google’s Indie Games Accelerator
Indie game developers in the Middle-East and Africa can now apply for Google’s Indie Games Accelerator…
Passengers and drivers can now safely use ride-hailing platforms in Abuja airport, for now
Peace has come for riders and passengers on ridehailing platforms in Nigeria’s Abuja airport, but it may be temporary.…