With over 40,000 customers in Lagos, Plentywaka is looking to acquire more by expanding to other states across Nigeria. It has raised $300k to achieve this while making capital city, Abuja, its first …
Talent and location might be the key to unlocking the Abuja technology ecosystem
Even with a tech ecosystem, it’s hard to tell from a business standpoint what drives innovation in Abuja. This piece takes a holistic view of the opportunities and challenges of the Abuja techno…
OyaNow ready to deliver convenience at your doorstep
On Friday September 22nd, Nigeria’s premier on-demand professional services and delivery platform – OyaNow, will formally launch in Abuja, the first of many cities that will become part of the OyaNow …
The YouthMobile initiative wants to train developers in Abuja,100 at a time
The Youth Mobile initiative will not be the best thing to happen to Abuja. But, it is a step in the right direction for the developer community.…
Abuja 2017 Tech camp for kids aged 7-18
Aiivon summer camp is a 4 weeks’ hands on practical training with experts from around the country. The key words are Creativity, Innovation and Fun With the constant and consistent evolution in techno…
How Projaro is bridging the software engineer skills gap in Abuja
After Lagos, Abuja is perhaps perceived to be the next “honey spot” for tech companies and internet businesses to establish a base. In serving as home to several budding and fast-rising entrepreneuria…
Techpoint Innovation Tour Day 3: A Discovery of the Amazing!
The Techpoint Innovation Tour (Northern Nigeria Edition) is made possible by our primary sponsors — iROKOtv.com and GIGM.com, location partners Ventures Platform Abuja, CoLab Kaduna and nHub Jos, and …
The Wecode Abuja Developers Meetup is coming up this Saturday
Are you a developer living in or visiting Abuja? This weekend is one where you stand a chance to hangout, dine and learn with other developers at the WeCode Abuja Developers Meetup coming up this Satu…
Aso Villa Demo Day 2016: The sudden fall from fame to obscurity
If you’re reading, then I’m about to take you on a journey for me that began on a cold Saturday morning; one of those rare weekends I wasn’t bothered about having to transcribe an in…
Nigerian undergrad? Apply for 3 months OIIE internship in Abuja
If you are an undergraduate of a Nigerian university or polytechnic actively seeking for an enriching internship program, the OIIE is currently receiving application from undergraduates in order to sh…
Jalo is redefining the way delivery should be done in Nigeria
The ubiquitous nature of consumer needs somehow has contributed to the tech space being flooded with various solutions — even more than are needed. Lagos — in contrast to other markets …
CcHUB is organising a #BuildForMyCity Hackathon in Abuja
UPDATE: A tweet from CcHUB just announced the postponement of the #BuildForMyCity hackthon in Abuja to June 10, 2016 Due to unavoidable circumstances we've had to postpone #BuildForMyCity & th…
Abuja becomes Uber’s 400th city with the launch of Uber Abuja
Remember our April Fool’s lark last year about Uber launching in Abuja? Well, it seems the joke has been unravelled, funny enough close to the first day of another April as Abuja just joined the…
Follow the #StartUPFriday conversation on our Live Blog
As earlier promised, Techpoint is live at the Red Sparrow in Maitama Abuja for StartUP Friday. Adewale and I will be in Abuja today, ahead of the 4:30pm kick off, where we would be serving you live up…
In Abuja this Friday? Hangout with other techies at #StartUPFriday
Weekdays are long but the weekends are shorter. The good thing is that the weekend begins on Friday — little wonder why the TGIF mantra is popular in this part of the world. Rather than asking y…
SWIFT Networks Acquires Chromecom, Expanding 4G LTE Operations to Abuja and PH
Internet Service provider, SWIFT Networks has announced the acquisition of 15MHz of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band from Chromecom Ltd, a subsidiary of Monarch Communications Limited. This is move will en…
