Techpoint Innovation Tour 2017 (Southern Nigeria Edition) is made possible by our primary sponsors — GIGM.com and Riby.ng Location partners (Uyo) include: Unilever, Start Innovation Hub, The Roothub E…
Techpoint Innovation Tour 2017 Day 9: Meetup in Umuahia
Techpoint Innovation Tour 2017 (Southern Nigeria Edition) is made possible by our primary sponsors — GIGM.com and Riby.ng Location partners (Aba/Umuahia) include: Unilever, LearnFactory, Innovation Gr…
Prepare to meet Techpoint team in Port Harcourt, Abia, Uyo and Anambra #TechpointTours
Techpoint Innovation Tour 2017 (Southern Nigeria edition) kicks off on Sunday 5th, November 2017. Here is an opportunity for startups, entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts in the following regions to en…
Hello South-South and South-East Nigeria, the Techpoint team is coming to you
In November 2016, we shut down our Lagos office for 2 weeks to go on a tour of Northern Nigeria. Our purpose was to scout for tech innovations and organise local events to understand the challenges in…
Inside the Skarabrand factory, where local furniture manufacturing meets eCommerce
Skarabrand is an online furniture provider that is involved in 100% of the entire process; from concept to design, through manufacturing and delivery…
Jos-based engineer builds energy-efficient equipment from indigenous materials
In Jos during the Techpoint Innovation Tour, we met Lannap Selbol, a local engineer and entrepreneur who is innovating around energy efficient equipment…
The best entrepreneurs are born; wise ones learn to be better — Kola Aina, founder Emerging Platforms
Kola Aina founded Emerging Platforms to build customised home-bred tech solutions to African problems. He shares his thoughts on entrepneurship…
Changing the narrative: Aminu Bakori, the 20-year old whiz programmer from Kaduna
When the Techpoint Innovation Tour made its Kaduna stop, I met an exceptional young man; a wizkid of sorts. Before meeting him, there was so much positive vibe everywhere his name came up, so I was am…
Inside TD4PAI, Northern Nigeria’s first technology hardware Incubator
Several hubs have come into existence in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem over the past few years. These hubs bridge the gap between the knowledge of technology and its appropriate application. However, only …
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…
This Jos-based hosting company you never heard of has 90% of its customers in Lagos
The city of Jos, Plateau state, was our final stop during our tour of Northern Nigeria. Good roads ensured a smooth navigation from one part of the city to another. Beautiful scenery of rocks overlook…
A tour of CoLab, Kaduna’s first innovation hub and co-working space
Kaduna’s first innovation hub and co-working space, CoLab opened its doors on the 4th October, 2016. The institution aims to provide an enabling environment for entrepreneurs and innovators in the Nor…
Techpoint Innovation Tour Day 8: An unprecedented turnout in J-Town
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 …
Techpoint Innovation Tour Day 7: The Sound of our Voices in Jos
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 …
Techpoint Innovation Tour Day 6: All work and all play
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 …
Techpoint Innovation Tour Day 5: Northern Nigeria and the future of Nigeria’s Education
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 …
Has Northern Nigeria’s tech community come of age with launch of Startup Arewa?
In recent times there has been a strong interest in technological innovation arising from the Northern part of Nigeria. This has triggered the rise of a number of incubation hubs and a handful of indi…
First Impressions: A train ride from Abuja to Kaduna on Nigeria’s first ever “high-speed” rail
The Abuja leg of the Techpoint Innovation Tour of Northern Nigeria ended last Wednesday and as the roundup has shown, as expected there was loads of exiting innovations, businesses, startups and peop…
Techpoint Innovation Tour Day 4: A train ride to the state house
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 …
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 …