Needless to say, Nigerians have a “thing” for Kekes. Obviously, this is apparent to Samuel and he has founded Matatu, and eHailing platform for Kekes.…
In conversation with Chinedu and Adetayo, MAX founders
Yesterday was a rainy day and I was scheduled to moderate an AMA session with MAX founders, Chinedu Azodoh and Adetayo Bamiro. Knowing how Lagos could be when it rains, my colleagues and I were just a…
How university research can transform from paper to products
The application of scientific knowledge gained from academic research can present solutions to some of the problems facing a nation. Research commercialisation transforms technology birthed from resea…
Peda Studio raises $10,000 to make local comic books more accessible to Africans
Peda Studio, a character-based media company that retells African stories using comics, has just raised seed funding of $10,000 from an angel investor. The investment is a generous offer from one Mr. …
Opportunities Weekly: Take advantage of these opportunities
Here are opportunities for you again this week. Don’t overlook them, see which suits you and make the move to apply. StartUp Battlefield Africa (Closing Soon) Knowing that the African continent …
Jobs Weekly: Techpoint is hiring, and other vacancies this week
Once again we have curated a list of available tech job openings for you this week. Follow the instructions specified for each job opening to apply for any role you are interested in. Full-stack Engin…
Why it is okay for Nigerian startups to fail
Nigerian startups are yet to see failure as a phase, learn from it, and imbibe the lessons learnt to find relevance elsewhere…
35 pictures from Yaba4tech
The tech industry is home to clusters; with Silicon Valley as the most reputable tech cluster worldwide and the question we are all asking is if Nigeria’s closest hope of having a tech cluster c…
Meet Oluwatoyin Abegunde, the wonder woman leading GE’s Sub-Saharan Africa sales team
Living and schooling in Lagos toughened me up. Having to wake up early to catch the school bus prepared me for the work life — Oluwatoyin Abegunde. On a particularly wet morning at the General E…