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Ibadan’s Tech Awakening: TechCirvee Fest Fuses Youthful Energy, Innovation, and Entertainment
Ibadan pulsed with youthful energy on Friday as hundreds of tech enthusiasts, creatives, and innovators gathered for the second edition of TechCirvee Fest, a...
Coding Confidence: How Grace Ihejiamaizu is Championing Nigerian Girls into Tech Leadership
In classrooms across Uyo and Calabar, teenage girls hunch over laptops, their fingers tapping out lines of code that could one day reshape Africa’s...
Nigeria’s LemFi Expands into Egypt Amid Growing Demand for Cross-Border Remittances
In Egypt, Nigerian-born international payments platform LemFi has officially expanded operations to Cairo, marking a significant step in its ambition to become the go-to...
Oracle Partners Thinkroom to Empower Entrepreneurs in Eswatini: Why It Matters
Thinkroom and The Oracle Group have partnered to launch the Oracle Innovate Lab, a six-month founder-focused programme designed to support Eswatini's early- and growth-stage...
‘Africa Doesn’t Need More AI Hype,’ Bujeti Founder, Achille Arouko, Challenges Founders to Solve Food, Health, Education Problems
Achille Arouko, founder and CEO of financial technology startup Bujeti, has slammed Africa’s AI startups for lacking real-world impact. He issued a rebuke of...
Meet Leta: Kenya’s Software Company Plugging AI into Africa’s Logistics Chaos with New Ghana Entry
Africa’s clogged roads, delayed deliveries, and sky-high transport costs have long strangled businesses across the continent. But Nairobi-based startup, Leta, believes it has the...
MEST Launches Fully-Funded AI Startup Programme to Empower Africa’s Next Generation of Tech Founders
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has announced the launch of its newly evolved AI Startup Programme, a fully-funded, immersive accelerator designed to...
‘Turn Ideas into Scalable, Nigerian-made Solutions,’ Minister Uche Nnaji Charges Youth Innovators
Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, hailed over 3,000 young innovators at the NextGen Innovation Challenge 2025 exhibition in Abuja,...
Beyond Apps and Code: How a Nigerian Architect is Reinventing Affordable Housing with Homegrown Machines
The Federal Housing Ministry is evaluating locally built construction machines that may slash costs and streamline affordable housing sparking interest across Nigeria’s tech ecosystem. Nigeria’s...
Nigerian Innovator Dr. Solomon Ubani Taps AI to Transform Remote Work, a Wake-Up Call for Startup Founders
Imagine an AI tool that politely nudges your colleague to stop micromanaging you during a Zoom call. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the reality Dr....
Chipper, Monirates, Eversend, and 7 Other Fintech Startups in Africa Transforming Financial Services
Fintech startups in Africa are rewriting the rules of finance. As traditional systems struggle to address the continent’s cross-border trade complexity, and currency fragmentation,...
Nigeria’s Ogun State Partners Cybervilla to Empower Local Youth in Electronics Engineering
In Nigeria, Ogun State, a southwest region, has embarked on an initiative to bridge the country's tech skills gap by creating new digital economy...
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