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TeKnowledge and Microsoft Partner to Launch AI Skilling Initiative and Train 10,000 Nigerians
Global technology services firm, TeKnowledge has announced an expanded role in the second phase of Microsoft’s AI National Skilling Initiative in Nigeria, a programme...
Nigeria’s Decide AI, is Using Artificial Intelligence to Simplify Spreadsheet and Help Analyse Data Without Coding
Abiodun Adetona, a former software engineer at Flutterwave, noticed a persistent challenge, as colleagues from non-technical teams frequently struggled to extract insights from spreadsheets...
NKENNEAi and Nigeria’s NITDA Partner to Build AI Systems That Understand African Languages
The Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has partnered NKENNEAi, an African language artificial intelligence platform, to accelerate the development of language technologies...
How Chukwuemeka Afigbo’s Africa Deep Tech Foundation Is Helping African Tech Engineers and Founders Scale Their Ideas
For Chukwuemeka Afigbo, the convener of the Africa Deep Tech Foundation (ADTF), the challenge facing Africa’s technologists is not a lack of ideas. It...
Nigerian Edtech Startup, Lena, Uses Games and AI to Keep Children Engaged in School Subjects
Founded by Danny Ombeh and Faruk Bilesanmi, Nigerian startup, Lena, is turning school curricula into immersive games in a bid to reshape how children...
Polytope Labs Plans On-Chain Stablecoin Infrastructure to Fix FX Settlement for Fintechs
Blockchain infrastructure company, Polytope Labs, is planning to launch an on-chain stablecoin infrastructure for foreign exchange (FX) settlement, according to a leaked pitch deck...
Nigerian Startup, Intron, Expands AI Speech Recognition Platform to 57 Languages
Nigerian artificial intelligence startup, Intron, has expanded its speech recognition platform, Sahara, to support 57 languages, adding 24 new languages as the company accelerates...
How Nomba Is Using Open Banking to Enable Direct UK Bank Payments for Nigerian Businesses
Nomba, a Nigerian fintech providing banking and payment services to businesses, has partnered with UK-based payment solution Volume to enable Nigerian merchants to collect...
Nigeria’s Reevar Launches AI-Powered Digital Minds to Unlock On-Demand Expertise for Founders and Enterprises
Reevar, a newly launched technology platform, is seeking to redefine how professional expertise is accessed, distributed and monetised in Nigeria and beyond. The platform...
How Mark Essien is Building TripDesk, an AI Platform to Tackle Compliance in Corporate Travel
Nearly a decade before launching a new venture, Mark Essien had already begun to notice a structural flaw in the way large organisations manage...
Nigeria’s SKAAP Reinvents Scan-and-Go Retail, Brings Self-Checkout to Canadian and US Stores
Long queues, crowded aisles and slow checkouts are a universal frustration for shoppers and a costly headache for retailers. For Samuel Ayo Oyedemi, the...
STARTUP ECOSYSTEM GROWTH: Why 2026 Could Be a Turning Point for Nigeria’s Tech
Nigeria’s tech ecosystem has travelled a turbulent but transformative road over the past decade. From a funding boom that attracted global venture capital to...
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