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Have you heard of the statement "Money is in the list?" It is not a cliché, it's still valid till tomorrow. But permit me to say that Money is rather in the buyers list. By that I mean a list...

Chinese deployment of technological solutions solves the problem of truancy and skipping classes by school students in China, using "intelligent uniforms." Chinese students now wear school uniforms that come with two chips in the shoulders that track students' locations. The tracking...

SQUIRE barbershop app raises $8 million in their first round of venture capital financing. Co-founders Dave Salvant and Songe LaRon are two Black entrepreneurs who set out to find solutions to underlying challenges associated with searching out good barbering shops in the area. “Millions...

Biggest tech conference in South-South & South-East, #StartupSouth season 5, is coming live in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. 2019. Since founded in 2015, The conference has achieved huge success featuring founders, innovators and...

Call it a coup and you are not far from it. Plotted by two highly experienced products developers from one of the best products companies in the world. It is called AI PIN. In a world dominated by smartphones, Humane,...

Arnergy, a Nigerian Solar Energy Startup, has raised $9 Million in Series A round to further grow and expand its solar business aimed to solve the prevalent electricity challenges in homes and businesses in the country. The company which was...

The Nigeria loan system is an illusion of truth; Over the years, banks in Nigeria have constantly given false impressions to the public through print, electronic, and social media platforms (advertisements, billboards, text messages) of possible access to credit...

This stove does not only eliminate smokiness but also charges your phone using fire. The Campstove2 is a unique type of stove that prepares your food, reducing smoke by 90%, charges your devices (phone, laptop, rechargeable etc.) and also...

OPay, also known as Operapay, has launched OCar as part of its app services in Lagos. https://twitter.com/getoride/status/1196736697356181504?ref_src=twcamp%5Ecopy%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ecopy%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3 This is following a Series B raise of $120 million led by existing investors Meituan-Dianping, Source Code Capital, IDG Capital, Sequoia China and GSR...

Gokada has raised a $5.3 million Series A round to grow its two-wheel transit business. The ride-hailing start-up in Nigeria was co-founded by Fahim Saleh, a Bangladesh, in 2018. Since co-founded, the startup has completed nearly 1million rides. However,...