When Edoka Idoko, opened the door to his office at Montgomery Street, Yaba, his confident smile and the glint in his eyes did not give away the rough patch he took to building a fintech company that has now raised $1.2 million and is about completing a $21 million Series B funding. OjirePrime, a transparent …
Inside Tinubu’s first 40 days
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Uncertainty grips agencies’ heads as Tinubu moves fast on governance
President Bola Tinubu’s fast-paced policy implementation and recent actions have put heads of agencies on their toes, with uncertainty gripping many, BusinessDay has learnt. This was observed in their attitudes to work and service delivery even as ministerial heads are yet to be appointed. BusinessDay understands that the development followed the President’s recent approval to …
How the IFC-BUA $500 million deal underscores the critical role of private-partnership for African economies
Africa has some of the world’s most significant, yet, untapped resources such as solar, hydraulic and geothermal energy. While some of these resources are scattered across the continent, most are found in huge deposits around the Northern, Southern and Eastern regions. According to comments by Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC, in the recently concluded Africa …
Twitter vs Threads: Zuckerberg, Musk cage fight goes digital
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla may have only one thing on his mind at the moment which is how to knock out Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, the company that has just released a copycat of Twitter, the social media platform he acquired through a hostile takeover. Their much-anticipated cage fight is still expected later …
Tech skills to acquire before relocating abroad
Nigerians seeking to relocate abroad need to acquire the right skills, especially those who are into tech or want to transition into tech-related fields. Experts emphasise that individuals should invest time and effort into acquiring tech skills before relocating, either through online courses, certifications, or practical experience. In a survey carried out by YouGov and …
Here are the times Meta copied other platforms
When it comes to copying and building on the ideas of other giants’ platforms, Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is not missing in action. Zuckerberg has been in the spotlight for the past few days after launching Threads, an Instagram-based platform set to rival Elon Musk-owned Twitter. This platform undeniably possesses most characteristics of the microblogging …
Inspire Africa Conference to create continent’s biggest tech product community
Innovate Africa Foundation, in collaboration with the Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG) and WorkNigeria, is set to host Africa’s largest tech product conference from September 18 to 21, 2023, at the Eko Convention Centre. Tagged the Inspire Africa Conference, this four-day event aims to empower the African product community by offering practical training and expert …
How the IFC-BUA $500 million deal underscores the critical role of private-partnership for African economies
Africa has some of the world’s most significant, yet, untapped resources such as solar, hydraulic and geothermal energy. While some of these resources are scattered across the continent, most are found in huge deposits around the Northern, Southern and Eastern regions. According to comments by Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC, in the recently concluded Africa …
Juliet Ehimuan credits Google for creating some Nigerian Unicorns
Juliet Ehimaun, former Director for West Africa at Google, said that the technology company has helped, through its startup accelerator programme, create some of the very big, billion-dollar tech companies in Nigeria. These technological gaints known in the tech space as unicorns, are billion-dollar companies making enormous impact in the lives of millions of people. …