SMILE IDENTITY ACQUIRES INCLUSIVE INNOVATIONS, APPRUVE’S PARENT COMPANY, TO BROADENS ITS ID VERIFICATION SERVICES IN AFRICA

The lack of universal identification inspires the 2017 launch of Smile Identity. According to the World Bank, about half of the one billion people...

TWITTER REMOVES ” STATE AFFILIATED” AND “GOVERNMENT FUNDED” TAGS FOR MEDIA ACCOUNTS

Government-funded and state-affilliated labels of the social media platform, Twitter, has been removed. This removal was necessary because it suggests the involvement of government...

72 AFRICAN EDTECH STARTUPS TO ENJOY CCHUB’S $15 MILLION INVESTMENT

Only 0.72% of Africa’s total venture capital was raised by African edtech entrepreneurs in 2022. Under its Edtech Fellowship Program, Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) hope...

NIGERIAN HEALTH-TECH STARTUP, FAMASI, SECURES PRE-SEED TO BUILD AFRICAN DIGITAL PHARMACY INFRASTRUCTURE

In a round headed by Microtraction, the Nigerian health-tech company, Famasi Africa, has secured an undisclosed pre-seed investment to create the pharmacy infrastructure for...

YODAWY GETS $16 MILLION SERIES B TO BOOST E-PHARMACY IN AFRICA

Yodawy, in conjunction with Global Ventures and Delivery Hero, has secured an estimated $16 million in its Series B fund. In 2018, Yodawy was co-founded...

PARTECH CLOSES AFRICA II FUND, THE LARGEST AFRICA-FOCUSED FUND

The famous global venture capital (VC) firm, Partech, which focuses on startup businesses worldwide, has closed its Africa II fund. The fund closes at...

LAGOS STATE IS A STEP CLOSER TO ACHIEVING ITS SMART CITY DREAM WITH 5G TECHNOLOGY

Lagos State is a step closer to achieving its smart city dream with the deployment of 5G technology in the state by MAFAB Communications...

LEADWAY ASSURANCE TO UNFOLD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR PRODUCTIVITY INCREMENT

Leadway Assurance Company Limited is said to unfold artificial intelligence, information-driven and study-oriented inceptive to motivate its functions in the new year as it...

NIGERIA’S TELECOM MARKET GETS INTRODUCTION OF AIRTEL E-SIM

Airtel Nigeria, a telecom service provider network, has proclaimed its E-SIM launch also known as embedded SIM which is a digital SIM that helps...

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