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3 days ago · In its continued quest to equip Nigerians with emerging skills, the Federal Government has launched the DeepTech_Ready Upskilling program. The initiative is designed to train youths on advanced competencies in the field of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. While announcing the flagship, the ...

Dec 23, 2024 · The debate was upturned when, in April, Mooves raise was listed among the global top raises for Q1 2024. But then, Uber drivers operating under the Uber Go platform were thrown into panic after reports made the rounds that Moove, the company financing their Suzuki S-presso vehicles, is planning to increase their weekly remittances.. The cars were issued on hire purchase with a four-year ...

Technext Coinference is the largest blockchain gathering in Africa. The event is designed to provide a platform for key players in the blockchain tech ecosystem in Africa to discuss policies and prospects of the space.

Jan 21, 2025 · Interest in the African startup space witnessed a significant decline in 2024 as 520 investors backed over 430 tech startups across the continent with at least $100k in funding during the year. This is according to data made available by African tech startup analytics company, Africa the Big Deal ...

Olu Akanmu is the Co-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OPay-Nigeria. He is an experienced commercial leader with an unusual diversity of C-level experience in consumer goods, manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services and Fintech at very senior levels with successful track records.

Dec 25, 2024 · For the students and faculty at PAU, the project wasn’t merely about the mechanics of robotics. “The space industry in Africa is not doing so well and there’re a lot of innovations currently ongoing in the Western world…We thought about many things and tried to see how we can contribute to the space industry.Looking at Nigeria for example, I think there’s a lot of things we need to ...

6 days ago · Moniepoint Despite this, the space was able to produce two unicorns. One of them, Moniepoint, led the pack for the largest equity deals during the year with its $110 million Series C raise in October.The round witnessed participation by DPI, Google for Startups, Capital Management, Lightrock and Verod Capital.

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