Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, co-founder of Flutterwave, is engaged! The tech entrepreneur shared the news on his Twitter page, with a photo of the engagement ring. He wrote: Kicked off the year with the most important hiring decision I’ll ever make – my cofounder of life… Asked to
It’s a new year and the Democratic Republic of Congo is being rocked by an old problem: violent protests against president Joseph Kabila who has refused to leave office after his term expired. On Sunday (Dec. 31), protests demanding Kabila step down from office turned
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In Nigeria, the final word of the year is “Fuel” and it is commonly associated with its best friends, scarcity and theft. But, Oluwatobi, an imaginative Nigerian is working on two innovative solutions. Oluwatobi Oyinlola is an Embedded Systems Engineer, Inventor, IoT Evangelist, Tech Speaker
Davido’s #30BillionConcert was crazy, overbooked, nollywood snubbed, most importantly it was the craziest and most fun concert of the entire! Davido promised us special performances, and while we racked and racked our brains, imagination never could match what it was he had in store for us
The star-studded cast of Hollywood’s newest movie-musical sent hundreds of fans into hysteria on the red-carpet at ‘The Greatest Showman’ premiere in Brooklyn, New York City and Australia, Sydney. The co-stars looked handsome in their suits as they were also joined on the red carpet
This week on Inside Africa, CNN International heads to Lagos to meet some of the high profile and highly paid personalities that have emerged with the rise of social media. This tech savvy generation have embraced social media, which has provided opportunities for women in business
NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden has a new app called Haven. Haven is an open source app that will run on any Android phone, particularly inexpensive and older devices. It operates like a surveillance system, using the device’s camera, audio recording capability and even accelerometer to detect
One of the most anticipated shows of the year, Wizkid The Concert happened last night at the Eko Hotel Convention Center, Lagos. The event is the talk of the town – with performances from superstars like Tiwa Savage, Davido, Skepta, Mr Eazi, Wande Coal and lots more, we can totally see
Earlier today, via her Instagram page @jaaruma_empire Jaaruma the latest brand ambassador for Nikki Khiran couture showed off her sales and how much she makes in a day which is quite impressive for a Young Female Entrepreneur (Self Made) . It is also not
The main question, where is the money? A five-year old complaint filed by an anti-corruption coalition over a billion-dollar oil deal in Nigeria has resulted in the “biggest corporate bribery trial” of all time. (QZ.COM) Shell says it is “disappointed” by the decision to indict
Donald Trump’s threats has no effects, it all talk. The UN voted overwhelmingly to rebuke the Trump administration on its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Previous to the vote, Trump threatened to cut aid to countries that supported the measure. The measure requires that all member states—including the
Farmcrowdy, a one-year old agribusiness startup, has received $1 million in seed funding from investors including Techstars Ventures, Cox Enterprises and Social Capital. Launched in Nov. 2016, the startup has steadily gained traction and international interest: in August, Farmcrowdy became the first African startup accepted into Techstars Atlanta’s accelerator program.
“I was able to use bitcoin to do just one transaction and then I got hooked,” Egedegbe tells Quartz. Over the past 18 months, due to reasons ranging from needing to make international payments, like Egedegbe, or simply wanting a slice of the next
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the chairman of Innoson Motors, Innocent Chukwuma, Punch reports. Officials of the commission had reportedly stormed Chukwuma’s residence Tuesday morning, and security men attached to the premises barred them from gaining entrance. The official Innoson Twitter account shared photos of the