Some Abuja drivers on the ride-hailing platforms, Uber and Bolt, have started setting prices of trips with prospective riders offline. The e-drivers do this to get paid higher than the estimated prices on the apps. Related: SpaceX’s Legal Home Moved…
Cape Town Data Centre Expansion: Pan-African data centre provider Africa Data Centres (ADC) has commenced the expansion of its CPT1 facility in Cape Town, South Africa. Before the expansion, the facility offered 5.5MW of IT capacity across 2,700 sqm (29,000…
Access Bank Acquires AfrAsia Bank: Access Holdings Plc has announced that its UK-based banking subsidiary, Access Bank UK Limited, has signed a binding agreement to acquire a majority equity stake in AfrAsia Bank Limited, Mauritius’ third-largest bank by total assets.…
Airbound Raise Funding: Drone technology startup Airbound has raised $1.7 million in a seed round led by Lightspeed, with additional participation from gradCapital and other angel investors. With the funding, the startup aims to transform logistics, reducing delivery costs by…
Abiola Ayilara MyCare Assistant: Abiola Ayilara is the Founder and CEO of MyCare Assistant, a health-tech company transforming healthcare in Nigeria. Her vision is to provide quality care and health solutions to vulnerable people, ensuring that everyone has access to…
Flutterwave’s chief operating officer, Bode Abifarin, has stepped down and left the largest fintech company in Africa. She left the company after a series of achievements for six years in the company. Bode Abifarin Steps Down As COO Of Flutterwave…
Apple hit the milestone of being the top-selling smartphone in China last year. This milestone was quite significant as Apple faced strong competitors, one of which was Samsung. Not only this, Apple also had to find a way to take…
Competition has always been a motivation for providing better services to consumers. Competition and rising popularity from Starlink has pushed Safaricom to double internet speed for its customers in Kenya. Safaricom Doubles Internet Speed The 10 megabits per second (Mbps)…
Finally! The much awaited WASSCE result has been released! The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) releases the 2024 results for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). A total of 1,805,216 candidates sat for the 2024 WASSCE and it…
Business partnerships are the crux of any business and Glovo Nigeria has keyed into it. The food delivery startup, Glovo, has collaborated with electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, Siltech, to optimize its delivery system in selected areas of Lagos, Nigeria. Glovo…
