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crunchbase

February VC funding stayed high at $35B by Crunchbase

telecommunications telecoms telecomms

Less Than 30% Of Telcos In MEA have a Strategy for Digital Transformation

google africa certifications

Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls ($USD 25m fund) 2021

Central Bank of Nigeria

CBN Agri-Business/Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS) 2021 for young Nigerians.

SEC SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

AfDB provides $400,000 grant to SEC to support capital markets development in Nigeria

ADFI Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility

Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility approves $1.3m for research to enhance women’s digital access to loans and micro-insurance

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Microsoft and Tech4Dev partner to train girls and women across Africa in coding and deep tech skills

International Women's Day

International Women’s Day 2021 – Choose To Challenge

Afex

AFEX Commodities Index Experience Positive Performance

United Nations Science, Technology & Innovation STI Forum

Call for innovations: present your innovation to the UN Science, Technology & Innovation Forum

US DOLLAR

CBN introduces “Naira 4 Dollar Scheme” to stimulate more dollar inflows from diaspora remittances

5G

Samsung Electronics breaks 5G data speed, reaches 5.23Gbps

AI artificial intelligence

Mobility solutions provider Comviva launches Data-Science-as-a-Service (DSaaS) and AI workbench (MobiLytixAIX) solutions

Central Bank of Nigeria

CBN restructures credit facilities of Other Financial Institutions impacted by Covid-19

Kenya

Kenyan fundraising platform RAISE secures $25k investment from Nigeria’s Microtraction

Business Recovery Programme for young Nigerian Entrepreneurs by FATE Foundation

Merck Foundation

Fifth round of Merck for Mothers Global Grants program to promote health equity announced

Visa

Visa Everywhere Initiative 2021 for fintech startups now open

Zipline Begins World’s First Ever Drone Delivery Of Covid-19 Vaccines To Health Facilities In Ghana

Zipline Begins World’s First Ever National-Scale Drone Delivery Of Covid-19 Vaccines To Health Facilities In Ghana

Volvo

Volvo to manufacture and sell only fully electric cars by 2030

Facebook

Facebook launches ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women’ – a book spotlighting female leaders from across Africa

african legal support facility

African Legal Support Facility gets £2.6m from UK and Norway to boost debt management capacity

SHELL NIGERIA

Shell Petroleum supports Nigeria’s domestic gas ambition for industrialization

west africa ecowas region

AfDB provides $320,535 to mainstream gender in ECOWAS’ digital financial operations

african legal support facility

African Legal Support Facility receives €6m from Netherlands to fund work in low-income countries

nse index

NSE launches X-Filing e-filing portal to enhance securities listing

dr. Ivan Misner BNI Founder

Regain Your Motivation by Dr. Ivan Misner

afrilabs

Marana Women’s Network Digital Expert Talks 2021 for African Women Entrepreneurs

opportunities

The Third Annual Land Accelerator Program 2021 for young African Entrepreneurs

fundraising

ImaliPay raises pre-seed funding from TEN13 to service gig workers’ financial needs

Kwik Delivery expands to 4-wheels vehicles, becomes Nigeria’s first full-stack last-mile delivery platform

Spotify

Audio streaming service Spotify expands into Nigeria and 80 other new markets

unionx innovation challenge from union bank

Union Bank unveils 2021 UnionX Innovation Challenge to support startups and boost innovation

Cchub syndicate deals

CcHUB Syndicate Announces the first round of investments

fao

Digital FAO: FAO pledges to scale up digital financial transfers as part of joining the Better Than Cash Alliance

Manchester United

StarTimes partners with Manchester United FC to offer MUTV in Africa

Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue Media Fellowship 2021 for Journalists worldwide

education

WISE Edtech Accelerator Programme 2021 for Education Technology Projects

hub accelerator incubator incubation

APPLY for The Duke-UNICEF Innovation Accelerator Program 2021 for impact enterprises across Africa.

Fellowship program opportunities

Between the Lines International Writing Program 2021 for young Aspiring Writers

APPLE WORLDWIDE DEVELOPER CONFERENCE WWDC

Apple Entrepreneur Camp 2021 for Female Founders and Developers now Accepting Applications

recession

Telecomms, trade, services and crop production are the main drivers of Nigeria’s exit from recession

digital wallet digital payment

Digital or mobile wallets payments exceed cash globally for first time since the pandemic

DPR Department of Petroleum Resources

DPR inaugurates Search, Rescue and Surveillance Program de-risk oil and gas operations

oil and gas petroleum

Mayfair Assets and Trusts receives Cost and Revenue Sharing Agreement termination letter from Optimum Petroleum

coronavirus covid 19

Covid-19 – Senegal begins vaccination with doses from Sinopharm

Visa

NOW OPEN: Visa Everywhere Initiative Global Innovation Program 2021 for Innovative Startups ($100,000 in Prizes)

GOOGLE GOOGLE

APPLY NOW for the Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge for Middle East Africa & Turkey ($150,000 in Funding) 2021

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APPLY for the Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program for East & West Africa Women Entrepreneurs

Call for Applications – Africa Geographic Photographer of the Year 2021

IMF

Mali secures $57m from IMF for post-Covid economic reform program

PROPERTY ESTATE

Novarick Homes and Properties unlock new investment opportunities in WAZOBIA Courts, Lagos

Andersen

Andersen Global now unifying its African member firms under the brand name “Andersen”

FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA 2018

FIFA wants Africa to be a football powerhouse and seeks to democratize football competitiveness in all continents

Nigeria 2

Ministry of Petroleum Resources holds bilateral meeting with Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea

rebuild better summit

Rebuild Better Gender Summit 2021 to hold March 9 to 11

AfCFTA ROADMAP TO A SUCCESFUL IMPLEMENTATION

LCCI presents a Workshop on AfCFTA: Roadmap to a Successful Implementation

Hackathon

Defy is Calling African Innovators: Solutions for Sustainable Living and Economic Dev. Wanted

FBNInsurance

FBNInsurance and Collinson Group launch SmartHealth International health insurance product in Nigeria

OceanHub Africa

OceanHub Africa Online Acceleration Program for impact-for-profit startups in the continent now open

meetafrica meet africa

MEET Africa offers Entrepreneurship Programme for Africans in Diaspora.

JAN Junior Achievement Nigeria

Junior Achievement Nigeria-Google Professional IT Certification Program for young Nigerians

Afex

AFEX Commodities Index continues 8-week bullish trend, records 3.19% increase

PITCHER FESTIVAL

Juliet Ehimuan, Director Google Nigeria named President of Pitcher Awards 2021 Digital & Good Jury

huawei

Huawei Mobile Services expands advertising business to MEA region

mdxi

MDXi sets the pace in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable development

poultry in nigeria

ENABLE-TAAT agripreneurs record over ₦1m gross profit in 8 weeks from poultry business

afrilabs

AfriLabs at 10: Celebrating A Decade of Empowering and Inspiring Innovations across Africa

Freelancer

Freelancer.com Grows from Strength to Strength; Crosses the 50 Million User Mark

DANGOTE GROUP

Dangote Group invests $24m in Nigeria’s education sector and set for new intakes into the Dangote Academy

nigeria economy

Nigeria Marginally Exits Recession, Records Positive GDP of 0.11% in Q4 of 2020 – Agwu, C. J

Young Lions Competition ​ Young Lions Competition is a national competition which qualifies you to represent your country at the international finals in Cannes. It is available in different categories. You will be able to participate in the Young Lions Competition without traveling out of your country. ​ At the moment Young Lions Competition is only available for Nigeria (all categories) and West and Central Africa (Media and Digital). If you are from outside the region and you will like to participate in the Young Lions Competition, please indicate while completing your form and we will reach out to you to see if there is a possibility. However, please note that participants for Young Lions Competition will be responsible for the cost of participation and travel unless this is covered by a third party sponsor (see terms and conditions) ​ Competition Categories ​ Young Lions Film Competition Each team must have two creatives of 30 or less and will have 72 hours to deliver their response to the brief. ​ Young Lions Digital Competition Each team must have two digital creatives who are able to create an integrated social media campaign. The team will have 24 hours to submit their response to the brief. Young Lions Marketer Competition Each team must have two young professionals working on the client side. They will have 24 hours to submit their response to the brief. ​ Young Lions Media Competition Each team must have two young professionals working in a Media agency and they will have 24 hours to deliver their response to the brief. ​ Young Lions Print Competition Each team must have two creatives, a writer and an art director and will need to deliver their response to the brief in 24 hours. ​ Young Lions Design Competition Each team must have two creatives, a writer and an art director and will need to deliver their response to the brief in 24 hours. ​ Young Lions PR Competition Each team must have two PR practitioners and will need to deliver their response to the brief in 24 hours. Young Professionals Academy Registration Fee in consideration of prevailing pandemic, the Academy registration fee has been slashed to USD 50 (NGN 20,000) per participant. ​ Go to registration >

The 2021 Global Young Lions Competition to Hold Online; Still Accepting Entries

Central Bank of Nigeria

CBN issues Regulatory Framework for Open Banking in Nigeria

fave women

Apply for the Women Techsters Fellowship 2021 Coding Program for women across Africa

Journalists media reporters

Apply for the KAS Media Africa Management Short Course Scholarship 2021 for African Journalists

afdb

AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa grants $965,000 to SIE of Morocco

CIBN sets up communities of practice for its members; enhancing capacity development and networking

fertilizer

Global fertilizer market set to reach $93.9m by 2027 due to rising global population

nse

NSE partners with NTA to widen domestic investor coverage

iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE

Apply now for the iF Social Impact Prize 2021 (EUR 100,000)

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