Call for applications: Social & Inclusive Business Camp for African entrepreneurs
The Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) has begun searching for its 6th cohort of African entrepreneurs. Leaders of developing, high-impact
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Apply for the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy Fellowship Programme 2022 for young Nigerians
Application Deadline: June 2nd, 2022 The Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy is a one-year Fellowship programme initiated by the Lagos State
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Apply for Google Africa Developer Scholarship (GADS) Program 2022 for young African Developers
Application Deadline: Ongoing Grow with Google and Pluralsight have partnered for the third consecutive year to provide a program to
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Apply for the African Fact-Checking Awards 2022 for Journalistic Excellence in Africa ($7,000+ Prizes)
Application Deadline: 15 July 2022. The African Fact-Checking Awards, the longest-running awards programme honouring fact-checking journalism by the media in
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Apply for the FATE Foundation Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme: Digital (AEP Digital) for Aspiring Nigerian Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: Varying by State FATE Foundation in partnership with Meta launches the 5th edition of the “Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme: Digital
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Commodities Market Update: Effect of weather conditions on commodities prices
In the domestic market, prices of commodities fell W-o-W due to traders’ inaccessibility to the market because of the frequent
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54gene Completes Initial Phase of the Nigerian 100K Genome Project
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has through its non-profit initiative, the
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Cécile Ndjebet wins 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award
Cécile Ndjebet is the recipient of the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF),
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2023 Elections: Emefiele keeps mum as 3 groups purchase APC nomination form for CBN Gov
Ahead of the 2023 presidential race, three different groups have purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and
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2023 Presidential Elections: I have not come to a decision to contest – Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, in a series of tweets, in response to the growing urge for
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Telecom operators want to increase call, sms and data charges – Reuters
Nigerian telecoms regulator said on Friday it had received a letter from the association of mobile phone operators demanding for
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Unstoppable Growth Of Cryptocurrencies: SOFTSWISS Shares iGaming Trends in 2022
Over the past 2 years, crypto turnover within the iGaming industry has significantly increased. The recently released SOFTSWISS corporate report confirms the
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Virus Alert: Ransomware attacks on businesses rose 78% cent in the last one year
According to new data presented by Stockapps.com, 66% of businesses were hit by ransomware in 2021. This marked a 78%
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Federal Government Approves Hike in Electricity Tariff – Chimaobi Agwu
The Federal Government through acting through its Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved electricity tariff increase for six Distribution Companies
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FAO and WFF Launch Young Scientists Group: Opens applications to 2nd edition of WFF Transformative Research Challenge
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Forum (WFF) have launched the WFF’s
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Apply for Geneva Centre for Security Policy Prize for Innovation in Global Security (CHF 10,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 22 September 2022 In 2015, under the umbrella of its Creativity and Innovation Initiative, the GCSP and its Geopolitics
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Apply for Mobility 54 2022 Digital Transformation Challenge for innovative startups
Application Deadline: June 15th, 2022 at 23:59 GMT. Mobility 54 is a corporate venture capital of Toyota Tsucho & CFAO group
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Apply for the She Leads Africa High Growth Coaching Program 2022 for early-stage women-led startups in Nigeria
She Leads Africa High Growth Coaching Program – 2022 Business coaching program for early-stage, women-led startups in Nigeria. The High Growth
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Africa leads in adoption of mobile money as accounts stand at 1.35 billion
Mobile money has evolved from a narrow product service in a few markets to a global financial service. According to
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ECOWAS and ITC launch ECOWAS – ITC SheTrades project to support women entrepreneurs in West Africa
The ECOWAS Commission has combined efforts with the International Trade Centre (ITC) SheTrades Initiative to launch the ECOWAS – ITC
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More traction needed in agriculture – Coronation Economic Note
The latest national accounts released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show that the agriculture sector grew by 2.1%
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Nigeria’s Sandra Madu among 12 participants for Episodic Lab and Development Executive Traineeship by Netflix and Realness Institute
Realness Institute, in partnership with Netflix, has announced the twelve participants selected for the 2022 Episodic Lab (EPL) and Development
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World Password Day: Nneed for more robust cybersecurity security measures – Trellix
World Password Day is a reminder of the increase in cyber threats affecting South Africans and the country’s businesses. For
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The Plastic Menace: US is recycling just 5% of its plastic waste, studies show – Katharine Gammon
When most people toss a plastic bottle or cup into the recycling bin, they assume that means the plastic is
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Apply for the Catapult: Kickstarter Fintech Acceleration Programme 2022 for early-stage Fintechs (€50.000 subsidies)
Application Deadline: May 25, 2022 The Catapult: Kickstarter Fintech Acceleration Programme is aimed at helping early-stage, innovative, Fintech entrepreneurs to
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