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Nigeria: LASG Partners NIPOST to Train 6000 Dispatch Riders, Delivery Drivers
The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Transportation and the Lagos State Drivers’ Institute, has partnered with the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to organise ...
Africa
Africa: First cohort of African startups selected for the FAST digital transformation program
Flapmax, in partnership with Microsoft, has announced the twelve companies selected for the first cohort of the FAST startup accelerator, created to help strengthen and ...
Africa
The African Sovereign Blockchain Coalition and the Africa Chamber of Digital Commerce (ACOFDC) VIPs meet President Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana in Dubai, on the 14th of March, 2022.
The African Sovereign Blockchain Coalition and the Africa Chamber of Digital Commerce (ACOFDC) VIPs meet President Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of the Republic of ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Digital addressing startup OkHi raises $1.5m seed round extension
Smart addressing startup OkHi has secured a US$1.5 million seed extension, bringing the total of its seed funding to US$3 million, to support ...
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Uganda: Bank of Uganda Reportedly Commences CBDC Study
The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has commenced a study that explores the feasibility of issuing a digital currency. However, an executive with the ...
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Nigeria: Emmanuel Emefienim resigns from Sterling Bank, gets CBN approval as MD/CEO, Premium Trust Bank
Sterling Bank’s Executive Director, Institutional Banking Group, Emmanuel Emefienim has resigned from the services of the Bank with effect from March 1, 2022. ...
Kenya
Kenya: M-PESA reaches 30 million active users in Kenya
Kenya’s largest mobile operator Safaricom has announced that its mobile money platform M-PESA, has crossed 30 million customers using the service every month ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Flapmax and Microsoft Announce First Cohort of African Startups Selected for the FAST Digital Transformation Program
Twelve-week accelerator brings together entrepreneurs to jumpstart technology innovation Flapmax (www.Flapmax.com) announced today the twelve companies selected for the first cohort of the FAST startup accelerator (www.FASTaccelerator.com), ...
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Nigeria: FIRS, MultiChoice settle $4.4b tax dispute
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and MultiChoice Group Limited, Africa’s biggest pay-TV provider, yesterday agreed to an out-of-court settlement on the $4.4 ...
Africa
Senegal: Smart Africa and Network of African Data Protecion Authorities (NADPA) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the enforcement and harmonization of personal data protection laws in Africa
It is in line with initiatives to make Africa a safe and enabling space for digital transformation The Smart Africa Alliance (SA) (www.SmartAfrica.org) ...