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Facebook gets behind entrepreneurs in a ‘celebration of tech’ week in sponsorship of TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa 0
- Companies
- October 9, 2017
Showcasing Facebook’s passion for investing in creative, diverse talent across Africa, and nurturing the tech and startup ecosystem, Facebook announces a week-long celebration of activities as part of its sponsorship of TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa 2017. In the first event of its kind on the continent, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa 2017, will search for the best innovators, makers
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Florence Seriki: The Woman Entrepreneur Who Built a N3 Billion Tech Company 3
- Entrepreneurs
- September 28, 2017
It was 2013 and I was in my third year in the university. I had gone to the Obafemi Awolowo University staff quarters to spend the weekend with my uncle; an Associate Professor at the Department of Local Government Studies. As is usual practice, this is the time I get to help him with typing
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Nigeria’s Second-largest Jobs Site Launches Resource Centre to Aid Career Development 0
- Companies
- August 21, 2017
Leading recruitment classifieds NGCareers, launches a resource centre on its website for publishers with informative content to reach its graduate user base. With the resource centre, NGCareers aims to bridge the gap within the Nigerian labour market by providing job seekers with specialized knowledge to boost their capacity. “As a career platform and not just
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SkoolMedia Hosts TGIF to Celebrate Winners of #ArtTech Challenge 0
- Creative/Entertainment, Event
- August 8, 2017
Graffiti painted in black and white superimposed on different bright colours welcome you to the Skool Media office. As you walk, you notice small painting boards with different artworks on them. “Those were done by students of different secondary schools in Nigeria,” Moses Imayi, Project Director, Skool Media said as he takes me around
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Apply for 2017 Shell JV Business Plan Competition for Young Nigerians 0
- Entrepreneurs
- August 7, 2017
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), operator of the NNPC/Shell/Total/Agip Joint Venture (SPDC JV) announces the commencement of the 2017 SPDC JV Regional LiveWIRE Programme. Livewire is a youth enterprise development programme supported by the SPDC JV. The programme aims to inspire, encourage and support young people aged 18-35 with training and
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Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund 1
- Entrepreneurs
- July 24, 2017
“I want that fund supporting African online businesses,” said Mr. Ma, who is Special Adviser to UNCTAD for Youth Entrepreneurship and Small Business. “The money is set. This is my money, so I don’t have to get anybody’s approval,” he said, adding that he was poised to hire staff for the fund, set to begin
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