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The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to roll out palliatives to assist women-owned medium and small businesses (MSME’s) recover from the impact of the pandemic. This was disclosed by the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline…

The National Information Technology Development Agency has kick-started a job and wealth creation programme where 130 farmers will each receive seed funding of N100,000. The programme will be supervised by the Federal Ministry of…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Maryam Katagum will alongside other stakeholders discuss the opportunities and challenges of the Covid-19 on micro, small and medium scale enterprises…

Y Combinator (YC), US-based seed-stage accelerator, is reducing the standard deal of its investment from $150 000 to $125 000. However, it is maintaining its 7% equity stake in backed startups. The announcement was made on Friday (26…

The ITU/UN Women Equals in Tech Awards are given every year to organizations and individuals working to help girls and women gain equal internet access, digital skills and opportunities in the tech industry. Individuals and…

Women who reside in rural areas, have attested to the fact that those of them who are rear local chickens as means of livelihood are flourishing in the business. As it’s impacting positively on their families. Experts say local or native…

Inclusive Fintech 50 is now open for applicants. The initiative aims to identify 50 innovative fintech startups driving financial inclusion and resilience for the three billion financially underserved people worldwide. The initiative,…

Entries are now open for the sixth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards which aim to showcase the continent’s most innovative mobile and tech ventures. The awards are open to corporates, established ventures or start-ups who have…

Ingressive Capital has announced the completion of its $10 million African tech fund. Founded by Maya Horgan Famodu in 2017, Ingressive Capital invests in high-growth tech startups across Africa. The venture capital fund targets…

Facebook made an announcement that all its Economic Impact Programmes will be offered virtually as the platform seeks to equip small businesses with digital marketing skills to help them stay open, connect with and acquire new customers to…