Founders of Milsat Technologies – Taslim Saluadeen and Adedamola Baderinwa Home-grown geospatial software firm Milsat Technologies has emerged as the core technical force behind Nigeria’s newly launched National Digital Postcode infrastructure. Founded by tech entrepreneurs Taslim Saluadeen and Adedamola Baderinwa, Milsat has scaled its proprietary spatial data infrastructure from a limited pilot project in 2023 to a full national rollout. The system is designed to modernize public services, boost commercial logistics, and generate new economic value across the country. Driving national infrastructure and beyond The digital postcode system represents a leap forward for Nigeria’s spatial addressing infrastructure. Beyond postcodes, Milsat’s…
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Juliet Munro (Early-Stage Director, FSD Africa) FSD Africa has launched the Manager Finance Facility (MFF) to strengthen local capital providers and unlock financing for Africa’s small and growing businesses (SGBs). Backed by FMO (the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank via the European Commission’s IYBA programme) and the UK’s FCDO Nigeria, the MFF aims to bridge the financing gap for high-potential enterprises across the continent. While SGBs drive African employment and innovation, standard banking requirements often exclude them. Emerging Alternative Local Capital Providers (ALCPs) offer tailored funding models—such as revenue-based finance, venture debt, and local-currency structures—but often lack capital themselves. The MFF…
Jonny Baxter, British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos in a handshake with the new British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Pete Vowles, recently at the reception in Lagos marking the impact of the UK Government’s Manufacturing Africa programme in Nigeria and the launch of the Fundraising Toolkit. British High Commissioner Pete Vowles and British Deputy High Commissioner Jonny Baxter yesterday joined business leaders, investors, government representatives and development partners in Lagos to celebrate the impact of the UK Government’s Manufacturing Africa programme in Nigeria. Over the last six years, Manufacturing Africa has supported 23 successful investment deals in Nigeria, helping businesses…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LiiTB8Wcjcs Water scarcity is one of the defining challenges of our time—and solving it will require more than large-scale infrastructure. It will require new ideas, technologies and entrepreneurs capable of addressing the problem at its source. This year, that innovation came from the 2026 EF Hult Prize winner, Flow Guard Solutions, a team of student entrepreneurs at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). “Meet @flowguard.solutions: the 2026 EF Hult Prize winner! Watch their four-minute pitch ]above] and hear them answer questions from the judges at the Global Finals at @ashridgehouse in the UK. Based at @kaustofficial…
For African agriculture, the real challenge is no longer proving the opportunity—it is building at the scale required to capture it. That means moving beyond fragmented financing and isolated interventions towards the capital, infrastructure, technology and institutions capable of transforming how food is produced and supplied across the continent. ThriveAgric’s latest financing milestone offers a glimpse of what that scale could look like. But for CEO Uka Eje, the significance of the company’s ₦50 billion Commercial Paper Programme lies less in the headline figure than in what it enables: a new phase of growth, deeper institutional capacity and greater investment…
Recent doctoral graduates with bold ideas for tackling environmental challenges can apply for Harvard’s 2027 Environmental Fellows Program, with approximately five fellowships available. Run by the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the programme gives selected researchers the opportunity to spend two years at Harvard working with a faculty mentor and developing an independent research project addressing an environmental issue. The programme welcomes research spanning science, economics, law, public policy, public health, design and the humanities. (Harvard Environmental Center) The fellowship provides a US$92,000 annual salary, eligibility for employee health insurance, up to $2,500 in relocation reimbursement, and a $2,500…
Google is opening applications for its 2027 internship programmes, giving students opportunities to gain hands-on experience at one of the world’s leading technology companies — with paid placements and no application fee. The opportunities span fields including software engineering, data science, research, hardware engineering and site reliability, with positions available across several countries and regions. Current listings include the United States, Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan, among others. Internships typically run for 12–17 weeks and allow students to work on real Google projects alongside experienced teams. The company describes its internships as opportunities to develop…
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Women entrepreneurs with innovative, impact-driven ventures have an international funding opportunity through Tara’s Circle 2026, with applications closing on September 17, 2026. Organised by Spanish foundation Tara for Women, the 2026 programme is supporting women-led projects that generate social, environmental or economic impact, with no geographic restriction on applicants. Eligible ventures must be at seed stage and have a defined or functional MVP. The programme will award €100,000 across 15 winning projects in five areas: Sustainability, Environment & Mobility; Health & Wellbeing; Social Innovation, Education & Community Development; Technology & Science; and Design, Culture & Fashion with Impact. Three winners…
Three Nigerian teenagers — Lesley John Jumbo, Bright Sunday and Blessed Pepple — are using artificial intelligence to fight illegal logging through Reforest AI, a solar-powered forest monitoring system. The technology uses sensors and AI to identify the sounds of chainsaws and axes, distinguishing them from birds, rain and other natural sounds. When logging activity is detected, the system can activate lights and audio warnings to deter intruders, while cameras alert rangers. Its mesh-network technology allows it to operate without internet connectivity, making it suitable for remote forests. The teenagers taught themselves coding and hardware development and initially explored putting…