(R): Sesinam Dagadu (Founder and Chief Technology Officer, SnooCODE) SnooCODE Limited have signed an agreement with the Deutsche Gesellschaft fĂĽr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to collaborate on a project aimed at reducing the environmental impact of single-use packaging from eCommerce deliveries in Ghana. The project, tagged “Innovative Packaging Solutions for Sustainable and Secure E-Commerce Deliveries,” aims to develop and pilot reusable packaging and security code-activated delivery bags to reduce waste and increase accountability in the delivery process. As part of the project, SnooCODE proprietary technology will be used to optimise delivery routes, ensuring that distances traveled by deliverymen are reduced,…
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Countries around the world rely on the creative economy to produce jobs and growth, to stimulate innovation, to fuel tourism, and to promote culture Positioning itself in this background, the Losing Daylight exhibition (December 10 to 15, 2023 at the Ecobank Pan African Centre, Lagos-Nigeria) welcomes visitors from across the globe to embark on a multisensory journey through the rich history of Nigeria’s film industry – —all unveiling the captivating allure that has shaped the vibrant industry that is now recognises as Nollywood. Losing Daylight is a collection, restoration, preservation and exhibition of significant memorabilia and artefacts from Nigeria’s film history. Including imagery, film…
Solape Akinpelu (Founder, Hervest) 📸 SolapeAkinpelu Last weekend, Solape Akinpelu (Founder & CEO, Hervest) was, this past weekend, honoured with the Women in Tech Award, at the Art of Technology Lagos 5.0 (AOT 5.0) conference. Hervest is a a digital platform that provides financial inclusion for females by enabling easy access to savings, impact investments and credit financing for smallholder women farmers and women-owned/ led SMEs in Nigeria. Says Solape: “A heartfelt thank you to the AOT Team for this incredible recognition. I am beyond grateful to be acknowledged among such brilliant minds in the tech community. This one is…
Aliko Dangote (President & CEO, Dangote Group) 📸© Sunday Alamba/AP Sunday Alamba/AP Nigeria’s Dangote refinery has received its first cargo of 1 million barrels of crude oil from Shell International Trading and Shipping Co (STASCO), bringing the start of operations closer after years of delays. The delivery from Shell represents the first tranche of a total of 6million barrels of crude due to be supplied to the facility from a range of suppliers, the Dangote Group said in a statement on Friday. The crude will enable the refinery to process an initial 350,000 barrels of crude oil a day into…
Winners of the 2023 Zenith Bank Tech Fair Zecathon have just been announced, and presented with their prizes, as follows: Grand Prize Winner: Sync (Spurt!) – N20m (Twenty million Naira) – plus an opportunity to pitch investors and access the Seedstars Mentorship Hub.Ist Runner up : Suwk – N15m (Fifteen million Naira) – inclusive of a scholarship into the Seedstars mentorship hub.2nd Runner up : Tribapay – N10m (Ten million Naira) – complemented by a scholarship into the Seedstars mentorship hub. Winnings were presented by forefront Zenith Bank Plc representatives Ebenezer Onyeagwu (GMD/ CEO); and Executive Directors – Akin Ogunranti,…
(3rd, R) Osita O. Nwoye (founder, Techcircle) hosts ‘OYA MAKE WE GROOVE 7’ in London 📸@Techcircle Here’s introducing #OyaMakeWeGroove, a tech party for African-focused founders, funders, and everyone in between. It’s first 2023 event (tagged ‘London Stopover’) happened in London on December 01, 2023, while the next iteration took place on December 09, 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria. ‘Oya Make We Groove 7’ – London #OyaMakeWeGroove was created by Osita Nwoye, founder of Techcircle – a company that works with African founders to build tech-enabled businesses/startups by providing all necessary support, leveraging relationships and knowledge it has gathered over a decade working…
Came out tops: Ololade Eniola Okedare (Founder & CEO, Emerge Story Company) Congratulations are in order for the NGN5,000,000 grand prize winner of Access Bank’s Womenpreneur Pitch-a-Ton, Ololade Eniola Okedare (Founder & CEO, Emerge Story Company). Emerge Story Company specialises in refining and polishing the budding storyteller’s narrative, ensuring it captivates audiences and propels their storytelling to new heights, therefore elevating their projects for both big and small screens. Other Womenpreneur Pitch-a-Ton prize winners received grants, ranging from five women entrepreneurs who got a sum of N500,000 to our four other womenpreneurs who won a grant of N4,000,000 to N1,000,000…
Sharon Obuobi (Founder, ALT/Finance) Sharon Obuobi is on a mission, with her new product ALT/ Finance, to help insurance companies build better solutions for collectible alternative assets (such as classic cars, fine art, jewelry, and so on). Alt/Finance delivers financial data feeds, integrations and software solutions for real-time views into market performance. Sharon Obuobi speaks at Tech Crunch Disrupt Says Sharon: “Exciting to be back in San Francisco with Alt/Finance – Alternative Data Solutions, after our launch at TechCrunch Disrupt in September. If you’re involved in insurance and want to optimise your business with powerful real-time asset valuations, let’s connect! 🚀” The US…
L-R): Fola Adeola (Founder & Chairman, FATE Foundation); Juliet Ehimuan (Founder, Beyond Limits), Nnamdi Ezeigbo and guest; Adenike Adeyemi (Executive Director, FATE Foundation) Engr. Nnamdi Ezeigbo (Founder & CEO, SLOT Systems Limited) – an indigenous Telecommunications, Information and Technology Company with over 70 retail stores nationwide and an online store – has won the prestigious FATE Foundation Model Entrepreneur award for the year 2023, for his outstanding vision and excellence. The award was presented by the Chairman of the Foundation and co-founder of GTBank, Mr. Fola Adeola. Incorporated in 1998, the SLOT brand has become a household name for good…
Presenting the Louis Vuitton Horizon bluetooth light-up speaker that looks like an electronic astrolabe. Inspired by the Toupie handbag, the new Louis Vuitton Horizon Light Up Speaker reinvents the world of portable audio. At home, it is an art object in metal and noble leather, adorned with the House’s emblematic signatures. In use, a colorful lightshow synchronises to the beat, with a digital interpretation of the iconic Monogram Flower. With its wireless connectivity and high-quality 360° sound, it is an elegant and discreet travel companion, perfectly in tune with Louis Vuitton’s Spirit of Travel. Price: $3,100.00