Airtel Nigeria has initiated the ground-breaking ceremony for NXtra, the largest data centre in the country. The event, which held in Lagos on March 12, 2024 at Eko Atlantic, marked a significant step towards enabling enable businesses to locally manage, store, and analyse their data efficiently and securely. During the construction phase of Nxtra, it will create over 1,000 jobs, and, upon completion, establish 250 permanent positions. (L-R): Bosun Tijani (Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy); Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State In today’s data-driven business environment, there is an increasing need for reliable, high-performance network connections to support…
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Founder of Cilla Organics, Priscilla Akpason Nwosu, has shared how she felt utterly privileged to have met and spoken with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Director-General of the World Trade Organisation) at an exhibition recently hosted by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). Browsing through the Cilla Organics range of nature-inspired goods, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala had exclaimed in delight: “Just look at this packaging!” – and proceeded to purchase several products (especially the luxurious black soap) – much to the delight of the brand Founder. Priscilla Akpason Nwosu (Founder, Cilla Organics) Sharing her growth story, Nwosu added: “Yes, I informed her and other dignitaries…
Street-level digital advertising platform, dKilo – which helps brands grow their businesses by reaching their audience in a more dynamic, expressive and engaging way – has raised $3.2 million in seed funding from Upturn Ventures. Founded in 2020 by Mohamed Mousa and Sherif Abdelaty, dKilo aims to connect brands audiences beyond the traditional digital space, which unlocks new means for eCommerce businesses to increase brand awareness and conversions. The infusion of capital (a blend of equity and financing) will enable dKilo expand its smart out-of- home advertising solutions, using the Internet-of-things and AI.
🎥 Jane Egerton-Idehen The NIGCOMSAT Accelerator sessions have taken off, and CEO Jane Egerton-Idehen shares video highlights (above) of the launch event, which took place in February 2024. It shows the building excitement in support of space tech innovation in Nigeria. Jane Egerton-Idehen (MD & CEO, Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited – NIGCOMSAT) Egerton-Idehen says: “Back to the program: successfully, the first session kicked off last week, and we’re looking forward to the next 23 weeks as we see the cohort transform into industry leaders with launch-ready solutions! “I’m personally invested in the success of these startups and can’t wait to…
Team Ufarmx (L-R): Alexander Zanders (Founder & CEO), Andrea Kamara-Dunbar (Co-Founder & COO), Segun Fagbami (Co-Founder &CDO) Alexander Zanders is the Founder of Nigerian agri-tech startup UfarmX®, a company that utilises blockchain and AI technologies to provide climate-smart insights to farmers in emerging markets. In simple terms, this involves: Providing software that allows capturing of data, including photos and GPS coordinates, aggregated and shown on easy to read dashboards; Empowering analysis and decision-making with a comprehensive suite of AI-powered insights; Integrating data with other online systems so that data instantly and continuously flows into databases such as Microsoft Excel. Combatting post-harvest…
Located in a quiet little corner of London’s Borough Market is a new West African restaurant, Akara, which invites visitors to explore its distinctive approach to Akara (the crispy, black-eye bean fritters eaten throughout West Africa). The black-eye bean fritters are a blend of the Nigerian Akara Osu and the Brazilian Acaraje. The re-imagined versions of Akara served by the restaurant are at the core of an à la carte menu, together with a diverse selection of dishes (street food, barbecued meat and fish), each narrating the journey of Akara through various regions and countries. Typical platters on the menu include…
Fauzziyah harvesting her first light honey for the year 2024 Fauzziyah Ebunoluwa (Founder, Fauzziyah’s Honey) refers to herself as ‘Nigeria’s No 1 Beekeeper’, and she has earned a reputation as the go-to person for harvested raw honey. Her jars of honey are priced from NGN6,000 with each containing 600 grams of raw honey. Stressing the importance of hygiene in the production of goods that are ingested orally and used by households and hospitals for nutritional and medicinal purposes, Fauzziyah says: “It’s not just enough that I harvest my honey. How I take it from the forest to your table is…
https://youtu.be/DN80WFiiRkA Cascador, an accelerator for mid-stage entrepreneurs in Africa who are scaling mission-driven companies, has announced the opening of its 2024 application cycle, with applications closing on April 30, 2024. Entering its sixth year, Cascador has successfully elevated dozens of entrepreneurs and their companies through a unique blend of education, mentoring, pitch training and personalised support, driving over $55M USD in capital raised by past Cascador fellows. 2024 is the first year that Cascador is offering a professional development stipend of $5,000 USD to each participating entrepreneur accepted into the cohort. Main highlights of the accelerator are: Start/ end dates: November 4-8, 2024…
Aishetu Fatima Dozie (Founder, Bossy Cosmetics) 📸 Aishetu/ LinkedIn Aishetu Fatima Dozie is the founder of Bossy Cosmetics, a hyper-growth independent beauty company that inspires, empowers, and champions ambitious working women. And she’s ecstatic to share that Bossy Cosmetics Inc. is now available at Nordstrom! Says Ms. Dozie: “It’s been such fun times growing up as a human, brand founder, and business leader. What a journey and a privileged one at that”. As Bossy Cosmetics turns 5 on International Women’s Day 2024, Aishetu adds: “A HUGE thank you to everyone who’s shopped our products, written us hundreds of great reviews, told their friends…
Chef Juliet ‘Juls’ Aigbe (Founder, Cakeflair) In order to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) goal 2 &12, Chef Juliet Aigbe (Founder, Cakeflair) kicked off an impact community group where together with other women, she shares knowledge on baking, and advocates for the use of Millet. She says: “These other women ( and a number of men, Lol) are not necessarily bakers but love baking and interested in backward integration. “We hope to hit 10,000 baker-moms by 2025. 🎥 Juliet Aigbe “If you have never used your oven, fryer or kitchen gadgets significantly, this is a networking group…