📸 Ambassade de France au Nigeria The Amplify Bootcamp – a specialized five-day music industry bootcamp designed to empower emerging music artists and their managers – was organized by the French Embassy in Nigeria under the Création Africa Fund. As part of the Amplify Bootcamp (which took place between March and April 2025), participants had the rare opportunity to compete for project support grants. From an incredible pool of submissions, six outstanding winners from Abuja and Lagos were each awarded ₦1,750,000 to bring their visionary projects to life. The winners and their projects @Fewa_ijaola Rewind – The EP & Listening Party=…
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Abuja & Lagos, Nigeria… Nigeria is fast emerging as Africa’s digital powerhouse, with government initiatives, global tech leaders, and startups fueling its ambition for a US$1 trillion economy by 2030. From 1–4 September 2025, the inaugural GITEX Nigeria will unite top decision-makers across technology, government, and industry. The event, held under the patronage of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR and supported by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMCIDE), will span Abuja and Lagos, showcasing opportunities in AI, digital infrastructure, and startup innovation. Day one (September 1) kicks off in Abuja with a high-level Government Leadership &…
📸 Anzisha The Anzisha Prize celebrates and supports Africa’s youngest, most innovative entrepreneurs, between the ages of 15-22, who have created successful business ventures or social projects across the continent. Each year, 25 incredible young people are selected as Anzisha Fellows – young leaders with growing businesses who can be role models to a new generation. The stories of these entrepreneurs must be documented, celebrated, and shared. Meet Africa’s trailblazing young entrepreneurs – the 2025 Anzisha Prize Winners! ✅ Job Creation: Esther Oluwabunmi Olalude (Nigeria) – Founder of Venille, turning banana stem waste into biodegradable sanitary pads, creating 20+ jobs…
Introducing the 2025 Hult Prize Global Accelerator startups! 22 startups. 18 countries. 23 nationalities. This August, the Hult Prize 2025 Global Accelerator brings together promising student-led ventures at Ashridge House, UK, advancing bold solutions across health, climate, energy, innovation, and more. These teams represent a global effort to tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges through entrepreneurship. This year’s cohort is divided into 4 communities, aligned by industry and paired with alumni mentors and experts with extensive knowledge in these fields.The first community is AI & Ed Tech, focused on solutions within the fields of artificial intelligence and/ or education.…
Applications for prestigious Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK are open from 5 August to 7 October 2025. The programme offers fully funded master’s degrees at UK universities to individuals who are ready to lead positive change in their home countries and around the world. For more than 40 years, Chevening has attracted hundreds of thousands of applications globally. Successful applicants are individuals who can clearly demonstrate outstanding leadership, influence, and networking skills through compelling, evidence-based examples. Emma Hennessey, Head of The Scholarships Unit at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), said: Chevening’s highly competitive selection process…
Onyeka Akumah (Founder at Treepz) The recent Canada launch of Treepz (Africa’s leading corporate travel startup operating in Nigeria 🇳🇬, Ghana 🇬🇭, Kenya 🇰🇪 and Uganda 🇺🇬.) marks a significant milestone and transformational moment for Treepz – it validates the global potential of African innovation, challenges the dominance of legacy transport platforms in new ways, and opens opportunities for economic and technological exchange between Africa and North America. Says Onyeka Akumah (Founder, Treepz): Here we go! 🇨🇦 It is with great joy and excitement that I announce the official launch of Treepz Canada. Guess what? It’s a double celebration because…
Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani – Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Federal Republic of Nigeria It’s time for the 2025 edition of the Build-A-Thon Holiday Camp – an initiative of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy that introduces children across Nigeria to foundational technology skills, from coding to robotics, and the Internet of Things (IoT). With the camp kicking off on Monday August 04, 2025, Dr. Bosun Tijani (Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy) is inviting children aged 10 to 18 to spend their holidays learning, building, and bonding with peers from across Nigeria. He…
Alexander Zanders – Founder & CEO , UfarmX When Alexander Zanders first set foot on the sunbaked soil of a Northern Nigerian farm, he wasn’t there to “help.” He was there to listen. What he found wasn’t poverty. It was power—unrecognized, under-leveraged, and systematically excluded from the formal economy. Zanders, a systems thinker with a Wall Street background and a deep belief in equitable economies, is the founder of UfarmX®, a venture-backed agri-fintech startup that made headlines as a Techstars ‘24 portfolio company. But his story—and that of UfarmX—isn’t about tech alone. It’s about reframing the way the world sees…
Jenny Chapman – UK Minister for Development New UK trade measures to boost Nigerian exports, create jobs and support economic growth across the continent. Part of the UK’s broader strategy to deepen partnerships with Nigeria and support inclusive global trade. African exporters and entrepreneurs are set to benefit from a new package of UK trade reforms unveiled on July 10, 2025. Known as the Trade for Development, it is designed to simplify access to the UK market and strengthen economic ties between the UK and developing countries. Upgrades include simplified rules of origin, which will enable all Developing Countries Trade…
At the recent launch of The Creative Currency Podcast, in Lagos (L-R): Donna McGowan (Country Director, British Council); Abimbola Ozomah (Executive Director, Polaris Bank); Shaffy Bello (Nigerian film actress and singer); Veekee James Atere (Creative Director, Veekee James and Shoperikan); Mark Smithson (Country Director, UK Department for Business and Trade); Onyinyechi Aderibigbe (Head, Brands & Marketing, Woodhall Capital); Mojisola Hunponu-Wusu (President, Woodhall Capital); Jonny Baxter (British Deputy High Commissioner, in Lagos) In a landmark collaboration to advance Nigeria’s creative economy, Woodhall Finance House, in partnership with the UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade, Polaris Bank, and the Lagos State…