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Nigerian EdTech company, ScholarX partners N-Power to empower more ypuths

ScholarX, Inc., a fast-growing Technology start-up based in Lagos, is pleased to announce a partnership with N-Power, the Job Creation and Empowerment Initiative of the Social Investment Programme of the Nigerian Federal Government. ScholarX, Inc. has developed a mobile and web platform…

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Meet 5 tech start-ups improving education in Nigeria

On Friday, October 20th, 2017 at 1:58pm by Daniel Anuoluwapelumi Moses

It is heartwarming to see quite a few start-ups leveraging technology to improve the education sector. This particular sector has not been in a too good shape for a while. Maybe it is now time for technology to prove its actually worth…

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BAG Innovations and how they are tackling unemployment (with tech) in Rwanda, with Gabriel Ekman, MD

On Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 at 9:18am by Daniel Anuoluwapelumi Moses

Obviously, unemployment is a general problem in Africa. It is therefore to see that people are trying to solve it in many creative ways. The cause of this could’ve be either limited jobs, or unqualified people. BAG innovations, a startup hoping to…

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How Imagine We is excellently improving the poor reading culture in Africa

On Monday, October 9th, 2017 at 9:14am by Daniel Anuoluwapelumi Moses

According to Shakila K. Umutoni, a PR officer at Imagine We, “the reading culture in Rwanda is pretty low in due part because Rwanda has a culture of oral storytelling. But the lack of a reading culture has translated into low literacy…

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How Passnownow is disrupting Nigeria’s poor access to education

On Monday, September 25th, 2017 at 11:22am by Daniel Anuoluwapelumi Moses

There are a whole lot of people who do not have access to education in Nigeria. Statistics show that about 10.5 Million children were out of School as at 2010. This is the exact problem Passnownow.com plans to tackle as this is…

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How ScholarX wants to fund 5 million African students’ education

On Monday, September 11th, 2017 at 3:46am by Daniel Anuoluwapelumi Moses

In just less than a year, ScholaX, an EdTech startup has become a household name for Nigerian students. The app and web based startup offers a platform to search for scholarship opportunities and apply before its due date. Asides this, they have…

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SA-edtech startup Mwabu Raises Series B Funding from Elma Group to Expand Across Africa

On Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 at 6:10pm by Christie Uzebu

Edtech startup Mwabu has raised funding from ELMA Group of Foundations for its Series B investment round to extend its education solutions and academy services to more users across Africa. The firm will use the funding to increase the number of languages…

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US-Based eThink Education Launches in Nigeria to Provide eLearning Services

On Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 at 5:43pm by Christie Uzebu

eThink Education, a leader in e-learning and technology in USA has launched a Moodle by eThink African Learning Network in Nigeria, to deliver their learning management expertise and allow participating schools and colleges connect and share resources directly within the Moodle platform. The…

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Eneza Education Hits Over 1 Million Users Across Africa

On Tuesday, August 30th, 2016 at 2:11pm by TechMoran

Edtech platform Eneza Education just announced it has hit over 1m users four years after it launched a simple leaner platform in Kenya armed with relentless passion on learning in Africa with little resources. “We have surpassed the million mark, at 1,100,000…

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Africa’s education techies compete in hackathon for social good

On Thursday, May 14th, 2015 at 12:45pm by TechMoran

A first of its kind hackathon will bring together edtech (education technology) entrepreneurs from throughout Africa to explore and develop new paths and methods for sustainable change in social systems. Taking place from May 17 – 20, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the…

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Intel’s New Education Accelerator to Invest $100,000 into Startups to Disrupt Education Globally

On Monday, April 13th, 2015 at 10:59pm by Sam Wakoba

Intel has launched an Education Accelerator to help developers passionate about education, technology, and business to come up with solutions that aim to advance educational excellence through mentorship, funding, and insights. Through its investment arm, Intel Capital, and its education arm Intel…

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CEO Weekends: Kenyan Woman Entrepreneur Forsakes All to Launch This Tech Startup

On Friday, November 15th, 2013 at 6:51pm by Sam Wakoba

Janet Ngugi, has beat all odds to build a platform with over 3000 courses from 47 institutions in Kenya. Dubbed StudyinKenya.co.ke, the platform is a one stop portal with information on all universities and tertiary colleges in Kenya for users to search…

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20-Year-Olds Set To Launch Webdesk.co.ke To Disrupt Higher Learning In Africa For Good

On Friday, August 23rd, 2013 at 9:41pm by Sam Wakoba

Founded this year by three young Kenyans, Victoria Njirithia (20), Allan Juma (24) and Kageni Wilson (24), WebDesk is a cross-boundary learning platform that expects to disrupt the way education is delivered and improve study and interactions between students and teachers in…

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Tag: EdTech

Nigerian EdTech company, ScholarX partners N-Power to empower more ypuths

Meet 5 tech start-ups improving education in Nigeria

BAG Innovations and how they are tackling unemployment (with tech) in Rwanda, with Gabriel Ekman, MD

How Imagine We is excellently improving the poor reading culture in Africa

How Passnownow is disrupting Nigeria’s poor access to education

How ScholarX wants to fund 5 million African students’ education

SA-edtech startup Mwabu Raises Series B Funding from Elma Group to Expand Across Africa

US-Based eThink Education Launches in Nigeria to Provide eLearning Services

Eneza Education Hits Over 1 Million Users Across Africa

Africa’s education techies compete in hackathon for social good

Intel’s New Education Accelerator to Invest $100,000 into Startups to Disrupt Education Globally

CEO Weekends: Kenyan Woman Entrepreneur Forsakes All to Launch This Tech Startup

20-Year-Olds Set To Launch Webdesk.co.ke To Disrupt Higher Learning In Africa For Good