Flutterwave, the Nigerian payments firm that recently raised over $10m in funding for expansion has partnered with RippleNet, a global payments network which makes it easy to connect and transact across its robust network of 100+ banks and payment providers worldwide to…
Nigeria Customs is among the first organizations that have taken up Oracle’s newly launched Blockchain Cloud Service promising organizations to easily build blockchain networks to drive more secure and efficient transactions and to track goods through supply chains on a global scale. According…
Mart.NG, an online supermarket and grocery delivery service has launched to offer consumers, personal and convenient online grocery shopping experience in Abuja, Nigeria promising to deliver the best and fresh products at the most affordable prices, in under 59 minutes. According to…
Nigerian-based logistics startup Kobo360 has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding round soon after being accepted into the YCombinator class of 2018. The round was led by Western Technology Investment and Nigeria’s Verod Capital Management. Kobo360 has developed an Uber-like app that…
Cartehub, a multi-merchant online marketplace for the best varieties of food, farmers market, organic products, handmade items, crafts, arts plus the best and most convenient laundry and dry cleaning services in the African market is focused on helping its customers find fulfillment using…
Fedironics Intelligent Metering Company is a smart metering company founded and incorporated in 2016. At Fedironics they believe that everyone has a personal power and that access to electricity is key to unleashing this power for the good of humanity. Fedironics provides…
eTranzact International PLC, an e-payments solution provider, on Monday May 21, 2018, announced it had fired Mr. Valentine Obi with immediate effect. Mr Obi, will step down as the Managing Director of the Company and will be replaced by Mr. Niyi Toluwalope…
Frontier Car Group which runs Cars45 in Nigeria, has closed $41M Series B funding from Balderton, TPG Growth, automotive funds Fraser McCombs Capital, and AutoTech Ventures. to expand its used-car marketplaces within emerging markets. The company additionally raised $17M in debt financing from leading institutions and banks bring…
Nigeria’s Alosfarm tackles some of the main market inefficiencies and challenges to growth for smallholder farmers within the agriculture value chain in Nigeria. Stephen Oloh, the CEO & Co-founder of Alosfarm told TechMoran that Nigeria’s agriculture is facing serious challenges such as low yield,…
Following its launch in Nigeria last October, AfroMillionsLotto has linked up with leading Nigerian payments provider Paga to offer payments for lotto games in Naira, making it even easier to play for Africa’s biggest jackpots. James Leppard, Ofertas365 CEO, stated: “We…
Article by Mary Olushoga, founder of awpnetwork.com, a platform powering small business success for African entrepreneurs. *** Why are women innovators largely ignored in Nigeria’s male-dominated technology spaces? Why didn’t Vice President Osinbajo visit any women-owned spaces during the highly popular and…
Zoto, a Nigerian payment solution today said its transacting user base and order volume grew by 56% and 200% respectively in the last financial year and it is set to replicate an even higher growth curve in the financial year 2018 -19….
Nigeria’s domain registrar and web hosting company DomainKing.ng has launched their ‘All-in-one’ web hosting plans for SMEs, designers and bloggers. These new plans come with a domain name, unlimited emails, web hosting, Free SSL and cloud Backups for creating a complete…
Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s digital agriculture platform which allows Nigerians to venture in and sponsor agriculture, today announced the launch of 7,500 acres of new maize and rice farms in Nigerian states, Kaduna and Kwara. Sponsorship will be open from the 4th of April…
For most vehicle owners, finding the right tires to buy can be very exhausting especially if its their first time or they are busy with other tasks. However, TyrePalaca, an online marketplace in Nigeria aims to help anyone finding it hard to…
Fazsion.ng is a Nigerian fashion website where you can get luxurious and quality fashion items. The platform is managed by no other person than Ochije Nnani who has worked in two of Nigeria’s leading e-commerce companies-Jumia & Konga. Hence, it was not a surprise…
Smoove, a French bike sharing platform with operations in France, Morocco, Tunis and Abidjan is set to launch in Lagos, Nigeria in a move to reboost their public transport systems and rise into the world ranks of green cities.Founded by Laurent Mercat in July 2008…
Nigerian mothers can relate to the kind of stress that comes with giving birth to and taking care of a new born, especially at the infancy stage. It’s a norm in Nigeria for lactating mothers to turn to their own mothers around…
There are thousands of medical practitioners and healthcare centres all over Nigeria. But the major problem patients face in most healthcare centres is getting medical help as quick as possible. This is so because most medical centres have so many patients they…
Endeavor has partnered with Omidyar Network,to launch in Nigeria in a move to support entrepreneurs and companies that have passed through the initial start-up phase and who demonstrate the potential for rapid expansion and scale. With a population of 20 million people, Africa’s…
Naspers-backed OLX is trimming its headcount in Nigeria and Kenya as it moves to turn profitable this year. Speaking to TechMoran, Peter Ndiangui, OLX Kenya country manager said, “We made a difficult but important decision in Kenya and Nigeria to consolidate our…
Nigeria’s Zinox Group has acquired Naspers’-backed e-commerce firm Konga to take on Jumia across Africa. Launched in July 2012, Konga.com has always wanted to become the engine of commerce and trade in Africa offering a platform for merchants to sell Phones, Computers, Clothing,…
Deliveryman.ng, an indigenous on-demand e-commerce logistics solution provider has launched in Nigeria to ensure clients get seamless, fast and secure last mile delivery in Nigeria. Pitching itself as an ultra fast and same day delivery organisation that is committed to meeting the…
Africa’s eCommerce firms have to gamble with logistical hurdles to become successful unlike their international counterparts operating in markets where infrastructure like the national addressing system and roads are in place. The platforms in Africa therefore find it a problem getting products…
Over the years, Nigeria’s economy was solely dependent on agriculture. However, the huge revenue from crude oil production in the late 70’s and 80’s made agricultural productivity fall drastically. However, because of the crash in global oil price in recent times, Nigerians…
