Nigeria's TradeDepot secures $3m Series A round

[Tom Jackson] Nigerian startup TradeDepot, an innovative SaaS platform for FMCG distribution in Africa, has secured a $3m Series A round led by Partech Ventures' recently launched Africa Fund to expand in Nigeria and launch in other countries...

12 startups selected for first African Google Launchpad Accelerator

[Tom Jackson] Google has announced the 12 startups that will participate in the first Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa class at an event held in Lagos, Nigeria...

Innovation policy hackathons to take place in Abuja, Lagos

[Tom Jackson] Entrepreneurs, investors, students and public sector officials are meeting in Lagos and Abuja next week for Nigeria's first public policy hackathon to brainstorm ways in which the regulatory environment for innovation and entrepreneurship can be improved across Nigeria.

Nigerian e-library startup Panacea launches Android app

[Tom Jackson] Nigerian e-library startup Panacea has launched its Android app, which allows users to rent books, search for study mates and create book clubs...

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Nigeria

[Tom Jackson] Which African country is the best place to launch, or invest in, a tech startup?

Online printing platform Ryteprint launched in Nigeria

[Tom Jackson] Online printing platform Ryteprint has launched in Nigeria to enable individuals, small businesses and corporate organisations to buy customised business printing and marketing printed products...

Nigeria's techAboki launches on-demand gadget repair service

[Tom Jackson] Nigerian startup, techAboki, has launched an on-demand gadget repair service aimed at connecting people needing gadget repair services with trusted, reliable and professional technicians in their locality...

Nigerian fintech startups offered chance to pitch for incubation

[Tom Jackson] Nigerian fintech startups have the opportunity to pitch for NGN3 million ($10,000) worth of incubation and prize money of NGN500,000 ($1,600) at the Fintech Startup Challenge in June...

Nigeria's CcHub makes co-working free

[Tom Jackson] Nigerian tech and innovation space Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has announced free access to its co-working space from 13 June, as the flagship Lagos incubator looks to further develop the local tech startup...