Barbados is set to remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic by November next year. This will make it the first country to drop the monarch in nearly three decades. It was revealed in a written address by the country’s Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, who said it was…
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Gozem Officially Launches Its New Super App
Gozem has released a new ‘Super App’ interface that makes it easy for users to access the various Gozem services offerings. Instead of opening the app to find a ride-hailing map, users now see various options that they can quickly choose from to access the exact service desired. This new app consolidates all of Gozem’s…
Gozem Launches e-Commerce Delivery Services in Lome, Cotonou
Gozem, the ride-hailing app offering transportation services via motorcycles, tricycles and cars in West and Central Africa, has taken one step further towards becoming Africa’s all-inclusive super app. With the launch of e-commerce delivery services, users in Lome and Cotonou can not only use Gozem to move around in their cities but can also order…
Unicorns Raises $26.5bn Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Recent years have witnessed a tenfold increase in the number of unicorns, rising from less than forty in 2013 to almost 400 in July 2020. The impressive growth of these private companies with a market valuation of over one billion dollars has been followed by the increasing number of venture capitalists willing to invest in…
Foluke Abdulrazaq Joins Transcorp Board as Vice Chairman
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), Nigeria’s leading listed conglomerate, owner of Transcorp Power Limited, one of Nigeria’s largest power producers and the iconic Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, has announced the appointment of Mrs. Foluke K. Abdulrazaq to its Board of Directors, as Vice Chairman, effective Friday, 5th of June 2020. Mrs Abdurazaq brings considerable…
5 Men On What It Feels Like Having Multiple Girlfriends
I’m guessing this is a topic ladies are curious about…lol. Like, why can’t he just be faithful to me? What does she have that I don’t? Well, we’ve got you! We have the guys here to explain to us what keeping multiple girlfriends is like to them. To be clear, we are not talking about…
Gozem, Etisalat Benin Integrate of Moov Money into Gozem App
Hundreds of thousands of Gozem users in Benin can now enjoy the simplicity and security of Moov Money. This integration of Moov Benin and Gozem means that Gozem customers can now use Moov Money to safely top up their Gozem wallets and take Gozem trips without cash. This comes at a time when the need…
Andela, Google, Pluralsight Launch Scheme for African Software Engineers
Andela, Google and Pluralsight recently launched the third edition of a developer skills program aimed at equipping participants for entry level and intermediate skills in Android, Google Cloud, and Mobile Web technologies. The program known as the Google Africa Developer Scholarship is now open to all countries in Africa and offers 30,000 scholarships and 1,000…
COVID-19: Foundation Gives ‘Hope Pack’ to Communities
A foundation known as The Give Hope to the Slum Child Programme has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting individuals who are in need, in response to the COVID-19 epidemic by identifying, assessing, developing, and scaling-up essential amenities people might need during the social distancing/self-isolation period. As the two weeks nationwide shutdown comes into effect, the…
Massive Price Slash as Jumia Nigeria Announces Tech Week 2020
Jumia Nigeria has announced a price slash offer for customers in its upcoming Tech Week campaign which is scheduled to run from March 23rd to the 29th. The campaign will run in parallel with its Stay Safe campaign aimed at providing consumers access to hygiene products, groceries, utility bills and all relevant fast-moving consumer goods…