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Over $60 million of investors fund may go down the drain, as nine Nigerian startups have shut down after few years of operation, LEADERSHIP finding has

Healthsocal.ai, the nonprofit wing of local business accelerator Octane, is developing Mindex, a credit-like score for mental health.

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By 2034 Africa is expected to have the world’s largest working-age population of 1.1 billion—yet only 3 to 4 million jobs are created annually. That means there’s an urgent need to create opportunities for the millions of people on the continent who are creative, smart and driven to succeed. The internet, and technology as a […]

Share this article From 12:12 am WAT on Wednesday, March 10, through dawn, tech Twitter in major African cities bubbled into a broth of inspirational quotes and hot takes. “Flutterwave” was a trending topic in Nigeria with over 10,000 tweets before 10 am.   Much of that attention was focused on Olugbenga Agboola, the fintech startup’s CEO, and his team of 300+ staff members spread across their headquarters in San Francisco and Lagos.   Agboola started Flutterwave with Iyinolu...