In a major broadcasting shift, Nigeria Launches FreeTV today, establishing a national digital television platform that gives every household in the country access to free, subscription-free television. The platform launches as a synchronized nationwide deployment, broadcasting simultaneously across satellite systems,…
As part of the landmark MarkHack 5.0 Conference, the 2nd edition of The Nigeria MarTech Award, held on Friday, 5th June 2026, at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, took center stage; a prestigious event dedicated to recognizing innovators, startups,…
MarkHack 5.0 delivered a defining moment for Africa’s marketing, media, and technology ecosystem, convening an elite cross-section of industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Friday, June 5, 2026. Organised by GDM Group in…
The CMO Circle—Nigeria’s premier, invitation-only forum for Chief Marketing Officers and senior marketing leaders—announces Iquo Ukoh and Lolu Akinwunmi as Co-Chairs for its 2026 convening. Designed as a high-trust, executive platform, the Circle brings together the most influential voices in…
MarkHack 5.0, Nigeria’s premier marketing, media, and technology conference, will host the official unveiling of Ad-Agency GPT—Africa’s first generative AI platform purpose-built for marketing and advertising agencies. The platform will be introduced by Tomi Davies, Collaborator-in-Chief at TVC Labs and…
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has opened applications for the 2026 cycle of its develoPPP Ventures programme, making €100,000 in non-dilutive public capital available to qualifying startups across five African markets. The application window opened…
A Wits University spinout building AI-powered air quality systems has landed a significant funding boost, with South Africa’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) approving R11.7 million in support for its AI4Mines/AIrSynQ solution. AIrSynQ Systems has been quietly building something worth paying…
Kenya has a new short-form video platform. UrbanTok, owned by the Mzawadi Group, officially launched on April 30, 2026, at the Connected Africa Summit in Nairobi. The platform is designed for video sharing and livestreaming, and its stated purpose is…
People are creating differently, communicating differently, and consuming media differently because of artificial intelligence. As these changes take hold, one question is becoming impossible to ignore: how do we ensure technology evolves without eroding human culture, creativity, and lived experience?…
2025 was a brutal year for African startups. Roughly 18 companies closed their doors, up from 12 in 2024, as the funding winter tightened its grip and the harsh realities of doing business in challenging markets became impossible to ignore.…