Wednesday night, at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, President Barack Obama gave a brilliant speech endorsing Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States. Some excerpts include: “You know, nothing truly prepares you for the demands of the Oval Office. Until you’ve sat at that desk, you don’t know what it’s like …
Congratulations to Angel Adelaja, CEO, Fresh Direct Limited, a Nigerian company, who is one of the recipients of the Venture fund. Two weeks ago, The Venture, luxury whisky Chivas Regal’s search to find and support the most innovative startups from across the world, rewarded five social enterprises the remaining share of their $1million annual fund …
Yesterday, Tuesday night, at the ongoing Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton gave a stunning visual image of breaking the glass ceiling. After DNC organizers showcased a montage of forty-three past presidents, who were all men, Clinton’s face emerged, via live video, through pieces of shattered glass. It was a spectacular sight. Clinton is …
Facebook has successfully carried out the first test flight of Aquila, an unmanned solar powered airplane to bring affordable internet to millions of people in remote communities. When complete, Aquila will be able to circle a region up to 60 miles in diameter, beaming internet connectivity down from an altitude of more than 60,000 feet …
Chude Jideonwo, Managing Partner, RED; Marek Zymslowski, CEO, Hotel Oga; and Nozipho Sibanda, CFO, Dimension Data West Africa will be speaking at the ‘Starting with Zero Naira’ business workshop set to hold on Saturday, 30 July, 2016 at Plot 7a, Wole Olateju Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. Organized by SME100Nigeria and Red Media Africa, the …
On July 22nd, Global Fashion Group (“GFG”) announced a successful funding round of EUR 330 million, which has been subscribed by existing investors including Rocket Internet SE (“Rocket Internet”) and the Rocket Internet Capital Partners fund (“RICP”). Due to high demand, the initial underwritten minimum capital raising of EUR 300 million was increased to EUR …
