Farmcrowdy acquires Best Foods Livestock and Poultry Limited
Farmcrowdy has announced its acquisition of Best Foods Livestock and Poultry Limited to deepen its footprint in the livestock value chain.
Daniel Iyanda
Lagos State explains why Gokada, Oride & MAXOkada are affected by the ban on tricycles and bikes
The Lagos State Government has said the reason Gokada, Oride, MAXOkada and other bike-hailing startups are affected by the ban on tricycles and bikes is because they are part of the problem
Google's first Africa Developer Space launched in Lagos is free for all
Google has launched its first Developer Space in Africa, in Lagos, Nigeria. The Google Developer Space would serve as a hub for Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa and can be used by members of the Africa tech community for free.
Oui Capital invests in Mauritius first app-based mobility startup, Vite
Oui Capital—an Africa-focused venture capital firm—has made an undisclosed pre-seed investment in Vite Technologies, the first app-based mobility startup in Mauritius
Lagos bans tricycles and bikes, what's next for bike-hailing startups?
The Lagos State Government has announced the ban of tricycles (AKA "Keke NAPEP" or "Maruwa") and motorbikes (AKA Okada), including ORide, Gokada and MAXOkada. But by the book, there is a wiggle room for bike-hailing startups to negotiate the sanction.
Full list of areas tricycles and bikes have been banned in Lagos
Effective from Saturday, February 1, 2020, tricycles and motorbikes are restricted from operating in six local government areas, nine local council development areas, 10 major highways and 40 bridges across Lagos State—the commercial capital of Nigeria.
Ingressive invests $250,000 in three Nigerian startups
Ingressive Capital—an early stage venture capital firm—has cut three Nigerian startups a cheque of $250,000 (₦90.3 million).