Winners Of Startupper Of The Year Total Challenge [2018-2019]

Winners have emerged at the 2018-2019 Startupper of the Year by Total Challenge in Nigeria, held at an official ceremony on February 13 [2019] at Oriental Hotel, Lagos.

The three winners of the Startupper of the Year by Total Challenge in Nigeria selected by a jury of local experts are:

  • Ogunbanjo Olumide, AgroData Network: AgroData Network promotes organic farming via community-based beekeeping providing farmers with free beehives. The company deploys natural techniques to keep the bees within the ecosystem.
  • Obaoye Justus, Carido Automobiles Service Technology: Carido is an on-demand automobile service technology, which aggregates automobile maintenance demands through mobile devices and thereafter facilitates their fulfilment through select offline services performed by competent and vetted mechanics.
  • Ijir Aondosoo, My Waste My Energy: My Waste, My Energy converts rice husk waste to energy source and provides a sustainable form of domestic energy, reduces environmental degradation and deaths associated with respiratory diseases as Nigeria records 93,000 deaths annually due to smoke from firewood.

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Publiseer Wins 2019 Startup World Cup Nigeria Regional Competition

Publiseer has emerged winner of the 2019 Startup World Cup Nigeria Regional Competition, which took place at the Civic Hive in Lagos.

The Startup World Cup is global startup pitch competition, which is held by Silicon Valley based venture capital firm Fenox VC, with a $1 million investment prize. The global startup pitch competition offers entrepreneurship opportunities for early-stage startups around the world.

This year’s Nigerian regional finals had Passion Incubator as its exclusive regional partner. It had a pitch session with 10 early stage startups.

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CoralPay Technology Limited Introduces First Interoperable USSD & Mobile Payment Platform

CoralPay Technology Limited, a payment switching and transaction processing company, has deployed the first interoperable Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) and mobile payment platform to Nigerians desirous of a seamless and secure payment solution.

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VoguePay Wins Global Leading Premium Online Payment Solution Provider Of The Year Award [2018]

VoguePay has won the global leading premium online payment solution provider of the year award, at the World Quality Day, 2018. 

The award, under the auspices of the World Quality Alliance and Chartered Institute of Quality, United Kingdom, celebrates organisations that places due importance to global quality standards.

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Winners Of HR Future Workplace Awards 2018

Winners have emerged in the 2018 edition of the HR Future Workplace Awards during the HR Summit and Expo for West Africa, 2018 held at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The HR Future Workplace Awards (2018), themed: “Celebrating the Human Side of Business”, sought to recognise outstanding achievements of individuals, departments, teams and organizations that have contributed to the growth and development of the West African HR Industry.

The events showcased the best HR talents in West Africa and also recognised HR professionals in government and private sector for their contributions towards creating a high performing workforce for the future.

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Dolphin Aquatic Centre And Dolphin Swim School Wins African Entrepreneurship Award 2018

Dolphin Aquatic Centre and Dolphin Swim School, has won a grant from the Moroccan-funded African Entrepreneurship Award for 2018.

Founder Aderoju Ope-Ajayi, 38 years old, a FINA-certified swimming instructor and coach, was one of three award recipients in the sports category funded by the BMCE Bank of Africa that is headquartered in Casablanca.

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Winners Of 2018 Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) CEO Awards

Winners have emerged at the 2018 Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) CEO Awards at a ceremony held on December 12, 2018, at the Stock Exchange House in Lagos.

Initiated in 2012, The NSE CEO Awards is designed to reward and motivate listed companies, Dealing Member Firms, Fund Managers and Issuing Houses to attain higher levels of corporate governance, compliance and performance that reinforce investor confidence in the Nigerian capital market.

This year, The Exchange enhanced the award categories from three to ten to reflect the dynamic nature of the market.

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