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Shell Graduate Program 2026 Nigeria

Join us as a Graduate at Shell in Nigeria where you will embark on a comprehensive 3-year program designed to develop future leaders.

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Irish Ulysses Raises $38 Million in a Series A Funding Round

Irish eco-focused company Ulysses has raised $38 million in a Series A funding round that was led by Andereesen Horowitz.

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South Africa Welcomes the Arrival HIV Prevention Medicine Lenacapavir

The Department of Health welcomes the arrival of the first batch HIV prevention medicine, Lenacapavir in South Africa, which consists of 37 920 doses.

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Introducing: NewBird AI

After selling its shoe brand and assets last month for $39 million, Allbirds is pivoting to AI. Of course, the company is also changing its name, since the footwear brand “Allbirds” was part of the sale.

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Accel Closes $5 Billion in Fresh Capital to Back Late-Stage Companies

Accel announced on Tuesday that it raised $5 billion in fresh capital to back late-stage companies. The venture firm told Bloomberg that $4 billion will go to its late-stage Leaders Fund

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SportyTV Secures a Agreement With FIFA to Broadcast the 2026 World Cup

SportyTV has secured a historic and groundbreaking agreement with FIFA to broadcast all 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026™

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The Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2026 Application Now Open

The Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (HISA) 2026, Africa’s leading platform for exploring the latest trends and technologies shaping the healthcare industry, will return to Johannesburg

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South Africa Remains Africa's Leading Automotive Manufacturing Hub

South Africa’s automotive industry is becoming an increasingly contested space as global manufacturers accelerate expansion plans in Africa’s most industrialised vehicle market

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Seplat Becomes First NGX-Listed Firm to Surpass N10,000 Per Share

Seplat Energy, a leading independent oil and gas company in Nigeria, has become the first listed firm on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to surpass the N10,000 per share mark

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NASA Force Will Begin Accepting Its First Round of Applications

NASA Force is a new hiring initiative—developed in partnership with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management—designed to bring exceptional technical talent

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South African Startup Refiant AI Closes $5 Million Seed Round

South African startup Refiant AI, which uses algorithms to compress artificial intelligence (AI) models, has closed a US$5 million seed round to build its platform

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Tech Conference Latitude59 Opens Applications for Its Flagship Pitch Competition

Latitude59 CEO Liisi Org said that the Latitude59 pitch competition is one of the largest and most influential in Northern Europe, and that startups from across Africa are welcome to apply.

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