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9 (CNN) — African tech startups have had a bit of a moment in the past few years. The continent's major urban centers -- like Nairobi, Lagos and Johannesburg -- have been abuzz with incubation hubs, tech entrepreneurs and developers creating, what they hope will be, the next big app. The tech giants of Silicon Valley have taken notice. In 2016, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced $24 million investment in Andela, a company that trains developers in Africa. Facebook is also opening a community tech hub in Lagos this year. According to new research from Partech Ventures, investment is flowing too. <!– adsense –> Related Article: A post-Brexit pivot to Africa? UK moves to increase trade with Nigeria Their research found that $560 million in venture capital funding was invested in African startups. That's an increase of 53% from $366,8 million in 2016. The total amount was achieved by 124 startups through 128 rounds of funding. African entr

say countrymen more wicked than Arabs •Over 400,000 still stranded –AU Commission Dayo Oketola, Adelani Adepegba, Kunle Falayi, Alexander Okere In the midst of the uproar over revelations that Libyan nationals are buying and selling migrants as slaves in Libya,  Saturday PUNCH has learnt that Nigerians based in the country also sell their fellow countrymen. This emerged as more Nigerians are repatriated by the International Organisation for Migration with the backing of the European Union in an ongoing exercise that has seen 1,295 retrieved from Libya in November alone. Since the beginning of 2017, IOM-facilitated repatriation has brought back 5,578 Nigerian migrants, who were trapped in and outside prisons across Libya. On Thursday night, 150 migrants from mostly Edo and Delta states arrived the country aboard a Buraq Airplane at the cargo terminal of the Murtala International Airport, Lagos. It was two days after 239 migrants had also been brought into the country.

This is a financial supported program which give the chance to international students taking part in study abroad. Thus, are you a graduate enrollment? What is your first impression seeing that the chance is to study Science and Technology in Japan? Japan is well-known for those kind of field, so let’s explore the program here: Where: Japan Nationality: International students Number of scholarship: A few Value of scholarship:  Receive a monthly allowance of 150,000 yen Degree program: Master in Science (Enrolling in April or September 2018) Duration: From April/September, 2018 to March/August, 2023 Eligible: Be an international citizens who have never lived in Japan before Be a self-financed student Meet the admission requirement to the school Are enrolling in full-time Master degree in Japan How to apply: Applicants should submit the application documents to the International Liaison Office at the Graduate School of Science by post. Here is the mailing addr

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has as its mandate to develop and regulate the Information Technology in Nigeria. Developing and regulating IT will support in transforming Nigeria into an IT driven economy for global competitiveness and the dire need of digital literacy. The Agency has since 2010 established a scholarship scheme for Masters and Doctoral degree in relevant areas of Information Technology (IT) and ICT Law obtainable in Nigerian (Government and Private) Universities. NITDA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 2017/2018 Duration The sponsorship for the Masters programme will run for one year and the Doctorate programme for three years. Criteria The scholarship award is strictly based on merit and is evenly distributed between the six geo-political zones for the PhD, 36 States and FCT for MSc. Eligibility (Nigerians) PhD: Only University and Polytechnic Lecturers with MSc in any Information Technology related field are eligibl

TSTV Africa has reacted to the purported recruitment exercise, allegedly been handled by the company. In a facebook post made on its official page and obtained by our reporter, TSTV said the recruitment exercise is not theirs and should be disclaimed. It also shared their official social media handles for verification, complaint and request. PUBLIC NOTICE!! The attention of TStv Africa has been drawn to an online publication about an ongoing recruitment exercise purportedly carried out by the organization. We wish to state for purposes of emphasis and clarity, that TStv Africa has not authorized any recruitment exercise as being published. Prior to the commencement of a recruitment exercise by TStv Africa, an official announcement will be made with respect to that on our official website and social media handles. Facebook: tstvafrica Twitter: @tstvafrica Instagram:@tstvafrica

The Ekiti State governorship election will hold on July 14, 2018, while Osun State governorship election will hold September 22, 2018, INEC disclosed on Thursday. Commencement date of Campaigns for Ekiti Governorship election is April 15, 2018, and that of Osun State June 24, 2018.  These were made known by INEC national commissioner, Solomon Soyebi. Meanwhile, INEC has disclosed that more parties will soon be registered. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this during a consultative meeting with national leaders of political parties on Wednesday in Abuja. The chairman also disclosed that INEC would, by first week of November, take its decision on pending political associations requesting to be registered as political parties. “As I speak with you, the Commission has over 108 political associations seeking fresh registration. “We want to assure all the associations that the Commission will register those that met the legal requirements. They should take

UNION leaders and members of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, as well as members and supporters of Good Governance Forum on Wednesday protested in Kwara State. Members of the College of Education Academic Staff Union protested at the gate of  Kwara State College of Education, while members of the Good Governance Forun marched on many streets in Ilorin, including Taiwo and Unity roads. COEASU Chairman, Dr Mamman Saba, said members of the union were being owed many months of salaries. He also complained of dilapidated offices, toilets, hostels, classrooms, lack of water and electricity supply, as well as unsafe environment. He lamented alleged poor staff welfare, which he said include promotion without financial backing, non-gazetting of 40/65 years in service, non payment of October 2015 incremental salary till date, promotion of staff from 2012 without change in salary and threat of retrenchment. He said, “The management is financially incapacitated to run the col