Popular Media executive and founder of Ebonylife TV, Mo Abudu is constantly taking Africa to the world and we love it. Mymediaafrica.com reports.

The media entrepreneur was given the 2019 Médailles d’Honneur in Cannes at MIPTV last night.

With this achievement, Mo Abudu makes history as the first African and Nigerian recipient of this prestigious award, given to senior executives who have made their mark in the global television industry, as well as contributed to the development of the international television community.

Mo Abudu was one of the 4 recipients of the award and she says:

“Basking in the glory of receiving my award. I share this award with the EbonyLife Team, I thank all our partners, sponsors, my family, my dearest mother, my darling Temidee and Koko and of course my bestos that have helped and supported us on our journey. Much love alway”

Sharing the stage with 3 other incredible people honoured with this award tonight – US writer, showrunner and producer, Ilene Chaiken, chairperson
of the Banijay Group in France, Stéphane Courbit, and UK managing director of Sky Vision, Jane Millichip.

https://mymediaafrica.com/2019/04/09/media-mogul-mo-abudu-becomes-first-african-to-bag-the-2019-medailles-dhonneur-in-france-photos/

Nigeria’s leading on-demand motorbike hailing service, Gokada, has set its tentacles into a new line of business.


The startup which is focused on changing the face of transportation in Nigeria by leveraging technology to connect users to the nearest motorbikes within their areas, apparently they have added water transportation to help Lagosians beat traffic.


Gokada announced the arrival of their luxury yacht “We put our hearts into every project we take on! The vision wasn’t just to help Lagosians beat traffic, but to find better ways of transporting people from point A – B safely across Africa! You can now move from Elk – Ikorodu on our luxury yacht. Watch this space for more information on bookings and trip fares”

Read more: https://mymediaafrica.com/2019/04/04/gokada-sets-to-launch-its-water-transport-business-in-nigeria/

Ingressive is a market entry and market operations firm for local and global enterprises seeking expansion in Africa.

Ingressive Capital launches its online application for early-stage founders based in Sub-Saharan Africa.

According to Maya Horgan Famodu from Ingressive Capital, “Fundraising is difficult.

We want to help the best and the brightest founders across Africa stay focused and keep building. We’re looking for great ideas built by solid teams.

No matter where you are in Sub-Saharan Africa, apply. We’re looking for the best of the best, irrespective of who you know or where you’re based.”

Ingressive Capital’s past investments include Paystack, Tizeti, which recently raised significant Series A investments, AwaBike and more.

Read more: http://mymediaafrica.com/2019/03/25/2019-apply-for-ingressive-capitals-50k-100k-funding-for-african-tech-startups/

Spend your summer break writing code and learning about open source development while earning a stipend!

Google Summer of Code is a global program focused on bringing more student developers into open source software development. Students work with an open source organization on a 3-month programming project during their break from school.

The accepted Students will work with a mentor, will also become part of the open source community. Apparently many will become lifetime open source developers!

Google Summer of Code is open to university students, age 18 and older in most countries.

Read more: http://mymediaafrica.com/2019/03/27/get-paid-monthly-apply-for-google-summer-of-code-2019-for-student-developers/

in March 2018, FairMoney, an online lending platform, launched in Nigeria, disbursing over one thousand five hundred loans daily.

The company has helped thousands of individuals and small businesses get closer to their dreams and most importantly access to critical finance made possible by the power of technology.

Customers access instant loans on FairMoney without collateral, extensive documentation or office visits which typically make borrowing money stressful for users.

FairMoney is taking customer experience to the next level and has launched an upgraded Android app to reflect this as it enters the next phase of growth. The new FairMoney app is easier to use and reflects the new brand which portrays the vision of providing access to financial services for everyone in Nigeria.

Read more: http://mymediaafrica.com/2019/03/27/how-nigerians-access-instant-loans-on-fairmoney-without-collateral/