Nigerian cleantech startup, Arnergy, secures $3 million💰| Dismissed Twitter's Ghana compensated📱

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💰 Nigerian cleantech startup, Arnergy, secures $3 million in funding
📱Staff dismissed from Twitter’s Ghana office finally receive their final compensation
🎞️ Disney Animation and Kugali Unveil Official Trailer for Disney+ Animated Series, Iwájú
📺 The revamped Showmax is projected to become Africa’s second-largest video-on-demand (VOD) platform

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Nigerian cleantech startup, Arnergy, secures $3 million in funding to fast-track its adoption rate

Arnergy, a Nigerian startup specializing in clean tech solutions, has successfully garnered $3 million funding from All On – an investment company focusing on off-grid energy impact. This funding aims at enable Arnergy to scale up its operations and speed up the broader adoption of its services.

This financial boost comes on the heels of Arnergy’s prior successful Series A funding round in 2019, where the firm raised $9 million courtesy of All On, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, ElectriFI, and Norfund.

Currently, Arnergy is geared towards another fundraising effort, specifically pertaining to its Series B round. This round is expected to close within the current quarter and its proceeds are earmarked for operational expansion and enhancing the uptake of Arnergy’s renewable energy products and solutions.…..continue reading

📱SOCIAL MEDIA

Staff dismissed from Twitter’s Ghana office finally receive their final compensation

X, previously identified as Twitter, has finally compensated employees who were dismissed from its African headquarters more than a year ago. The agency that serves as their representative revealed this information. These employees had been jobless for over a year following layoffs at the company’s African base.

The majority of these individuals had been employed in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, for just a few months when they were dismissed from the social media company in November 2022.

X was recently compelled to settle the dues of its former employees that the firm had dismissed at its African headquarters over a year ago. Such a step was taken following the threat of a lawsuit for not compensating the fired employees with their promised redundancy money.…..continue reading

🎞️ MEDIA

Disney Animation and Kugali Unveil Official Trailer for Disney+ Animated Series, Iwájú

Disney Animation and Kugali have released the official trailer for their highly anticipated series, Iwájú, a groundbreaking animated project set in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria. The series, consisting of six episodes, follows the journey of Tola, a young heiress from a prosperous island, and her best friend Kole, a self-taught tech expert and caring son from the mainland.

Fans of Iwaju can mark their calendars for February 28 when all six episodes will be available for streaming on Disney+. The series promises to deliver a unique blend of storytelling, cultural richness, and cutting-edge animation, offering audiences a captivating and immersive viewing experience.…..continue reading

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