MTN Group looks set for a major restructuring as it plans to cash out on Jumia, IHS Towers in the future and exit its operations in the Middle East to focus on Africa. …
The Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE) has opened a Call for Solutions in Nigeria. We invite all private companies with ideas for projects that fit within our two windows, digital skills and t…
Nigeria’s telecom regulator, NCC has ordered mobile network providers to agree with banks on a newly approved USSD charge. Though customers are excluded from paying, they might still end up bea…
Asides infrastructure, access to mobile devices greatly drives connectivity. Though most of them are not affordable due to Africa’s poverty level, a World Wide Web Foundation report presents a way out…
The Nigerian Government has approved the revised code by the NBC that limits the acquisition or airing of exclusive/original local content on online streaming platforms, and places fine for hate speec…
Alegra is a Colombian-based accounting software for MSMEs being used in 25 countries. With the backing that comes from being part of the Endeavor network, Africa is its next target market.…
The Nigerian Senate recently confirmed the appointment of Professor Umar Garba Danbatta as Executive Vice-Chairman of the NCC. We look back at his last five years in Nigeria’s telecom sector and…
Ghanaian entrepreneur, Jesse Ghansah co-founded media startup, OMG Digital in 2015. Five years later, he’s working on Swipe, a fintech startup. In this interview, he shares his journey starting …
In 22 days, we will host Africa, and the world at large, at our flagship conference, Techpoint Build 2020. Here is the confirmed list of pan-African speakers at the event. #TechpointBuild…
The banking platform on our “must have” list right now is gomoney. It’s the holy trinity: beautiful, efficient and user-friendly. From what we’ve seen, easy access — you can do…
In another effort to curb misinformation, Facebook-owned WhatsApp releases a new feature to help users confirm the truth in forwarded messages before sharing with others. But it’s only available in se…
With over 40,000 customers in Lagos, Plentywaka is looking to acquire more by expanding to other states across Nigeria. It has raised $300k to achieve this while making capital city, Abuja, its first …
The Central Bank of Nigeria recently initiated the global standing instruction which allows banks to recover loans from defaulters’ BVN-linked accounts. We explore the various implications of this mov…
Since OPPO made a foray into the Nigerian market in 2019, there has been an influx of quality smartphones to the Nigerian smartphone market. OPPO has launched a couple of quality devices since then, O…
In the Nigerian tech ecosystem, the name Dele Odufuye is synonymous with Tsaboin and Flobyt. Here, he tells us about the companies, their public-facing projects, and how the former was acquired earlie…
Nigeria’s proposed logistics regulations have been met with various reactions, though licencing fees seem to be suspended, other details behind this r…
