The African tech space has been buzzing this week. Today's episode of the Techpoint Africa Podcast features very profound discussions on current trends in African tech. Our esteemed hosts, Oluwanifemi Kolawole and Bolu Abiodun, explore the noteworthy tech stories and insightful exploration of prominent tech narratives that have transpired over the course of the week.
The telecom operators in Nigeria are exploring a load-shedding approach, mirroring the power sector, of course. This approach is to effectively manage their services while advocating for tariff adjustments in response to increasing financial challenges.
Looks more like the current economic state is affecting everyone.
While the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers of Nigeria (NATCOMS) president claims users will blame Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) for bad network, Bolu says this is not true; it's usually the network provider that takes all the blame.
Moving on to the next story, the Lagos state government has been doing a lot lately.
In the last three weeks, the state has been revealing its revenue-generation plans as regards the tech space.
The Lagos state government has announced an initiative to tokenise real estate on the blockchain, effectively converting them into transferable NFTs. This innovative approach aims to streamline real estate transactions and enhance accessibility.
The tokenisation process is set to span a 16-month period, with the Ministry of Science and Technology leading the initiative in cooperation with various agencies and partners.
There is a ₦500 million budget to be utilised to tokenise real estate in Lagos State.
Lastly, we ended with the Kenyan gig driver's outrageous new rate, as against the e-hailing platform rate.
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These are quite interesting stories you would want to listen to.
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