The Nigerian government wants to tax phone calls to provide better healthcare. In today’s edition of the #TechpointAfricaPodcast, we discuss possible implications and upsides to this.
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The Nigerian government wants to tax phone calls to provide better healthcare. In today’s edition of the #TechpointAfricaPodcast, we discuss possible implications and upsides to this.
The four TABS Web3 Hackathon finalists who registered and built exciting solutions pitched them live at #TABS22. Sponsored by @NairaEx, here are the three winners of the $2,500 cash prize.
The SEC’s crypto rules show a clear understanding of how the crypto space works; however, decentralisation is still a major barrier to regulating the space. Could there be a way around that? Find out.
The eNaira upgrade will support bill payments and USSD integrations. While these sound interesting, how exactly will it work and will it clearly define the use cases of the CBDC? We painted a picture of the plausible outcome.
Fintechs dominate the African tech ecosystem; 62% (~$2.9 billion) of total startup funding went to fintech in 2021 but does this mean we have too many of them? On today’s edition of #TechpointAfricaPodcast, we decided to weigh in on the debate.
Six teams are now in the running to win $2,500 in the TABS Web3 Hackathon. The finalists have proposed solutions ranging from NFTs for authors to digital fashion stores to facilities to mint tokens. Read all about them here.
The Federal Government of Nigeria barred several telco subscribers from making calls after they failed to link their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to their Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). The prolonged deadline for the linkage came to an end on Monday,...
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