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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Bolu Abiodun
He's a geek, a sucker for Blockchain and an all-round tech lover.
Team Chemotronix, 2 others win $2,500 cash prize at TABS Web3 Hackathon
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SEC regulations: Nigeria Crypto exchange CEOs to retire after 10 years
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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.
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[PODCAST] Fintech bonanza
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.
Meet the 6 teams competing for the $2,500 cash prize in the TABS Web3 Hackathon
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.
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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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Here are the confirmed speakers for the Techpoint Africa Blockchain Summit
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Making sense of the Web3 buzz through the eyes of an African investor, founder, and designer
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Team Chemotronix, 2 others win $2,500 cash prize at TABS Web3 Hackathon
SEC regulations: Nigeria Crypto exchange CEOs to retire after 10 years
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