Bolu Abiodun

2 months ago

Nigerians have to work almost 5 times longer than an average European to afford mobile Internet

Nigeria ranks 119th for mobile Internet affordability out of 121 countries. This means that Nigerians have to work almost 5 times longer than an average European to afford mobile Internet.

Bolu Abiodun

2 months ago

Fintech

Nigeria's next CBN governor may be qualified for the job, but this fact about him could be a problem

With over 30 years of experience in the public and private financial sectors, Yemi Cardoso is a good fit for CBN governor, but this fact about him could be a problem.

Bolu Abiodun

2 months ago

News

Yemi Cardoso becomes Acting CBN Governor

Bolu Abiodun

2 months ago

Startups

Nigerian-led Mainstack emerges as one of the top 20 startups at TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200

Bolu Abiodun

2 months ago

Blockchain

Nigerian blockchain company Convexity named one of Circle pitch event finalists at BlackRock HQ, New York

Nigerian blockchain solutions company Convexity will be pitching its humanitarian aid solution, CHATS, at the headquarters of a $10 trillion asset management firm, BlackRock, in New York, USA.

Bolu Abiodun

2 months ago

Insights

Mecho Autotech raises $2.4m pre-Series A to expand into wholesale spare parts distribution

Mecho Autotech, a Nigerian startup that offers vehicle repairs and maintenance has raised $2.4 million pre-Series A to expand into wholesale spare parts distribution.

Bolu Abiodun

3 months ago

Mobility & Logistics

A partnership agreement is preventing LagosRide drivers from owning cars they've financed for four years

Drivers who can't afford the ₦700,000 down payment for a LagosRide vehicle go through a partner that makes the payment for them, but they still won't own these vehicles after making payments for four years.

Bolu Abiodun

3 months ago

Startups

Four startups founded by Africans in the 2023 Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders programme

Here's a list of African-founded startups in the 2023 Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders programme.

Bolu Abiodun

3 months ago

Techpoint Digest

Co-founder of $4bn OneCoin scam jailed

When was the last time you used Threads? Well, for me, it's been weeks since I visited the X (Twitter) copycat. I tried to keep up but I forgot all about it at some point. It is no surprise that it lost 20% of daily active users weeks after gaining a record-breaking 100...

Bolu Abiodun

3 months ago

Techpoint Digest

Hackers use Ethereum founder's X account to steal $691k

Today on Techpoint Digest, we discuss another crypto scam, Interswitch's Google Play support, and Flutterwave's FX rescue.

Bolu Abiodun

3 months ago

Startups

CBN backs Swap, Flutterwave's answer to Nigeria's FX problems

CBN backs Swap, Flutterwave's answer to Nigeria's FX problems. It was launched in partnership with Wema Bank and Kadavra, a digital bureau de change platform.

Bolu Abiodun

3 months ago

Startups

Nestcoin gets $1.9m strategic funding to strengthen its balance sheet after a tough 2022

Nestcoin gets $1.9m strategic funding to strengthen its balance sheet after tough 2022

Bolu Abiodun

3 months ago

Startups

Clickafix, backed by Fast Forward Ventures, aims to fix Nigeria's home service gap with ₦24,000 yearly subscriptions

From VConnet to KeyaHelp, many have tried and failed to disrupt Nigeria's home service market, but, Fast Forward has backed Clickafix as its aims to fill the gap with a ₦24,000 yearly subscriptions.

Bolu Abiodun

3 months ago

Startups

This startup is building an Airbnb for parking lots in Africa's busiest cities

After years of torturous Lagos traffic, Philip Ogunaike built Parkwell to help people locate and book the best parking spots in African cities. Here's how it works.

Bolu Abiodun

3 months ago

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Nigerians have to work almost 5 times longer than an average European to afford mobile Internet

Nigeria's next CBN governor may be qualified for the job, but this fact about him could be a problem

Yemi Cardoso becomes Acting CBN Governor

Nigerian-led Mainstack emerges as one of the top 20 startups at TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200

Nigerian blockchain company Convexity named one of Circle pitch event finalists at BlackRock HQ, New York

Mecho Autotech raises $2.4m pre-Series A to expand into wholesale spare parts distribution

A partnership agreement is preventing LagosRide drivers from owning cars they've financed for four years

Four startups founded by Africans in the 2023 Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders programme

Co-founder of $4bn OneCoin scam jailed

Hackers use Ethereum founder's X account to steal $691k

CBN backs Swap, Flutterwave's answer to Nigeria's FX problems

Nestcoin gets $1.9m strategic funding to strengthen its balance sheet after a tough 2022

Clickafix, backed by Fast Forward Ventures, aims to fix Nigeria's home service gap with ₦24,000 yearly subscriptions

This startup is building an Airbnb for parking lots in Africa's busiest cities

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