With more cases of people getting into distressing situations for acquiring recycled phone numbers, Techpoint gets the standpoint of a network provider representative on the need for recycling and how…
Where does having fewer expat founders put the Nigerian startup ecosystem?
Public perception often ties foreign expat involvement in the African ecosystem with higher prospects. With Nigeria as a major outlier, this is really not the case…
5 months in office: What has become of Pantami’s orders to various agencies?
In five months as Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has given orders to agencies under his supervision; we highlight some orders as well as the reactions that have trailed th…
Bauchi state government introduces digital attendance to root out ghost teachers
The Bauchi State Ministry of Education has joined the list of public agencies already adopting automation in the country by introducing a digital attendance system. We consider their success chances…
How increased Right of Way charges could raise data and voice call tariffs
A recent decision by Lagos and 13 other state governments to increase Right of Way (RoW) charges on telecoms may signal a possible increase in voice call and Internet charges going forward in the year…
Smartphones will soon have longer-lasting batteries in 2020, but what’s the catch?
Battery capacity is a specification people consider when getting smart devices. Soon, phones would have lithium-sulfur batteries that can last much longer than lithium-ion batteries. Here is what else…
OPay takes another step towards becoming Africa’s WeChat with new messaging feature
OPay continues to try out different services on its mobile application with a messaging feature now added to an existing log of 15 services. We explore what this might mean for the startup’s super app…
WhatsApp to discontinue support for some mobile OS versions beginning from February 2020
You might not be able to use WhatsApp from February 1 2020 without upgrading your Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone operating systems.…
Meet the Nigerian developer that runs free online digital skills training on Facebook and Slack
At a time when it is expensive to learn digital skills in Nigeria, a female developer — Iniobong Udoh — and her team offers free online and offline digital training to youths to give them…
“Our car rescue-on-demand startup, AutoSave would have survived if we had funds for marketing” — co-founder, Ifeoluwa Popoola
AutoSave, a web-based platform connecting mechanics to car owners, thrived from 2014 until mid-2017 when the founders decided to halt operations. An interview with the co-founder reveals why…
Vatebra Tech Hub opens applications for accelerator programme
Vatebra Tech Hub, backed by Bank of Industry (BOI), calls for applications into its first incubator program which will have startup teams exposed to a wide network of investors.…
“We haven’t commenced operations in Ibadan.” — SafeBoda country manager
Following reports making rounds about SafeBoda’s launch in Ibadan, Nigeria, the bike-hailing company’s country manager has refuted the claims while clarifying launch plans…
More than a bike-hailing platform, CanGo is building the first Super App in Central Africa
Tech penetration in Central Africa is quite low compared to other African nations. But CanGo, an app-based mobility/logistics platform, now promotes ease of movement and brings services to customers i…
When to hang up the boots as a startup founder
How do startup founders know when to give up? Aside from intuition, we are able to glean from startup ‘autopsies’ other signs that show it’s time to walk away from an ailing startup.…
Termii, a Nigerian CaaS startup, secures $30,000 seed fund from Transsion-backed incubator, Future Hub
A Nigerian Communication-as-a-Service startup, Termii, announces a $30,000 seed fund secured from Transsion-backed Future Hub…
OPay appears to compete against Uber, Bolt in Nigeria with OCar
Opera-founded, OPay has launched yet another vertical; a car-hailing service called OCar. Coming just after it announced a $120m funding round led by Chinese investors, the startup seems to be taking …
The Lagos state government is on a mission to convert recreational parks into makeshift innovation centres
Moving away from the typical use of parks for recreation, the Lagos State government, through LASPARK, gives innovation-driven firms free spaces within state-owned parks for erecting low-cost innovati…
OPay’s $120m series B round boosts fund chest to almost $200m
OPay raises $120 million series B fund to scale in Nigeria and enter other African markets while improving high-frequency usage services on the payment platform.…
3 startups graduate from Itanna second cohort accelerator programme
Honeywell Group-backed corporate VC, Itanna releases the second batch of startups from its accelerator programme while revealing plans to support startups transitioning into West African markets…
OPay suspends OBus service, claims to be reviewing business model
Barely three months after its beta launch in Lagos, OBus — OPay’s public bus-hailing service — has reportedly suspended operations indefinitely.…