This week on social media; Cardi B in Ghana, blackout in Nigeria and other stories.…
FIRS gets a new chairman, what will be the fate of Fowler’s plan to charge VAT on online purchases?
Babatunde Fowler has been replaced by Muhammad Nami as FIRS Chairman. What will be the fate of the agency’s plan to begin charging VAT on online purchases in 2020? …
Uber has launched in Côte d’Ivoire, its first francophone African country
As a part of its expansion into African markets with limited car ownership and public transport, Uber has officially launched its operations in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s capital city.…
Social Media Roundup: The Nigerian artiste of the decade
This week on social media; who’s the Nigerian artiste of the decade?, Nairobi governor and others arrested for economic crimes and other stories.…
South Africa commences e-Visa test with Kenya; Nigeria, India, and China to follow
South Africa has begun testing its electronic visa application system (e-Visa) with Kenya. …
Social Media Roundup: The tale of 182 tweets
This week on social media, a 182-tweet thread, Kenya launches the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report and other stories.…
Nigeria now has a national sex offenders database
You can now do an online search of reported, arraigned, or convicted sex offenders in Nigeria. …
Social Media Roundup: African Giant
This week on social media; Burna boy’s abum gets Grammy nomination, #SayNoToSocialMediaBill and other stories.…
“Things went way better than I expected,” creator of Quoted Replies reacts to getting a job offer from Twitter
In an interview with Techpoint, Dara Oladosu, creator of Quoted Replies discusses his surprise at Twitter’s job offer and the fate of his viral Twitter bot.…
Social Media Roundup: Existing while female in Abuja
This week on social media; the woman behind the unlawful #AbujaRaid, EFCC uncovers shocking details about Mompha and more stories…
Public Internet access as a means to deepening Internet penetration in Nigeria
The establishment of free public internet options in South East Asian countries in the last decade has resulted in massive tech adoption and the development of their digital economies. Perhaps, Nigeri…
In conversation with Tayo Oyegunle, Country Manager, Uber Nigeria
In an email interview with Techpoint, Tayo Oyegunle talks about his experience with overseeing operations at Uber Nigeria and his vision for the company. …
Social Media Roundup: Fire in Onitsha
This week on social media; fire in Onitsha market, Ycee and Kizz Daniel vs their former record labels and other stories.…
More than just a physical location: A tour of Hub One’s space in Yaba
We recently took a tour of Hub One, FCMB’s co-working space located in Yaba, Lagos. Here’s what it looks like.…
Facebook now has a combined 70.9m monthly active users in Nigeria, SA and Kenya
Nigeria is still Facebook’s biggest market in Africa with 33 million monthly active users. South Africa and Kenya follow with 28 million and 9.9 million monthly active users respectively…
Social Media Roundup: #SexForGrades
This week on social media; #SexForGrades, Vector vs M.I and other stories.…
Do #BBNaija's voting numbers mean that Nigerians are ready for mobile voting?
Imagine a scenario where, in addition to the offline voters’ registration and voting proper, you have the option of going through this process online — on your mobile phone or tablet — fro…
Social Media Roundup: Fighting insurgency with spiritual warfare?
This week on social media; the Nigerian army is enlisting the help of religious organisations to fight terrorism, Tiwa Savage vs Charles Anazodo and other stories.…
Quoted Replies: The viral Twitter bot built by a Nigerian
If you’re a regular Twitter user, you might have seen the @QuotedReplies handle under some of the most popular tweets or even used it. Here’s the how it came to be.…
Nigeria’s addressable market on the Internet is probably smaller than you think
MTN Nigeria’s recent report on its active Internet data users remind us once again that the Internet market in Nigeria is not as big as we might think.…