Yinka Awosanya

Ethiopian-based Gebeya is building a pool of African tech talents on its path to $100 million revenue

Ethiopian-based Gebeya is building a pool of African tech talents while eyeing a $100 million revenue despite the challenges in its home country.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

eCommerce

5 things we learnt at Jumia's Q2 2019 results presentation

We learnt that Jumia Pay and Jumia Logistics are going solo among other things at the company's Q2 2019 results presentation.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Governance & Policy

Former NITDA DG, Isa Pantami is Nigeria's new Minister of Communications

The immediate past Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Isa Pantami, has been sworn-in as Nigeria's new Minister of Communications.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Governance & Policy

Nigeria Air is ‘dead’ but still costing the nation almost ₦200 million in 2019

Nigeria Air was suspended last year but still gets budgetary allocations in the 2019 appropriation act.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Equity Merchants

"Nigerian tech startups can become giants without serving other markets" -- Kyane Kassiri, VC at LoftyInc

Kyane Kassiri is a Tunisian-born VC who moved to Nigeria because "numbers don't lie". He shares his insights about the Nigerian startup space in comparison with that of Tunisia

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Office Tours

A tour of Andela Kenya, arguably the largest tech campus in Africa

We take a tour of Andela Kenya, a campus that sits on over 2 acres of land, making it arguably the largest of its kind in Africa. Join us as we look into the space through our camera lens.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Fintech

Why your favourite online savings platform is giving you a virtual account number

What the recent move by online savings platforms means for the Nigerian financial space.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Startups

Ilara Health raises $735k to deliver affordable diagnostic services in Kenya

Nairobi-based Ilara Health raised $735k to power its operations in the East African country.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Startups

Report: Nigerian startups raised $24.7 million in Q2 2019, 40% higher than Q1

Nigerian Startup Funding Report for Q2 2019 shows that startups raised more funds than they did in Q1 2019 but less than Q2 2018.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Governance & Policy

4 people most likely to become Nigeria’s next Communications Minister

A look at President Buhari's 2019 ministerial list for the most likely candidates to be appointed Nigeria's next Minister of Communications.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Internet Culture

Motorcycle riders may not be excited about new navigation feature on Google Maps

Commuters of motorcycle hailing platforms see more usefulness for the new navigation feature on Google Maps than the riders.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Governance & Policy

Connectivity tops the list of what stakeholders expect Nigeria's next Communications Minister to focus on

Stakeholders in the Nigerian internet and tech space want the yet-to-be-appointed Communications Minister to focus on a couple of things, one of which is access.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Governance & Policy

Ethiopia is opening its doors to foreign investors in its budding internet startup space

The Ethiopian government is working on bringing in more foreign investors to power its budding internet startup space.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Fintech

ORide is a Trojan Horse; Opera's not really after the motorcycle-hailing market in Lagos

What Opera's entry into the motorcycle e-hailing market means for the Nigerian mobile payment market.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

IPOs

Questions about MTN Nigeria’s listing and impending Airtel IPO on the local exchange

Following the listing of MTN Nigeria on the local stock exchange, another leading telco is already planning to get listed on the local exchange.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

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