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Mr Eazi’s tech journey, Thepeer’s solution for businesses, Busha’s seed round

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Unity against naughty lenders, Treepz on an expansion spree, Abeg’s dramatic growth

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A chat with Mr Eazi, Spotify and two Congos, Nigeria’s cryptocurrency clampdown

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The Kredi Money story, Ozow’s $48m Series B, and blockchain skills with Bitmama

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Techpoint Build 2021, meme coins, Shuttlers’ seed funding, DrugStoc’s Series A, Nigeria’s housing deficit

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Nigeria’s online housing portal, loans and data privacy, news roundup

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Technext to host Coinference 2021: Africa’s biggest cryptocurrency gathering!

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Helium Health acquires Qatar’s Meddy in expansion play

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Nigerian drones and smart glasses, Rabbit’s $11m pre-seed, MFS Africa’s $100m Series C, and Flutterwave’s Disha acquisition

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Join Techpoint Africa as we virtually host Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton, Canada

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JUMO raises $120m, Healthlane launches in Nigeria, Chooya bags $950k, #StartupSouth recap, Ethiopia’s social media shutdown

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Pitchstorm 3.0 is here; apply for a chance to win $10,000 for your startup

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Financial inclusion on steroids? Lagos and buildings, MTN offloads shares

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NFTs and music, Egypt’s money rain, Payhippo’s $3m seed, and Opibus’s $7.5m funding

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MallforAfrica shuts down, Affiong Williams’ ReelFruit, Chipper Cash’s extension round, Violence against journalists

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NIN-SIM linkage extension, School abductions in Nigeria, Airtel Africa’s H1 results

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Bolt’s EV option, aYo Holdings’ new business model, Facebook’s new name, Namibia’s crime-busting plans

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Stitch’s Nigeria expansion, Africa’s military coups, RecoMed’s $1.5m funding, and Union45’s $3m seed

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What you should know about raising funds, Autochek’s $13.1m seed, VeriFind by VerifyMe, Paystack’s Pay for Me feature

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Risevest accounts unfrozen, Vendease’s seed round, and Interswitch X OkHi’s partnership

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Mr Eazi’s tech journey, Thepeer’s solution for businesses, Busha’s seed round

Today on #TechpointDigest, @nwokomachigo brings you the scoop on @mreazi, @thepeerHQ’s solution for businesses, and @getBusha’s seed round

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Unity against naughty lenders, Treepz on an expansion spree, Abeg’s dramatic growth

Today on #TechpointDigest, @eruskkii discusses Nigerian agencies and their fight against predatory digital lenders, Treepz’ Kenya expansion, and Abeg’s massive growth and intrigues.

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A chat with Mr Eazi, Spotify and two Congos, Nigeria’s cryptocurrency clampdown

Today on #TechpointDigest, @OnomeOneyibo discusses @techpointdotng’s chat with @mreazi, @Spotify’s latest African expansion, and cryptocurrency clampdown in Nigeria

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The Kredi Money story, Ozow’s $48m Series B, and blockchain skills with Bitmama

Today on #TechpointDigest, @BoluAbiodun1 discusses the Kredi Money story, @OzowPay’s $48m Series B, and @bitmamaexchange’s Credits programme.

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Techpoint Build 2021, meme coins, Shuttlers’ seed funding, DrugStoc’s Series A, Nigeria’s housing deficit

Today on #TechpointDigest, @nwokomachigo is discussing #TechpointBuild 2021, meme coins, @Shuttlersng’s seed funding, and @DrugStocNg’s Series A

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Nigeria’s online housing portal, loans and data privacy, news roundup

Today on #Techpoint Digest, @OnomeOneyibo discusses Nigeria’s online housing portal, @NITDANigeria and @fccpcnigeria’s partnership, and a handful of other news.

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Technext to host Coinference 2021: Africa’s biggest cryptocurrency gathering!

Tech media organisation, @technextdotng has announced its maiden event, #TechnextCoinference2021, billed to hold on Thursday, December 9, 2021, in Lagos. Register now

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Helium Health acquires Qatar’s Meddy in expansion play

In a major expansion play for a West African startup, Nigeria’s Helium Health acquires Meddy, a Qatari doctor booking platform. The startup’s CEO and COO join Helium Health’s leadership team.

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Nigerian drones and smart glasses, Rabbit’s $11m pre-seed, MFS Africa’s $100m Series C, and Flutterwave’s Disha acquisition

Today on #TechpointDigest, @BoluAbiodun1 discusses defence tech gadgets, @MFS_Africa’s $100m Series C, and @theflutterwave’s @getdisha acquisition.

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Join Techpoint Africa as we virtually host  Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton, Canada

Join Techpoint as we virtually host the Mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brown and his team as we discuss opportunities in Brampton, in the Ontario region of Canada. We’ll also be hearing from four Nigerian startups currently active in the city

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JUMO raises $120m, Healthlane launches in Nigeria, Chooya bags $950k, #StartupSouth recap, Ethiopia’s social media shutdown

Today on #TechpointDigest, @nwokomachigo discusses @JUMO_WORLD’s raise, @MyHealthlane’s Nigeria launch, @Chooyagroup’s $950k investment, Startup South recap, and social media shutdown in Ethiopia.

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Pitchstorm 3.0 is here; apply for a chance to win $10,000 for your startup

Apply for Techpoint Africa Pitchstorm 3.0, a pan-African startup competition focused on amplifying the work of startups pushing the envelope with world-class solutions.

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Financial inclusion on steroids? Lagos and buildings, MTN offloads shares

Today on #Techpoint Digest, @OnomeOneyibo discusses @MTNNG and @AirtelNigeria’s new PSB licences, @TechpointIntel’s latest insight, and @MTNNG’s public share sales.

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NFTs and music, Egypt’s money rain, Payhippo’s $3m seed, and Opibus’s $7.5m funding

Today on #TechpointDigest, @BoluAbiodun1 discusses NFTs and music, Egypt’s money rain, @payhippo’s $3m seed, and @Opibus1’s $7.5m funding.

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MallforAfrica shuts down, Affiong Williams’ ReelFruit, Chipper Cash’s extension round, Violence against journalists

Today on #TechpointDigest, @nwokomachigo discusses @MallforAfrica’s shutdown, Affiong Williams’ @ReelFruit journey, @chippercashapp’s extension round, and violence against journalists.

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NIN-SIM linkage extension, School abductions in Nigeria, Airtel Africa’s H1 results

Today on #Techpoint DIgest, @OnomeOneyibo discusses the latest NIN-SIM linkage deadline extension, @TechpointIntel insights on school abductions, and Airtel Africa’s H1 results.

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Bolt’s EV option, aYo Holdings’ new business model, Facebook’s new name, Namibia’s crime-busting plans

Today on #TechpointDigest, @latoria_ria discusses @boltapp’s electric vehicle option launch, aYo Holdings’ new business model, @facebook’s new name, and Namibia’s crime-busting plans.

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Stitch’s Nigeria expansion, Africa’s military coups, RecoMed’s $1.5m funding, and Union45’s $3m seed

Today on #TechpointDigest, @BoluAbiodun discusses Stitch’s Nigeria expansion Africa’s military coups @RecoMed’s $1.5m funding and @weareunion54 $3m seed.

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What you should know about raising funds, Autochek’s $13.1m seed, VeriFind by VerifyMe, Paystack’s Pay for Me feature

Today on #TechpoinDigest, @jermah4 discusses advice for first-time founders on fundraising, @AutochekAfrica’s $13.1m seed round, VeriFind by VerifyMe, and @paystack’s Pay for Me feature.

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Risevest accounts unfrozen, Vendease’s seed round, and Interswitch X OkHi’s partnership

Today on #TechpointDigest, @nwokomachigo discusses @Risevest’s unfrozen accounts, @VendeaseAfrica’s seed round, and @InterswitchGRP’s partnership with @letsokhi

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