Nigeria’s loan market has an inclusion, access, and transparency problem. Akan Nelson and Daniel Osineye started Evolve Credit as a loan marketplace to solve this problem and cater to the needs …
As a learning company, Gidi Mobile makes it easy and rewarding to learn anything on the go
Tunji Adegbesan founded Gidi Mobile in 2012 as a learning company. Here’s what you need to know about its flagship product (gidimo), other offerings, and its expansion across Africa and Asia.…
Why Netflix needs more than cheap plans to drive massive growth in Africa
Netflix is expected to have 3.6 million African subscribers by 2025 and it’s driving this with pricing and local content. But as it tests a cheap mobile-only plan, current progress suggests the goal m…
Thrive Agric CEO, Uka Eje, steps down as Adia Sowho is named interim CEO
Thrive Agric has appointed ex-VP Growth of Migo, Adia Sowho to become the company’s interim CEO. She takes over from co-founder and now-COO, Uka Eje.…
Harvard, MIT, top postgraduate choices for founders of Millionaire West African Startups
Founders of West Africa’s Millionaire Startups seem to have a penchant for getting postgraduate degrees from the world’s top universities. According to data, Harvard and MIT are the top de…
You’ll soon be able to permanently mute WhatsApp messages
A feature on WhatsApp that lets users control who they get message notifications from, Mute, has been reviewed. Users can now mute chats for more than a year. Available to Android users in beta testin…
The new Fundall claims to be the smart bank you never had
Building on the feedback of several earlier adopters that grew over time—to about 11,000 as at launch—the team at Fundall finally launches what it calls the full version of its digital bank. In …
Millionaire West African Startups: Nigerian investors are second only to the US in size and deals made
West African millionaire startups keep increasing each year, majorly rising on foreign funds. However, since 2010, only US investors have outperformed Nigerian investors in size and number of deals ma…
Kenya’s plans for digital taxes and its data protection bill hit a potential snag
Kenya’s plan to tax enforce digital taxes, and some provisions of its data protection bill could face a major stumbling block as it begins free trade negotiations with the US. …
Serial entrepreneurs in West Africa received the most funding over the last decade
Techpoint Africa’s West African Startup Decade Report revealed that founders with more than one startup raised 82.7% of the funding recorded in the last ten years. Find out the edge serial founders ha…
Why agro-crowdfunding platform, Thrive Agric is defaulting on payments despite insured operations
Six months ago, Nigerian agro-crowdfunding platform, Thrive Agric, started defaulting on payments. With multiple cases now, the startup is even finding it difficult to return subscribers’ capita…
Remitano Launches Mission, a New Online Job Market for Crypto Lovers
Remitano, global P2P crypto exchange, has just launched a new online job market – MIssion, the platform’s latest element in its push to realize its full potential and open a new window of …
itel picks new brand slogan, ‘Enjoy Better Life’, unveils S16 Series
Adds itel TV, smart accessories to product line Lagos; October 5, 2020: itel Mobile, the foremost customer-centric brand has today presented her new brand direction and slogan, Enjoy Better Life at a…
How cryptocurrency should be regulated in Nigeria
Nigerians are massively adopting crypto and regulations are essential to protect consumers, but how and where do we start charting a course for crypto regulations? This article dives into this and oth…
The fintech sector made up 35% of Millionaire West African Startups in the last decade
Data from Techpoint Africa’s West African Startup Decade Report reveals that 35% of West African startups that have raised up to a million dollars are in the financial services sector. But what …
Industry Group set to host a national dialogue on taxation and developing the non-oil sectors
…as the Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) design strategies for economic growth through taxation The Telecommunication and Technology Sustainability Working Group (TTSWG) will host an industry c…
Introducing the West African Startup Decade Report
Introducing the West African Startup Decade Report, an in-depth analysis of the funding activities of Internet startups in the region between 2010 and 2019, breaking down founder and investor origins,…
40,000 young women and men in Nigeria will be equipped annually with entrepreneurial skills through EDC partnership with the Mastercard Foundation
The Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) announced a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to launch the Transforming Nigerian Youths program. Recognizing that employment is a pathway …
How Africa’s changing Internet culture gave BBNaija its best outing yet
Defying the pandemic, Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), a popular Nigerian reality show, aired for 71 days this year. As the winner emerged on September 27, available data revealed it is a likely influence…