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When companies die
This article originally appeared on Gabriel Omin's Medium. There is a lot of literature on why companies die, but...
What your brand should be doing during #EndSARS protests
By Onalaja Gbenga & Ezekiel Ojewunmi The #EndSARS protests are catching many businesses off guard. Companies,...
A map of social investors in South Africa
Social investment fund manager Tshikululu, has initiated a project to map the interventions of social investors...
Surviving ‘Rona’: Either find a way or make one happen
Rona has hit the world like a wrecking ball floating through a dilapidated shack. And for startups, especially those...
The New Normal: Selling life insurance products has forever changed
As Covid-19 sweeps across the world, the way we live, work and transact is changing at unprecedented rates. Fear and...
The New Normal: Drive towards tech will ultimately benefit all sectors
The New Normal is a new regular column Ventureburn will run, featuring business leaders and how Covid-19 is reshaping...
Why remote, virtual court hearings in Nigeria are constitutional
In the words of Machiavelli in the book, The Prince, "there is nothing more difficult to do or more doubtful of...
The Nigerian government needs to lean on tech to regulate road transport
Kunle got to Yaba at 5:30 a.m. on a Wednesday to board a bus to Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. After one hour of searching...
Why $10,000 for 5% equity could be reasonable for early-stage startups
Last week, Carbon (formerly Paylater, a product of OneFi) announced its $100,000 ‘Disrupt Fund’, through which it...
Can the Lagos okada highway ban be more measured?
“After consultations with the stakeholders, the state security council, in compliance with the extant transport sector...
Nigeria’s Finance Act and an impending tax turf war between federal and state governments
Earlier this month, Nigeria's Finance Act 2019 was signed into law, drawing net positive commentary from key...
5 months in office: What has become of Pantami’s orders to various agencies?
On August 21, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari, in his second tenure as president, swore in Dr Isa Pantami as the...
Why restricting speech on social media is a very dangerous idea
This article was published in November 2019 We are all blind The famous Indian parable of the six blind men and the...
Delta State still prioritises industrialisation over ICT development and it has good reasons to
In a meeting with prospective Chinese investors on Tuesday, the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, made interesting...
“Tech companies should not wait for regulations to surmount challenges” – Jubril Adeojo, co-Founder, SMEFUNDS Capital Limited
Across different sectors, Nigerian tech companies have to work within the constraints of laws and regulations from...
OPay, ORide and the effects of a $50 million war chest
ICYMI; The Story to Date Towards the end of June 2019, lemon green helmets bobbed atop 200cc motorcycles swerving...
The tale of African startup funding, post 1884 Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference of 1884, colloquially referred to as the ‘Scramble for Africa’, was a roundtable convention of...
Why Nigerians do not need cheaper smartphones
Thanks to Asian companies like Transsion Holdings making pocket-friendly devices, smartphones in Nigeria, and a large...
Seemingly driven by fear, Nigerian banks have become everyone’s competition
Over the years, a trend has seen Nigerian banks dabbling into nearly every sphere of endeavour from entertainment to...
How companies can shape the narrative for tech-enabled mobility in Africa
Team Chemotronix, 2 others win $2,500 cash prize at TABS Web3 Hackathon
SEC regulations: Nigeria Crypto exchange CEOs to retire after 10 years
Analysing 2 major allegations against Olugbenga Agboola
Investors on high alert as Y Combinator shows more interest in East and North Africa
Nigeria has a new data protection enforcing body; here’s why you should care
How no-code tools helped two UNILAG graduates build omni-channel messaging platform, Ozi
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