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In this article, we highlight the women whose roles influence the systems, partnerships, and platforms at the core of West Africa’s fintech industry.
Progress Ochuko is building blockchain systems that make investing more accessible in Africa, while mentoring young women to move from curiosity to active participation in Web3.
In this edition of After Hours, we follow Amina Asu-Beks and how she built an AI-shopping assistant without a technical background or a completed university degree.
30% of Nigerians earn below ₦100,000; majority unsure income covers monthly costs — PiggyVest report
A new PiggyVest report shows 30% of Nigerians earn under ₦100,000 monthly, while rising inflation and weak purchasing power leave most unsure their income can cover basic living costs.
Inside Daniel Anomfueme’s mission to build Africa’s first truly decentralised science tech ecosystem
Daniel Anomfueme began as the neighborhood’s unofficial IT support, learning tech via Wikipedia and a Galaxy Star Samsung. Now a Technical Project Manager, he’s building DeSci Africa to democratize scientific knowledge.
In this edition of After Hours, we discuss how a creative writer, brand strategist, and startup operator is transitioning into tech while building solutions for local businesses.
From angel investors to venture partners, these women are influencing where capital flows in Africa’s startup ecosystem.
This International Women’s Day, we spotlight the female operators supporting Africa’s venture ecosystem and helping founders to access capital, programs, and growth support.
244 grid collapses in 15 years. Fuel up 35% in two weeks. Across the country, remote workers are burning through petrol, money, and productivity just to keep working.
African tech workers in Qatar navigate daily life amid missile alerts and regional conflict, relying on local government support while staying in touch with worried families back home.
From corporate communications and oil and gas to fintech, Bukola Alawiye and Busola Oluwatobi have taken unconventional paths into Africa’s tech ecosystem. They share how curiosity, mentorship, and constant learning helped them transition into tech.
In this edition of After Hours, Goshit Rotkhinen Gideon shares how he went from writing lines of code on physical sheets of paper to building advanced AI agents for healthcare
In this edition of Techpoint Diaspora, Tolu Fagbola shares how his background in telecoms, training, and education technology led him to build an AI-powered platform tackling preventable healthcare emergencies in the United States.
Rank has appointed former Anchoria MD, Lucky Djebah, as Executive Director, Investment, to lead the expansion of Rank Capital into wealth management and investment banking.
In this edition of After Hours, we follow Olusegun Enitan Dada, founder of ITH Holdings and how technology became his language for solving structural problems.
Favour Onuoha began coding at 12. Today, he has onboarded many developers, built DevRel systems from scratch, and worked on global Web3 projects.
In this edition of After Hours, Ofure Fortunate Agaga shares how failing an exam reshaped her career path and how she found her way from medicine into AI.
From tinkering with his mother’s phone to leading developer relations in web3, Joshua Nwankwo has built a career translating complex tools into usable ecosystems.
Iniubong learned to code on phone and paper during Nigeria’s power outages, later leaving university to pursue real-world engineering. His journey from Uyo startup internship to senior roles in Europe reflects the rise of Africa’s global tech talent.
In this edition of After Hours, we follow the journey of a Nigerian creative, pivoting through music production, digital marketing, and product management to eventually find a niche in Tech PR.
