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From fragmented regulations to deeply localised financial behaviours, Ehi Ijewere of KoraPay explains why scaling fintech products across the continent requires more than infrastructure.
In this edition of After Hours, Jehpte Ioudom, a Cameroon AI engineer, shares his experiences with technology.
As Kora expands across Africa, its COO Stephen Oluwatobi is focused on building systems that can sustain growth, manage regulatory complexity, and ensure execution keeps pace with ambition.
As fintechs scale across markets and customers, they don’t just gain traction; they expose themselves to new threats, from fraud to insider risk.
From managing infrastructure costs to building profitable business models, Ayodeji Osisami explains why sustainability, efficiency, and disciplined growth are becoming the real tests for African fintech companies.
In this feature, Jessica Hope, founder of Wimbart shares her journey from journalism to building a PR company.
As a young boy in Lagos, Benjamin walked from Fadeyi to Mushin to buy electronic parts and sensors, building small robots from YouTube tutorials. Now he builds the infrastructure behind some of Nigeria’s most used fintech and consumer apps.
In this edition of After Hours, we follow Chuma Chukwujama, the founder of Xceed365HR and his journey from an engineering student at OAU to building a decade old HR platform.
In this edition of After Hours, Adeyemi Akitoye, a cybersecurity graduate and the co-founder of Knowvas, a creator platform, shares his journey building a startup with his father.
From holiday lessons to frontend leadership: How Abdulqudus Abubakre learned to build for real users
Abdulqudus Abubakare went from casual web lessons to leading frontend on a national platform. His journey shows what it really takes to learn, build, and grow as a developer in Nigeria.
In this edition of After Hours, Gift Ojeabulu shares how an unplanned switch to computer science, a crashed laptop, and a growing curiosity for problem-solving led him into machine learning.
In this edition of Techpoint Diaspora, Abiodun Adetu shares how relocating to Canada forced her to confront the realities of starting over, despite years of experience in Nigeria’s media industry.
Nsisong Okon’s shares his journey, from his early struggles in Lagos, Nigeria, to moving to Portugal, where he works remotely and now giving back to his home country.
Funke Olasupo’s unexpected journey from aspiring backend engineer to a technical writer highlights the crucial role of documentation in technology.
In this edition of After Hours, we follow Theresa Nwaubani and her gradual rise from an administrative role to an executive at Enviable Group.
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.
