To stem the rise of fake products, the Nigerian Communications Commission has approved different mobile phone brands and models for use in the country, and users are urged to verify before any purchas…
Social media and African politics: Making sense of Ethiopia’s hate speech law among others
Months before its general election, Ethiopia has passed a law severely punishing hate speech and disinformation. We take a look at the impact of social media on Africa’s democracy and how its benefits…
Fintech startup, Carbon, launches $100,000 pan-African fund for startups; here’s what you need to know
Since the fintech space got more than half of Nigeria’s startup funding in 2019, Carbon has decided to launch its Disrupt Fund for non-fintech startups, investing up to $10,000 per startup for a…
GIG Logistics looking to partner ORide, others, on deliveries: What this means for the logistics sector in Lagos
With the Lagos okada ban came Gokada’s pivot to deliveries, and according to new information, GIGL is in talks to partner ORide, others, as ride-hailing platforms look to exploit another loophole in t…
Google to discontinue its free public WiFi initiative in all its markets starting this year
As Google revealed its intention to end Google Station, a free public WiFi initiative, in India due to a failed business model among other reasons, it is a matter of time before other markets also get…
