What kind of pizza are you? Which Marvel character are you? How many children are you destined to have? If you are an active Facebook user, these kinds of quizzes might have caught your attention. Her…
3 financial measures that could cushion Nigeria’s lockdown extension
Nigeria’s lockdown of major states has brought about substantial financial uncertainty, and with individuals and businesses set to weather the storm for two or more weeks, we look at some measures tha…
Kenya blocks rogue digital lenders from blacklisting borrowers
After temporarily suspending negative blacklisting of borrowers due to the pandemic, Kenya’s Apex bank turns up the heat on unregulated money lending apps, with a new policy that stops them from black…
How Nigeria is handling interruption in school activities
Undeniably, education has been greatly impacted by the ongoing global pandemic, with some regions more disturbed than others. We take a look at the Nigerian situation and how affected groups are gamin…
Lockdown aid: Why payments via BVN might not be feasible in Nigeria
Nigeria’s lockdown extension and fears of financial hardship, has birthed the #payusviaBVN trend, but a critical look at the country’s financial system reveals that BVN payments might not be as straig…
Nigerian biotech startup, 54gene, raises $15 million in Series A funding
Nine months after securing $4.5 million in seed funding, Nigerian biotech startup, 54gene, has raised $15 million in Series A funding to address deficiencies in African genetic code used in health res…
With Nigeria’s lockdown extended, startup employees face an uncertain future
After the lockdown on March 30, some startups placed their employees on salary pay cuts and unpaid leave. But with the lockdown extended, what does the future hold for startups and their employees?…
