On October 22, in what initially seemed to be another confusing fight against ‘misinformation’, Google took down Arise News’ live feed on YouTube. Though reasons were given, a number…
Why Facebook labelled content from #LekkiMassacre2020 incident ‘false’
Following the sad #LekkiMassacre incident of October 20, Facebook and Instagram labelled related content ‘false information’. However, there seem to be inconsistencies in how they came to …
Internet service disruptions trail shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki, Nigeria
Amidst eyewitness reports of the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters by the Nigerian Armed Forces, Nigeria’s largest telco, MTN Nigeria, blamed power outage for network disruptions witnessed …
What Paystack acquisition means for the Nigerian startup ecosystem
Last week, Stripe announced its acquisition of Paystack for more than $200 million. As the five-year-old startup continues to operate independently, we take a look at the possible impacts of the deal.…
Paystack has been acquired by Stripe in a deal rumoured to be over $200m
For many in the Nigerian tech ecosystem, it was just a matter of time before this happened. Stripe, the lead investor in Paystack’s Series A funding has acquired the Nigerian payments startup fo…
