Nigerian educational and learning technology platform, uLesson announced today that it has closed a $7.5m Series A...
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6 Nigerian tech policies to watch out for in 2021
Most experts agree that businesses need government support to thrive, and different case studies across the globe have...
With privacy fears, yet numerous benefits, WhatsApp users face the Hedgehog’s Dilemma
Following its acquisition of WhatsApp in 2014, Facebook, as an ad-driven enterprise, sought ways to monetise it. Since...
Ghanaian-based fintech startup, OZÉ raises $700k seed to drive growth for African MSMEs
Ghana-based fintech startup, OZÉ just announced that it has raised a $700k seed round. The investors that took part...
Nigeria recorded $428 billion worth of e-transactions in 2020, 42% higher than in 2019
Editor's note [14th January at 9:30pm WAT]: Original headline edited to accurately capture what the NIBSS figures...
Social media shutdown in Uganda: The thin line between moderation and outright censorship
On Monday, January 11, 2021, a few days before the parliamentary and presidential elections planned for Thursday,...
Flutterwave remains the most valuable YC-backed African startup
On January 12, Y Combinator (YC), a US seed-stage accelerator, released its YC Top Companies list. According to a...
What you should know as SEC plans to regulate Chaka, Trove, other investment-tech apps
On December 17, 2020, Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a memo stating that the investment...
Africa’s dependence on Facebook companies and the WhatsApp conundrum
UPDATE [January 17 at 07:24 a.m. WAT]: WhatsApp has extended the deadline from February 8 to May 15, 2021. The...
Fintech predictions for 2021: Visa, Mastercard, to acquire Nigerian fintech giants
Nigeria’s fintech space grew in leaps and bounds in 2020, and 2021 has all the ingredients to build on the growth of...
In 2020, Nigerians traded more than $400m worth of crypto on local crypto exchange platforms
If you're reading this, bitcoin, the once frowned-upon commodity, has passed the $35,000 mark--an all-time high-- and...
9 game-changing policies that rocked Nigeria’s tech community in 2020
Over the years, our articles have repeatedly stated that technology innovation will always outpace policies and...
The 10 most memorable Nigerian tech moments of 2020
When we gave you our 10 most memorable Nigerian tech moments of 2019, we left you with this: "It’s been a memorable...
Techpoint Africa is 6! We are just getting started
It is said that less than 50% of startups make it past their fifth year. If that estimate is anything to go by,...
Reviewing Nigerian fintech predictions for 2020
Despite a global pandemic, Nigeria's financial sector has grown significantly in 2020. At the beginning of the year,...
Data privacy is a myth, Facebook is the scapegoat
This article is well over 2 years old. The Internet gave us virtually everything in exchange for our privacy, which we...
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From ballot paper to blockchain ledger, can the tech behind Bitcoin heal Nigeria’s democracy?
Nourishing dairy with tech, a path to Nigeria’s economic growth?
“I am more than my work.” – Titi Akinsanmi on attracting more women to tech
NIN Registration: Nigeria ravaged with over 77k COVID-19 cases in 2 months
How Africa’s AfCFTA agreement will impact startups and policymakers
The state of Nigeria’s automotive industry and its far-reaching effects
What 54gene actually does and why you should care, as told by COO, Delali Attipoe
