Global Smartphone Giants, OPPO, has been making rapid progress in Nigeria since its penetration in 2019 and in Africa at large, as it seeks to expand...
In an official press release, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), advised Nigerians on best practices when using Facebook-owned WhatsApp Messenger. The agency revealed that...
Another bad day for the cryptocurrency market as China officially bans its banks and payment companies from providing crypto-related services. According to Reuters, the ban on...
Nigerian gateway payment company, Flutterwave, has unveiled a new multi-year sponsorship deal with the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The announcement was made on Monday by BAL...
The Nigerian startup space has attracted quite a lot of attention in recent times, and this could be attributed to such events as micro and macro...
The cryptocurrency market witnessed what could be described as a black swan dipping by about 12% after Tesla announced that it had suspended vehicle purchases using...
The Nigerian fintech startup space is one of the fastest-growing sectors and this is evident in a recent survey carried out by Ernst & Young in...
Social media giant, Facebook is following the footpath of its fellow counterpart – Twitter by rolling out a new feature that asks whether a user has...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, on Friday, engaged members of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) in an advanced discussion about its potential internet offering in Nigeria. According to...
Starting Monday, 11th of May, riders will start paying 13% extra charges on the economic option for the Uber ride-hailing app – UberX. While the information...
Chinese Group Holding Limited, Alibaba, has remained under the spotlight for many wrong reasons ranging from antitrust concerns to monopolistic behaviour as asserted by the Chinese...
In a world where the Ponzi scheme thrives unabatedly, people are hasty to judge and call out investment companies that delay or outright fail to pay...
Techuncode, on Monday, reported Microsoft’s partnership with the Nigerian government on a new initiative that is aimed at “accelerating the nation’s effort in becoming a more...
The first quarter (Q1) of 2021 was overflooded with investment in the Nigeria startup space, which hit the $1 billion total investment mark. During the period...
Twenty-seven years after, Washington’s power couple, Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they were divorcing. However, they pledged to continue their philanthropic work together. The announcement...
American electric automaker Tesla sold $272 million worth of bitcoin in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021. The sales follow the acquisition of approx. $1.5 billion...
New revelations by the World Bank indicate that the Nigerian government is spending approximately $1.5bn (N568.5bn at N379/$ exchange rate) annually to cushion electricity tariff shortfalls....
Automobile giants, Hyundai and KIA, are reportedly planning to establish assembly plants in Africa’s fast-growing automotive market, Ghana. The news first broke on Twitter when Ghana’s...
The google-owned streaming platform, YouTube, has just rolled out an online reading marathon intended to boost African literature. Dubbed as ‘African Reading Challenge,’ the program will...
Nigeria-based API fintech startup, Okra has raised $3.5 million from a seed round led by U.S.-based Susa Ventures – an early VC investor in global companies...
American e-commerce giant, Amazon, is set to build its new African Headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa. The new structure will be based at the controversial...
e-Payment transactions in Nigeria continue to flourish even as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ease across the nation. The above statement is evident...
Barely 10 months after it declared a strictly remote working model, a U.S.-based startup that helps tech companies build remote engineering teams from Africa- Andela, commences...
The Nigeria Interbank Settlement System plc (NIBSS) has just released a new report that captures a rapid boost in adopting electronic payment transactions in Nigeria. According...
Barely three months after it made it to the limelight through an unprecedented 4,200% increase in downloads, Signal App is taking yet another bold step. The...
The American multinational financial service corporation announced its support for USD Coin (USDC) on Monday, marking the first for a major payment network. While the announcement...
Barely 16 years after the first generation of ‘modern’ police body cameras were introduced, Lagos State joins the queue as it is set to adopt the security kit. The...
Internet subscription in Nigeria dropped for the third consecutive month, with February subscribers falling below the 150 million mark that has been maintained since September 2020....
LinkedIn isn’t holding back its intention to join the growing list of Clubhouse’s competitors, confirming that it is also testing a social audio experience, ‘TOO.’ Recall...
With its presence across Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda, insurtech startup, Curacel announced that it raised $450K in its latest pre-seed funding. Led by Atlantic ventures and...
After all, Facebook isn’t the only one interested in cloning the audio-based Clubhouse app’s experience. Spotify is the latest to announce its intentions to roll out...
Africa’s leading tech-driven delivery company, GIG Logistic (GIIGL) in a new discovery has opened its fourth office in the United Kingdom. The new office marks another...
Girls4Tech, an economic empowerment Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) supported by American multinational financial services corporation – Mastercard, has debuted in Nigeria and Kenya. Doubling as a signature...
If you joined Twitter early enough, you must have realized that a lot has changed about the bird app since it first launched in March 2006....
Weeks after it announced buying $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin as well as its endeavour to accept cryptocurrency as a payment alternative, Tesla’s Technoking – Elon...
Nigeria still predominantly operates a cash-dependent economy, with more than half of its 100 million adult population lacking access to financial services. Despite the government’s obvious...
Y Combinator has successfully become a household name in the startup ecosystem. And often time, it goes beyond funding for most startups who undergo the acceleration...
2020 was a tough year, with the COVID-19 pandemic hitting pockets across most nations’ economies while leaving many people highly vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The above claim...
Two weeks after it was put up for bid, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey finally sold his first-ever tweet as a non-fungible token (NFT) at a whooping...
Recently launched Nigerian fintech startup, Blueloop has been accepted into the Y-Combinator acceleration program. The barely seven-month-old startup will be joining the winter 2021batch of the...
It’s a winning streak in Nigeria’s startup space as Lagos-based logistic firm, Kwik Delivery closes a $1.7 million funding in its Pre-Series-A Round. Founded and launched...
Kuda recently announced closing yet another ‘big-shark’ Series-A funding put at $25 million, marking its biggest round so far since launch in September 2019. Not only...
WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Facebook Messenger users had issues with accessing their respective mobile apps. The issue faced by users vary across the platforms, with Instagram...
Social media giant, Facebook, has launched a lite version of its photo-sharing application, Instagram Lite in Nigeria and some other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the National Communication Commission (NCC) jointly announced a review of the current charges for USSD services. According to the...
Headquartered in Nigeria, last-mile delivery logistic company, Gokada has just announced the appointment of a new CEO. Nikhil Goel will succeed the former CEO and deceased...
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) has just launched a digital platform – Nigeria Quick Response (NQR) merchant app. According to NIBSS, the new payment...
Barely a week after it announced a $170 million Serial-C funding, leading gateway payment company, Flutterwave has announced a partnership with US-based electronic commerce company, PayPal....
The Lagos State Government recently introduced an Uber-kind e-hailing transportation scheme and planned to roll out a fleet of 1,000 Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs). Namely Lagos Ride,...
It’s almost a week since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) rolled out a directive that asked local banks to give out N5 for every dollar...
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