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React Native vs Flutter vs Ionic: The Story of Three Titans

React Native vs Flutter vs Ionic: The story of three titans by Ayodeji Moses Odukoya

Kenya Parliament Amends Gaming Bill to Permit Mobile Money Payments Following Safaricom's M-Pesa Deal

Kenya Parliament Amends Gaming Bill to Permit Mobile Money Payments Following Safaricom’s M-Pesa Deal

Paramount strikes back with $108bn bid to challenge Netflix for Warner Bros

Meet Adeyinka Aderoju, the 63-year-old techie who won ₦1m with her menopause support platform

Ifeoluwa Popoola

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This Week’s

Leading Conversations

How Pawavox is using cryptography to make Nigerian elections evidence court-proof ahead of 2027

byBlessed Frank

CBN’s data-localisation deadline exposes a costly gap in Nigeria’s banking and fintech industry

byMubarak Bankole

How CBN’s 2026 POS policy overhaul is straining financial inclusion in Nigeria

byBlessed Frank

That free router actually costs ₦200,000: Insider reveals why telcos are reclaiming inactive devices

byJoshua Fagbemi

Freshly Pressed

I tried GTBank’s new 737 app: It is easy to use, but can it beat OPay, PiggyVest, Cowrywise, and other fintechs?

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I tried GTBank’s new 737 app: It is easy to use, but can it beat OPay, PiggyVest, Cowrywise, and other fintechs?

Mubarak Bankole

2 hours ago

IHS Holdings spends $96.4 million on staff benefits in 9M'26 ahead of MTN buyout

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IHS Holdings spends $96.4 million on staff benefits in 9M’26 ahead of MTN buyout

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How Melas Beauty is connecting African beauty and skincare brands with Africans abroad

Review

How Melas Beauty is connecting African beauty and skincare brands with Africans abroad

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Google commits $600,000 to Nigeria’s first nationwide study of teenagers’ internet use

News

Google commits $600,000 to Nigeria’s first nationwide study of teenagers’ internet use

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GTBank launches 737 app with phone-number accounts, free virtual cards and instant loans

News

GTBank launches 737 app to rival Opay, Kuda, MoMo others with phone-number accounts, free virtual cards and instant loans

Mubarak Bankole

19 hours ago

FG opens ₦4bn 3MTT funding to training partners

News

FG opens ₦4bn 3MTT Cohort 5 funding applications for training partners, ties payments to job outcomes

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KrosAI is bringing AI assistant to featured phones

Review

KrosAI wants to bring AI agents to featured phones

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Review

Nvidia’s $1 trillion wipeout: What CoinCodex’s forecast says about the AI chip giant’s next move

Guest Contributor

24 hours ago

Review

7 Nigerian tech professionals with disabilities and what they’re building

Ifeoluwa Popoola

1 day ago

Inside APC's 2027 Manifesto: What Tinubu is promising the Nigerian tech community

Policy and Tech

Inside APC’s 2027 Manifesto: What Tinubu is promising the Nigerian tech community

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IHS Holdings

News

IHS Nigeria revenue surges 34.1% to $359.4m in Q3’26, accounts for 73% of group revenue

1 day ago

Raenest makes bold move with acquisition of UK payments firm Remitise

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Raenest acquires UK payments company Remitise to accelerate global expansion

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LG Showcases AI-Powered Smart Living Innovations at Africa Technology Expo 2026

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LG CLOiD: A glimpse into the future of effortless living

LG Electronics showcases Korean Innovation and shared progress at South Korea National Day celebration

3 minute read

LG Electronics showcases Korean Innovation and shared progress at South Korea National Day celebration

PalmPay Named Digital Payments Platform of the Year at Business Day BAFI Awards 2026

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PalmPay Named Digital Payments Platform of the Year at Business Day BAFI Awards 2026

PalmPay

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Customer Service Week: PalmPay Goes the Extra Mile to Keep Customers Supported and Secure

Podfest Naija 2026: The bigger story behind the speech

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Podfest Naija 2026: The bigger story behind the speech

Guest Contributor

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Crypto Updates

Crypto off-ramping: Here are 8 crypto startups enabling Nigerians to easily spend crypto

Here are 8 startups enabling Nigerians to spend crypto easily

PawaPay CFO: Banks risk repeating their mobile money mistake

The digital dollar trap: Why African currency-backed stablecoins like cNGN won’t stand a chance in a USD-pegged world

The $30bn Bitcoin wipeout: Inside the Q1 earnings bloodbath for MicroStrategy and American Bitcoin

The $30bn Bitcoin wipeout: Inside the Q1 losses for MicroStrategy and American Bitcoin

Standard Chartered insists Bitcoin will close the year above $100K despite dipping over 50% from ATH

What is driving Bitcoin’s $80,000 rally and what happens next?

Nigeria’s Web3 funding doubles in 2025 as stablecoin usage hits a global high with $48.2M daily transfers

Nigeria’s Web3 funding doubles in 2025 as stablecoin usage hits a global high with $48.2m daily transfers

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Women In Tech

women in tech

7 women in tech who are inspiring the next generation for growth

Mainasara in tech

Tech Trivia with Mainasara Adetutu, front-end Developer at African Alliance

chioma in tech

Tech Trivia with Chioma Oko, Product Manager at Semicolon

Gloria Chimelu in tech

Tech Trivia with Gloria Chimelu, Crypto Writer at Investopedia

Jessica in tech

Tech Trivia with Jessica Tee Orika-Owunna, SaaS Content Marketing Specialist

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Interviews

Tomi-Davies (IMG - Tomi Davies)

The POEM framework: How Tomi Davies filters pitch potential in Africa tech funding

Padiplug: How Increase Isesele is renting powerbanks to Nigerians for ₦300 per hour

Padiplug is providing charging on demand to Nigerians with power bank rental

Crypto off-ramping: Here are 8 crypto startups enabling Nigerians to easily spend crypto

5 exits under 40: Iam Etefia’s secret to building 6-figure African startups

From founder to fixer: How Amanda Etuk is rethinking startup growth and sustainability in Nigeria

From founder to fixer: How Amanda Etuk of Cascador is rethinking startup growth

tech talent

“HR today is about driving performance and retaining the talent that moves the needle”- HumanManager’s Udo Ngele

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Infinix NOTE Edge Review: Samsung Edge Vibes at ₦340K

Infinix Note 60 Pro Review: The Note Series Just Got Serious

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