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GEEP COO, Uzoma Nwagba Explains Why #TraderMoni is Not a Campaign Strategy

Prembly’s new dashboard brings multiple identity verification solutions to one platform

Whatsapp Now Allows You Block People From Adding You To Groups

You Can Now Block People from Adding you to Groups Thanks to this New Whatsapp Privacy Feature

How NectarFi’s Stephanie Okeke is building the infrastructure layer that crypto forgot

Omoleye Omoruyi

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This Week’s

Leading Conversations

Investigation: How 69,000 daily stolen phones are used to drain bank accounts of Nigerians

byOmoleye Omoruyi

5 technology shifts that could redefine Nigeria’s digital economy in the next 5 years

byJoshua Fagbemi

How Mitchell Elegbe’s radical interview method built Interswitch

byOmoleye Omoruyi

Is MTN Nigeria undervalued? Is 95 million subscribers and profit boom priced into stock value?

byJoshua Fagbemi

Freshly Pressed

Here are the top 10 gift cards with the highest rates in Nigeria (2026

Here are the top 10 gift cards with the highest rates in Nigeria (2026)

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Nuvion X Visa

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Nuvion partners with Visa Direct to power real-time global payouts for businesses

Omoleye Omoruyi

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Oraimo SpaceBuds 2

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Oraimo SpaceBuds 2 Launches in Nigeria with an AI-Powered Language Translation Feature

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Women in Tech

Tech Trivia with Sopuruchi Rufus, a LegalTech Community Founder

Ifeoluwa Adebayo

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NCC- Zero rated

News

NCC begins process to provide free internet access to educational platforms

6 hours ago

Canal+ boosts DStv reach with new Samsung partnership across 18 African markets

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Samsung to pre-load DStv Stream on new smart TVs across 18 African countries

Mubarak Bankole

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Spiro

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Spiro secures fresh $55M from Chinese investor NewTrails Capital for African EV expansion

Mubarak Bankole

8 hours ago

NCC and CAC n new directive for shareholder acuisition for telecom operators

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Nigerian telecom operators now require NCC approval for 10% share transfers

9 hours ago

LSETF

News

LSETF marks 10 years with 320,000 jobs and a 94.53% loan repayment rate

Omoleye Omoruyi

23 hours ago

Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023

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NDPC plans review of Nigeria’s data protection Act to address AI and other emerging technologies

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Nigeria added 900,000 new internet users in April as broadband subscribers hit 120 million

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Enugu to Host The Gathering on 100 as MTN-Backed Youth Movement Expands Across Nigeria

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Enugu to host The Gathering on 100 as MTN-backed youth movement expands across Nigeria

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Carbon Economy can create a multi-billion-dollar engine for job creation in Nigeria - Ibiyode

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Carbon Economy can create a multi-billion-dollar engine for job creation in Nigeria – Ibiyode

Harrison Obiefule

5 minute read

Harrison Obiefule: Architecting Solana’s expansion in Africa

Nigeria Revenue Service Authorised Upperlink as the System Integrator for Nigeria's e-Invoicing platform

3 minute read

Nigeria Revenue Service Authorised Upperlink as the System Integrator for Nigeria’s e-Invoicing platform

Digital PayExpo 2026 to Convene Africa’s Most Influential Payments Leaders in Lagos

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Digital PayExpo 2026 to Convene Africa’s Most Influential Payments Leaders in Lagos

Nigerian Cybersecurity Analyst Advocates Stronger Digital Protection Amid Rising Meta Account Bans

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Nigerian Cybersecurity Analyst Advocates Stronger Digital Protection Amid Rising Meta Account Bans

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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

IMF warns Nigeria’s $59bn stablecoin surge risks digital dollarisation and weakens naira control

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

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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

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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

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

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Google’s free AI Pro for African students

Netflix shares plunged 31% after a boycott following transgender show

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