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Crypto payment startup Triple-A raises $10m in funding despite market turmoil

Paystack challenges Zap Africa’s claims

Pantami-and-Danbatta

Why Pantami’s appointment as 2022 WISIS Chair is commendable – Danbatta

This Week’s

Leading Conversations

I tracked my data consumption for 48 hours, and measured against Airtel and MTN’s reports; here is what I found

byJoshua Fagbemi

13 years after N145 RoW agreement, states still charge between N6,600 to N700,000 for fibre rollout

byJoshua Fagbemi

Your bank won’t refund your money? Here is how to escalate the complaint

byMubarak Bankole

Freshly Pressed

Drivers can make N60k per day but take home is only 4% - AUATON counters Bolt's claims

News

Bolt to work with drivers on fare pricing, to offer vehicle maintenance support

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Nigerian Terra Industries arms military with homegrown “drone killers” and “mine hunters” to boost fight against insurgents

News

From Flutterwave to Terra, the foreign money backing Nigerian tech is diversifying

Mubarak Bankole

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A chat with Victor Alade, CEO of Raenest, on why African businesses still struggle to move money across borders

News

Raenest CEO explains why African businesses still struggle to move money across borders

Mubarak Bankole

2 days ago

Google's Gemini 4 Argon: What Nigerians can do with the new AI model and what it costs

Google’s Gemini 4 Argon: What Nigerians can do with the new AI model and what it costs

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Telecom Tower

News

Benue leads as FG plans 1,989 telecom towers for 7 million Nigerians in rural areas

2 days ago

Meet Asanato Mayor, the self-taught 16-year-old in Jos building four digital products and an under-18 company

Interview

Meet Asanato Mayor, the self-taught 16-year-old building four digital products and a tech company

2 days ago

Onafriq shuts down Baxi agent banking business in Nigeria after 5 years

News

Onafriq shuts down Baxi agent banking business in Nigeria after 5 years

Mubarak Bankole

2 days ago

How SlowCo is building a fun 'third space' for burnt-out Lagos tech founders with Padel-and-house-party

Review

How SlowCo is building a fun ‘third space’ for burnt-out Lagos tech founders with Padel-and-house-party

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Vodacom - Safaricom

News

Vodacom to keep 15% Safaricom stake pending Court of Appeal’s ruling on $1.9 billion deal

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Lagos AUATON to shut down Bolt and inDrive in October, demand 10% commission

News

Lagos drivers call off strike after 4 days, vow to dump inDrive

3 days ago

Fintech vs SME Credit in Nigeria

Review

What Nigeria’s 14.63% September inflation rate means for fintechs, banks

Mubarak Bankole

3 days ago

Nigeria’s inflation drops to 14.63% in September as price growth slows sharply

News

Nigeria’s inflation drops to 14.63% in September, but food inflation edges up

Mubarak Bankole

3 days ago

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Sponsored

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

2 minute read

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

Podfest Naija 2026: The bigger story behind the speech

3 minute read

Podfest Naija 2026: The bigger story behind the speech

Guest Contributor

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

4 minute read

LG Reinforces Commitment to Customer Choice, Data Privacy and Secure Smart TV Experiences Across Nigerian Homes

Lagos Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, at AoT 7.0

2 minute read

Lagos Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat to headline PodFest Naija 2026 event

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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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