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How AI Is Transforming Search and Digital Experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa

FG to integrate AI into Nigerian school system, to train 6,000 teachers nationwide

The ICT sector is Nigeria’s fastest-growing sector with an 8.6% growth rate – PWC Report

How X Starterpacks, a platform-curated follow lists could reshape discovery and audience growth

Fintech and data localisation

$0.17/GB in Nigeria, $0.86 in Congo: Lessons from how much mobile data costs in 5 African countries

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This Week’s

Leading Conversations

How Togo’s Yao Nihtael is helping artists turn music talent into business using tech

byArinola Moses

What will it take to put the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on-chain? A chat with Chinonso Obiefule

byBlessed Frank

Tech Trivia with Solape Akinpelu, CEO of HerVest

byIfeoluwa Adebayo

From ₦768 to ₦1329/dollar: what the big numbers behind Cardoso’s 3 years at CBN really say

byMubarak Bankole

Freshly Pressed

Web3Bridge shuts down after seven years of building Africa's crypto talent: A pivot or the end of an era?

News

Web3Bridge shuts down after 7 years of building Africa’s crypto talent: A pivot or the end of an era?

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Diesel prices are up by 93%, but Odyssey is making the alternative impossible to ignore

News

Diesel prices are up, but Odyssey is making the alternative impossible to ignore

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News

Claude AI goes down, disrupting global API and developer workflows

Ifeoluwa Popoola

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PCC to investigate inDrive over alleged exploitative practices following 2,000 drivers' petition

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PCC to investigate inDrive over alleged exploitative practices following 2,000 drivers’ petition

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AI must generate $6 trillion and invent $4.2T in products to justify the data centre boom

Review

AI must generate $6 trillion and invent $4.2T in products to justify the data centre boom

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GTCO

News

GTCO posts H1 2026 results as HabariPay’s profit jumps 94% to ₦7.8bn

Mubarak Bankole

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OPay Wins Two Consumer Awards, Reaffirms Nationwide Trust

OPay wins two consumer awards, reaffirming nationwide trust

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Anthropic

Review

Anthropic’s $2 trillion IPO dwarfs SpaceX despite staggering $42b loss

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Explainer

7 digital pharmacy platforms changing how Nigerians buy medicine in 2026

Ifeoluwa Popoola

22 hours ago

INEC quietly restores, moves 2023 election results to new servers

News

INEC quietly moves 2023 election results to new servers, 3 states remain on old host

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MTN Nigeria posts N707 billion profit in H1 2026, up 70% as data revenue surges

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MTN accounts for 52% of 23,396 data depletion complaints against Nigerian telcos in H1’26

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Women in Tech

Tech Trivia with Benedine Ernest, CEO of BennyBit

Ifeoluwa Adebayo

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Sponsored

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

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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

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

2 minute read

LG Electronics Wins “Best Brand of IFA 2026” and Multiple Honors at IFA Innovation Awards

After Over 20,900 Nominations, MTN Foundation Moves WCWDT Phase 6 to Selection Stage

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After Over 20,900 Nominations, MTN Foundation Moves WCWDT Phase 6 to Selection Stage

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The Rise of AI Adoption and Its Impact on Governance, Risk, and Compliance: Why GRC Must Evolve to Enable Responsible AI Adoption

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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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