Day: 4 months ago
12 posts
Nigeria’s fintech paradox: 11bn transactions, system failures, lingering trust issues – CBN report
Every second of every day, somewhere in Nigeria, money moves. A market trader in Lagos taps her phone.…
Access Bank names Ifeyinwa Osime as new board chair
Access Bank has appointed Ifeyinwa Osime as the new chairman of its board, marking another major leadership change…
1500 Uber, Bolt, inDrive drivers plan 3-day strike in Abuja over unfair treatment
Uber and Bolt drivers in Abuja, under the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), have threatened…
Nigeria’s mobile internet speed doubled in 2 years, driven by 4G adoption and data usage
Internet speed in Nigeria has witnessed a significant leap as average mobile download speed increased from 7.1 Mbps…
Tech Trivia with Chinenye Anikwenze, software engineer and automation specialist
This is Technext’s weekly Women-in-tech trivia, a close-up series that spotlights the lives and personalities of female tech enthusiasts, professionals, and founders. A new edition drops every Monday.
Google to train AI in 21 African languages, including Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo
Google and a consortium of African research institutions have launched the WAXAL dataset, a major new effort to…
Starlink now uses users’ data for AI training; here’s how to opt out
SpaceX has quietly updated Starlink’s privacy policy that permits customer data usage for AI model training unless users…
Airtel Africa reports $586m profit after tax from 14 African countries in 2025
Airtel Africa, the leading telecoms company on the continent, has recorded a profit after tax (PAT) of $586…
Kenyan climate startup Koko shuts down after $60m debt crisis
Koko Networks, a Kenyan climate tech startup once touted as a major solution to clean cooking in Africa,…
Facebook champions creativity and community at 2026 African Creators Summit
Facebook brought creativity and connection to life with an exciting on-ground activation at the 2026 African Creators Summit,…
