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WhatsApp to reserve high-profile usernames to curb impersonation scams
Meta is adding built-in protections against impersonation as WhatsApp prepares to roll out its new username feature, aiming…
Paga issues fraud alert over fake ₦50,000 WhatsApp giveaway messages
Nigerian fintech company Paga has issued a public fraud alert warning its customers about a fraudulent WhatsApp campaign…
Sony PlayStation to end production of physical game discs by January 2028
Popular video game publisher Sony PlayStation has announced it will end production of physical game discs in January…
Chowdeck delivers ₦1.5 billion worth of groceries in June as the category now makes up 11% of business
Chowdeck has delivered more than ₦1.5 billion worth of groceries in a single month. This marks a new…
Only 15 cities attract most startup funding into Africa; 7,585 other urban centres ignored – Report
Africa has 7,600 cities. Startup investors know 15 of them. That is the core argument of AyaHQ’s first-ever…
CBN cancels 46 microfinance bank licences, lists 5 grounds
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has revoked the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks with effect from…
Public Complaints Commission to investigate Uber, Bolt, inDrive following driver petition
The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) is set to investigate e-hailing companies Uber, Bolt and inDrive following a petition…
Google and Idris Elba to give 100,000 African creators free access to AI tools in $1 million initiative
Google and British-Sierra Leonean actor Idris Elba are teaming up on a $1 million initiative to equip African…
Anthropic’s most powerful AI models are back, but Nigerian users are waking up to a different kind of restriction
Anthropic’s flagship AI models are back online. Claude, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, pulled from public access on…
