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Bitcoin price could fall below $40,000 despite ETF approval; here’s what to expect this week

Happy Anniversary, Bitcoin!

"Hamonization of Identity Data Between Other Agencies and NIMC in Progress": Lanre Osibona

“Hamonization of Identity Data Between Other Agencies and NIMC in Progress”: Lanre Osibona

Phone theft in Nigeria

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

Omoleye Omoruyi

2 days ago

This Week’s

Leading Conversations

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

Fact Check: Is Trevor Noah’s claim that Nigerian drivers gamed Uber’s 100% bonus true?

Freshly Pressed

Meet Modupe Kadri, MTN Nigeria's New Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer

News

MTN Nigeria CFO Modupe Kadri acquires 275,309 shares worth ₦218.9 million

7 minutes ago

TikTok, ICC launch Digital Commerce Lab to help Nigerian SMEs compete online

News

TikTok and ICC launch Digital Commerce Lab to help Nigerian SMEs compete online

16 hours ago

Zachariah George (left) and Janade du Plessis, managing partners of Launch Africa Ventures

News

Launch Africa pays $2.5 million to investors after 11 portfolio exits

17 hours ago

inDrive to hire 2 Chief Wahala Officers in Lagos to tackle transport and delivery challenges

News

inDrive to hire 2 Chief Wahala Officers in Lagos to tackle transport and delivery challenges

18 hours ago

Multichoice is considering Canal+'s $1.9bn buyout offer

News

MultiChoice loses 57,000 DStv and Gotv subscribers in Kenya between January and March 2026

20 hours ago

Toyota launches fully electric SUV in Kenya to enter the e-mobility market

News

Toyota launches fully electric SUV in Kenya to enter the e-mobility market

21 hours ago

CBN governor, Yemi Cardoso

News

Why the CBN wants to know who really owns Nigeria’s fintech firms and banks

Omoleye Omoruyi

23 hours ago

MTN Fibre

News

MTN slashes fibre broadband prices in Ghana by nearly 230% after customer complaints

24 hours ago

How a 22-year-old and his healthtech startup Circadify are fixing Uganda’s patient-to-doctor gap

Circadify: How a 22-year-old and his health tech are fixing Uganda’s patient-to-doctor gap

1 day ago

Savings

Opinion

How a Regular Savings Culture Can Support Long-Term Financial Stability

Guest Contributor

1 day ago

App

Women in Tech

6 mobile apps women in tech can’t do without daily

Ifeoluwa Adebayo

2 days ago

Number of Nigerians living without telecom services drops by 27% in 10 years

News

FG says no plans to introduce new taxes on telecoms and petroleum products

2 days ago

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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

1 minute read

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

3 minute read

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

Why Data Analytics Is Becoming the Backbone of Modern Education And the Tech professionals Leading the Shift

4 minute read

Why Data Analytics Is Becoming the Backbone of Modern Education and the Tech Professionals Leading the Shift

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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

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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How Zest & Huawei Cloud Are Powering Nigeria’s Digital Payments

Finally, Ghana is set to legalise crypto

Google’s free AI Pro for African students

Netflix shares plunged 31% after a boycott following transgender show

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