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Nigerian inventor Oluseyi Akindeinde secures patent for new Blockchain-driven authentication system
The patent application was officially granted on August 28, 2023
With MyCoPilot, you can share a ride with your “next-door neighbour” and earn income
Before the introduction of ride-hailing platforms like Bolt, Uber or Indrive, interstate movement by road in Nigeria was…
Meet Chukwuemeka Eze, the engineer converting ‘Keke Napeps’ to electric vehicles in Enugu
After taking apart his father’s radio cassette player and getting punished for it, his father decided to have him apprentice under a radio cassette repairer after his primary school
How Ifeanyi Ukwuoma’s Powerfull Technology is helping MSMEs get loans and solar assets easily
Ifeanyi Ukwuoma founded Powerfull Technology, a digital platform that facilitates loan repayments for deployed energy assets, to aid…
Operating as a tech company, signing Jay Jay, and that ₦39.9m payout: The story of BetKing’s journey to the top
In August 2021, sports lovers were relishing the start of another European football season and Cristiano Ronaldo was…
How Vite’s Ukeme Jonah is redefining ride-hailing, food delivery in Mauritius
In Nigeria, ride-hailing companies have swiftly taken a significant role in improving how individuals get around and how…
David Adeleke’s Zeeh Africa is redefining how Africans access credit facilities
In the past, African society viewed the issue of credit, or to put it crudely, taking a loan,…
Awabah’s Tunji Andrews offers insurance, pension, financial leverage to Nigeria’s informal workers
Nigeria’s informal economy is estimated at 57.7%, representing approximately $626 billion at GDP PPP levels. Most individuals in…
Vesti’s Olusola Amusan is helping Nigerian students migrate abroad with loans, payments, advice
One of the pillars of the Nigerian dream is to relocate abroad, and the easiest way to migrate…
“We can laugh about it now” ThriveAgric’s Uka Eje on how the company survived the COVID-19 troubles
Uka Eje is the founder and CEO of ThriveAgric, a fast-growing agricultural tech company committed to ensuring food…
