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Our deep-dive investigative reports provide inside stories about companies and products that matter in the African tech space.
Did CDcare’s recovery agent show up at a customer’s home and lie to his landlord?
The message came through at 2:36 pm on March 28. “This is officer ik from cdcare,” it read.…
Exclusive: Former employees claim EasySpend failed to honour equity deals
When Ibrahim Abdullahi joined EasySpend Technologies as a Senior Mobile Engineer, he thought he was joining a young…
Nigerian Police website’s expired certificates expose citizens to major data breach
The issues identified on the Nigeria Police Force website, npf.gov.ng, are far more than a simple technical glitch.…
The curious story of MyKab, a driver-backed e-hailing app that was killed and reborn as LagRide
In September 2020, a new taxi-hailing app, MyKab, was introduced into the Nigerian e-mobility space. The platform, backed…
How ‘customs officers’ from Facebook Marketplace dupe Nigerians with fake auction schemes
A troubling scam has been deceiving unsuspecting buyers on Facebook Marketplace. Fraudsters, posing as officers of the Nigeria…
The fallout from Bento Africa: Startups and employees grapple with payroll and tax fraud
Bento allegedly collected millions in employee taxes and pensions but failed to remit them.
Exclusive: Personal data of over 840,000 customers allegedly leaked on loan app, iCredit
“We don’t know of any data leak from the company,” Bunmi (name changed), who picked up the call…
We are suffering: Drivers accuse LagRide of arbitrary car retrieval, unfair repair policy
Drivers operating under the e-mobility company, LagRide, have accused the company of high-handedness and inhumane treatment. One of…
Opticash: How a crypto startup with no launched product raised and squandered $700,000
At dusk of 2022, Opticash, a fintech startup, disclosed its plans to revolutionise cross-border payments for Africans with…
Founders stories: How Austin Okere’s CWG brought Finacle into Nigerian banking in the 2000s
Infosys-owned core banking software, Finacle has been in the news lately for good. For instance, one online tech…
