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Our deep-dive investigative reports provide inside stories about companies and products that matter in the African tech space.
Breaking: leadership crisis rocks Nigeria’s blockchain association, SiBAN
The association's Board of Trustees (BoT) suspended its president, Obinna Iwuno. The embattled president claims the decision is illegal, registers a new association and creates a new BoT...
“Someone was hired to fill my role, he was also never paid”- ex Nidful staff shares story of unpaid salaries
Allegations have surfaced against Isaac Emmanuel, founder of Nidful Security (a tech startup whose website is non-functional), concerning…
₦2,000 bribe for a driver’s licence: reasons the FRSC process is riddled with needless bottlenecks
In Nigeria, the journey to obtaining a driver’s licence is often more than a mere bureaucratic necessity; it…
Exclusive: MTN MoMo account users in Ghana share experience with fraudsters
In Ghana, MTN’s MoMo service is a dominant player, widely used for various transactions. However, recent reports from…
Revealed: FG’s National Youth Investment Fund is powered by Envivo, a tech company with a ‘dubious’ past
A recent inquiry into the National Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) online process has revealed some intriguing and potentially…
Exclusive: Investor calls out Ghanaian startup founder, Donald Ward over unpaid £3000 personal loan
Marie-Noelle claims that she gave Donald a sum of £3000 following a distressed call, in exchange for a 2% equity in his startup...
Exclusive: Thepeer shareholders ask founders for audit, may take legal actions
“While we did the calculation, even though $750,000 never came in, almost another $500,000 is still missing.” - a shareholder.
Exclusive: Since its relaunch in May, crypto company, Paxful has been struggling to survive
The source told Technext that with recent happenings in the company, Paxful might be finally heading towards a closure...
How Jesam Micheal allegedly scammed thousands of ‘crypto investors’ across the world with the Afriq Arbitrage System
In the second half of 2022, a certain Jesam Micheal, a Nigerian man rumoured to be in his…
Exclusive: Risevest clarifies mass disabling of accounts, opens up on battle with round-tripping
Risevest was the object of a recent social media attack. Customers accused the fintech company of seizing their funds and restricting their accounts at whim...
