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Tanzania shuts down X after police account was hacked to spread false news of President’s death
The Tanzanian government has shut down popular social media platform X (formerly Twitter) following a high-profile cyber attack,…
AI company that vowed to make building apps as easy as ordering pizza goes into solvency
An artificial intelligence startup, Builder.ai, which once claimed to make building apps as easy as ordering pizza, is…
CBN retains 27.50% interest rate at the 300th MPC meeting
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced today that its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously decided to…
South Africa ready to bend local BEE rules for Starlink as strategic talks with Musk holds today
South African authorities are planning to offer Elon Musk’s Starlink a workaround of the local Black Economic Empowerment…
MTN Nigeria drags over 20 banks to court amid SleekChip N3bn debt recovery
Telecom giant, MTN Nigeria, has sued more than twenty commercial banks in its bid to recover about N3…
Fintech Experts Converge as Dyna.Ai Launches Operations in Nigeria
Dyna.Ai, a global leader in AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS), officially launched its operations in Nigeria with an exclusive closed-door ‘Nigeria…
Africa-focused VCs invested $1.3bn into the continent in 1 year
As 2025 continues to impress in the area of startup venture funding, one powerful driver behind it remains…
Egypt-based Sylndr raises $15.7m to expand beyond online marketplace for used cars
Sylndr, an Egyptian-based online marketplace for used cars, has raised $15.7 million in a funding round led by…
Nike initiates layoffs in technology division as part of strategic overhaul
Nike Inc., the global sportswear giant, has begun laying off an unspecified number of employees in its technology…
Nigeria’s digital economy contributed $191m to foreign direct investment in Q1’24
The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed that the communications and digital economy sector attracted a whopping $191…
