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Wondering how the Technext Coinference 2021 would look like? Here are snippets
A few weeks ago, we announced our maiden event, Technext Coinference 2021. Since then, quite a number of…
#EndSARS: Nigerian court rules that blocking bank accounts without court order is unlawful
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has reaffirmed its stand that it is unlawful for a bank…
‘We want to help as quickly as possible’- IdentityPass CEO after $360k pre-seed funding
Identitypass, a Nigerian digital compliance and security company, which delivers seamless identity verification solutions to businesses in Africa…
Nigeria’s Helium Health acquires UAE based health-tech company, Meddy
In what is being described as a rare occurrence, Nigeria-based health technology startup, Helium Health, has acquired Meddy,…
‘Crypto trading is forbidden for Muslims’ – Indonesia’s Muslim council
Senior religious authorities in Indonesia have ruled it haraam or sinful, for Muslims to utilize crypto assets as…
Nigerian-owned eCommerce, Oja raises $3.4m to build London’s first online cultural supermarket
Oja, A London, UK-based eCommerce startup has secured $3.4M in pre-seed round to build London’s first cultural supermarket.…
World’s richest man, Elon Musk sells $5bn worth of Tesla shares following Twitter poll
Following a Twitter poll held last week, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has sold around $5 billion worth of…
Flutterwave expands its portfolio with acquisition of content creation platform, Disha
As part of its expansion strategy, Flutterwave, the leading pan-African payments technology company has acquired Disha. Disha is…
Things you should know as CBN/banks commence shutdown of accounts suspected of dealing cryptos
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, earlier in February, outlawed crypto trading and prohibited banks and other financial…
Grazac Academy is training youths on tech skills for free and connecting them to entry-level jobs
Every day, more people enter the labour market than the number of jobs being created, research has it…
