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Oluyomi Ojo steps down as Printivo CEO after 7 years in office
Printivo Founder, Oluyomi Ojo has stepped down as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the digital printing company…
Mobile subscribers rise for the first time since NCC’s sim ban, hitting 187.2m
The number of mobile subscribers in Nigeria is finally rising after more than eight months of consecutive drops.…
Nigerian regulator says it has not renewed MTN’s Unified Access Service licence
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has debunked reports making the round that it has renewed MTN Nigeria’s licence…
MTN confirms plans to sell 14% of its Nigerian business despite making N790bn in H1
MTN Nigeria’s shareholders have approved an equity shelf programme to sell up to 14% of MTN Group investment…
Lagos regulation of Uber, Bolt, others is a no-show one year after; here’s what we know
In March 2020, Technext broke the news that the Lagos government was finally ready to regulate the ride-hailing…
All you need to know about the new Lagos Environmental monitoring app ‘CitiMonitor’
Cars converted to submarines, houses getting submerged and homeowners counting the cost of destroyed properties, floods during the…
MTN appoints Thrive Agric’s CEO, Adia Sowho as its first female CMO
Nigerian Telecommunications giant, MTN has announced the appointment of Thrive Agric’s interim Chief Executive Officer, Adia Sowho as…
Tech Events this Week: Thinking Big with Mitchell Elegbe, AI for Government and others
Happy new month guys! Welcome to the month of August. To help you kickstart the first week of…
Kuda Bank raises $55m Series B at a $500m valuation to drive its expansion outside Nigeria
Nigeria’s first fully digital bank, Kuda, has raised $55 million in a Series B funding round to fuel…
Yele Bademosi steps down as Bundle Africa CEO, Emmanuel Babalola takes over
Founder of Microtraction and former Director at Binance Labs, Yele Bademosi, has officially stepped down as CEO of…
