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Report: 28% of Global Gamers are From Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Majority Use Mobile
A report by Newszoo indicates that there are about 756 million gamers in Africa, Europe and the Middle…
You May Soon be Able to Order a Bus on Your Phone as Uber Begins On-Demand Public Transit Service
Uber has announced that it will be selling its ride-hailing software as a service product to California’s Marin County transportation providers. This is the company’s first sale of its software services to a third party.
Here is All You Need To Know About Using Twitter’s New Voice Tweet Feature
The week just took an interesting turn with Twitter’s new announcement of the audio feature. With the new…
NCC Stats: 9mobile Gains Mobile Users for the First Time Since March 2019, Loses Internet Subscribers
9mobile gained 444,903 active mobile subscribers in the month of April. This is the mobile operator’s first gain…
African Fintech Startup, Chipper Cash Raises $13.8 Million in Series A funding
The new raise was meant to hire 30 new staff members globally- across operations in San Francisco, Lagos, London, Nairobi and New York
Paga Hits 15.8 M Users 5 Years After Reaching 3 Million Users
Nigerian fintech startup, Paga has hit a milestone of 15.8 million unique users. The announcement was made by…
Paystack, Flutterwave and Other Fintech Startups that Could be Affected by WhatsApp Pay in Nigeria
The financial market for social e-commerce in Nigeria could see a major disruption this year. This is due…
‘e-Learning Can’t Work in Nigerian Universities Because Lecturers Lack the Skills’- ASUU Chairman
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to keep countries and economies under lock, there has been a lot of…
Facebook Finally Launches WhatsApp Pay After Nearly a Year in the Works
WhatsApp has finally launched its digital payment service on its messaging app. The payment service, called WhatsApp Pay,…
InvestNow Offers Great Investment Options and RoI But its App is not Very Easy to Use
Besides the popular fintech platforms like Piggyvest, Cowrywise, and Page Financials that give Nigerians the opportunity to save…
