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Coronavirus is Killing Cryptocurrency Prices as Bitcoin Crashes More than 4% to $8,820
Red! That’s the colour of every cryptocurrency price chart. Bitcoin (BTC) price which has rebounded thanks to a powerful…
Netflix Could be Bringing More Nigerian Content to its Platform With Launch of ‘Netflix Naija’
The popular streaming platform, Netflix looks to impact Nigeria’s streaming space by unveiling a new Twitter platform called…
Konga Targets Daily Turnover of $10 Million by 2024, But Can the e-Commerce Really Pull That Off?
Nigerian e-commerce company, Konga, has set its sight on an income of $10 million every day by 2024.…
Federal Govt Establishes $268 Million Fund for Nigerian Tech Innovators and Entrepreneurs
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved that $268 million in funding be disbursed to support young technology innovators…
Lagos-Based Health Startup, Lifestores Raises N365 Million to Expand Drug Distribution to Other Parts of Nigeria
Lifestores Healthcare, a health startup in Nigeria, has raised a sum of N365 million in a seed round…
Threat, Hard Work or Just Luck? How Can You Stand a Chance of Getting Verified on Twitter?
On Sunday, controversial Nigerian musician, Naira Marley tweeted at Twitter to get him verified in 3 days or…
Fintech Startup, JUMO Raises $55m in Funding Round to Expand its Savings and Loan Facilities Across Africa and Asia
Digital financial services company, JUMO, has raised $55m in a new round of funding to aid the expansion…
How Jumia Processed 26.5 million Orders and Generated N63.6 Billion Revenue in 2019
Africa’s e-commerce giants, Jumia, has claimed that it processed 26.5 million orders and generated about N63.6 Billion in…
Three Startups, Guava, Proximate Agro and Wellvis Selected for the Maiden Vertebra Hub Incubation Program
Three Nigerian startups, Guava, Wellvis and Proximate Agro, have been shortlisted for the first edition of the Vertebra…
Netflix Releases New Feature that Would Enable You see Top 10 Movies Other People are Watching on the Platform
Netflix has released a new feature that makes it easier for its users to see the top 10…
