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Opay Raises a $120 Million Series B Funding to Scale and Expand into Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Others
Opay has raised $120 million funding from Chinese investors to scale its services in Nigeria and expand into Kenya, Ghana and South Africa.
LifeBank Launches Blood Deliveries via Drones, Wins $250,000 at the First Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative
It's a big month for LifeBank. It launched its blood deliveries and sample pickups via drones and won big at the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative.
Tech Events This Week: Y!Tech100, AR/VR Abuja Meetup, Africa Fintech Summit and Others
It is shaping up to be an interesting week in the African tech space and we at Technext have curated a list of tech events happening around for you.
“Reliable Internet Should be for Everyone” – Akin Marinho on How FiamWiFi Hopes to Provide Low-Income Areas of Lagos with Affordable Internet
With more than 50% of Nigerians lacking access to affordable and reliable Internet broadband, Fiam WiFi which seeks…
DSN to Unveil First Artificial Intelligence Book for Nigerian Elementary Schools at its 2019 Summit
The convener of Data Science Nigeria (DSN), Olubayo Adekanmbi has released a first-of-its-kind book that simplifies Artificial Intelligence…
Instagram Expands its ‘Hide Like Counts’ Tests Globally to More Users
For a while now, Instagram has been testing a new feature that hides like counts on users’ posts, but…
Sophos Has Released its 2020 Annual Threat Report. Here are some of the Insights
The 2020 Threat Report is not so much a map as a series of signposts to help defenders better understand what they could face in the months ahead, and how to prepare
VFS TasHeel Launches Biometric Tourist Visa Enrollment for Saudi Arabia in 30 countries
The centres will provide convenient visa and biometric enrollment services for Saudi tourist visa applicants
2% VAT Hike Imminent in Nigeria as Reps Pass Finance Act Bill for Second Reading
Earlier in September, we reported a proposed bill by the Federal Executive Committee (FEC) to increase the VAT…
Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Arrives Nigeria, Advocates Support for Young Entrepreneurs at Nigerian Digital Economic Summit
Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba,was the guest speaker at the first Nigerian Digital Economic Summit (NDES) which held…
