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CBN Licenced Digital Banking Platform, Kuda, Raises $1.6m Pre-Seed Funding
Nigerian fintech startup, Kuda (formerly Kudimoney), has raised $1.6m in a pre-seed funding round to allow it launch…
Exclusive: Despite N200,000 Salary Promise ORide May be Exploiting its Riders and Customers Are Paying For it
At inception, ORide bore a lot of promise for many stakeholders. For customers, it promised cheap fares (as…
CBN Releases New Regulations and Sanctions for E-Payments in Banks and Other Financial Institutions
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a series of new regulations and sanctions that will govern the…
Google Faces Antitrust Probe Over Possible Misdealings in its Advertising Practices
Following the recent probings of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and other big tech companies by the Justice Department of…
New iPhones, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV+ and Arcade – A Review of Major Announcements from the 2019 Apple Event
As expected, Apple is using its annual September event to make new product announcements. From the widely anticipated…
ICASA Fines MTN $340,000 for Increasing Price of WhatsApp Bundle
Telecommunication giant MTN has been fined R5 million ($340,000) for not observing the required notice period before increasing…
Jack Ma Officially Retires as Alibaba’s Chairman at the Age of 55
The company has named current CEO, Daniel Zhang as his replacement.
Nigerian Robotics Prodigy Adekunle Silas Has Shutdown His Gaming Robot Company, Reach Robotics
Adekunle mentions that the journey will continue in the "non-consumer Robotics sector and the STEAM Education sector.
Ogun State Officially Launches Ogun Tech Hub to Trigger Homegrown Innovation and Problem Solving
Ogun Tech Hub, an open living lab and pre-incubation space designed by the Ogun State Government to ignite…
Rwanda Partners with World Economic Forum and World Bank to Host Africa Drone Forum and Flying Competitions
The next edition of the Africa Drone Forum (ADF) and Flying Competitions, an event that showcases the use…
