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Twitter Goes Wild As Raptors Win NBA Championship, President Buhari Renames National Stadium After Moshood Abiola and Other Stories that Hit Social Media this Week
Another week with a lot of happenings on social media has come to an end. It’s time to…
Inlaks Set To Host Africa’s Biggest Insurtech Hackathon as it Launches thehatch Innovation Lab
In a bid to bring innovative solutions to the Insurtech industry and pave the way for young technology…
For the First Time, 3 Startups Emerge Winners of the $50k MEST Africa Challenge
Three startups have emerged victorious in this year’s MEST Africa Challenge. Founded by Meltwater Foundation, the MEST Africa…
IBM Expands its Quantum Computing Program to Africa, with Three Nigerian Universities to Benefit
IBM has announced that its commercial quantum computing program, IBM Q Network, is expanding to more universities in…
Update: Pioneer Nigerian Bike-Sharing Company Max.ng Has Raised $7 Million to expand to 10 cities across West Africa
MAX.ng, which has a strong presence in South-West Nigeria, intends to grow its geographic footprint rapidly
Africa’s Smartphone Market Suffers Significant Decline in Q1 2019
Market intelligence firm, International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shows that Africa’s mobile phone market started 2019…
Another African Country Has Shut Down its Internet, this Time for Educational Reasons
Are internet shutdowns becoming a new phenomenon in Africa? Over the last year, a few African countries have shut down…
10 Notable Nigerian Tech Companies that Existed Before Democratic Rule and Continue to Thrive Today
…as Nigeria Marks 20 Years of Uninterrupted Democracy It has been 2 decades since the end of military…
20 Years of Democracy: Top 10 Tech Developments That Have Changed The Game In Nigeria
Nigeria is celebrating 20 years as a democracy. Despite the fact that we became an independent nation in…
In Just Two Weeks John Wick 3 Has Grossed N100m From Nigerian Moviegoers
Cinemas in Nigeria are having a good run thanks to moviegoers. Statistics posted by the Cinema Exhibitors Association…
