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Logistics Startup, Kobo360 Wins Disrupter of the Year Award, Plans Ghana and Kenya Expansion
Nigerian logistics startup, Kobo360, has won the Disrupter of the Year award at the 2019 Africa CEO Forum. Held…
Pre-installed Apps on Your Phone Could Constitute Security Risks and Here is what You Can do About them
We’ve always suspected that pre-installed apps weren’t up to much good, but there’s hasn’t been enough evidence to…
Do You Know there are Keyboard Shortcuts for Social Media? Check These out!
Shortcuts can be very important features when working with digital platforms. From Microsoft Word, Medium, to WordPress, keyboard…
Recycling Startup, Wecyclers to Get N81.4 Million After Winning King Baudouin Foundation’s African Development Prize
Nigerian waste management startup, WeCyclers, has won the King Baudouin Foundation African Development Prize receiving N81.4 million (€200,000) in…
Semicolon Kicks Off its Techpreneurship Program to Help Develop Solutions to Both Local and Global Problems
Technology training institute, Semicolon, has launched its training program; the Semicolon Techpreneurship Program, to help tech enthusiast develop…
Nigerian UX Designer Gideon Oladimeji Joins Automattic as Product Designer
Nigerian User Experience Designer, Gideon Oladimeji, is taking a huge career leap. Writing on his Twitter page, the…
If you Can’t Beat Them, Buy Them; Uber Acquires Careem in a $3.1 Billion Deal!
Bloomberg reports that the U.S. ride-hailing giant will pay $1.4 billion in cash and $1.7 billion in convertible notes (equal to $55 per share) for Careem
African Women In Technology, Lagos Innovates Knowledge Series and Other Tech Events This Week
Ready to get your gears running this week? Well, Technext has collated a list of tech events you…
Little Success and her School Fees Saga, Lady Fakes her own Kidnap and other Trending Stories Last week
With the business week over, there is always a sense of relief and anticipation of the weekend. To…
GTBank Launches Nigeria’s First Digital Play Centre for Children
One of Nigeria’s most innovative banks, Guaranty Trust Bank, has launched a digital playground for kids to have…
