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CBN: Nigerians May Lose Up to N6.1 Trillion to Electronic Fraud by 2021
Electronic fraud has always been a serious problem in Nigeria. Each year, millions of hard working Nigerians lose…
Paga Signs Exclusive Partnership with Orange Mall to Make Online Shopping Easier for Nigerians
Leading Nigerian mobile money company, Paga, has signed an exclusive partnership with international shopping company, Orange Mall. Orange…
Meet Kobo360; the Uber-Like Startup Changing Nigeria’s Logistics Space
Nigerian businesses, big and small, have constantly struggled with challenges resulting from inefficiency in the Nigerian logistics industry.…
See the Top 10 Nigerian Startup Funding Rounds in 2018 So Far
2018 has been an impressive year for African startups generally. Last year, African startups collectively raised $195 million…
Farmcrowdy Clocks 2! Here is the Startup’s Amazing Journey So Far
Prominent Nigerian agritech startup, Farmcrowdy is celebrating its 2nd year in operation. Disrupting a major sector of the…
How Bad is MainOne’s BGP Error and Why They Must Prevent a Recurrence
Yesterday, Nigerian internet service provider, MainOne admitted that it made a configuration error during a network upgrade. That…
Nigerian Research Team Gets WhatsApp Grant to Help Fight Fake News
Facebook-owned messaging platform, WhatsApp, has awarded $50,000 each to 20 research teams from 11 countries as recipients of…
MTN Completes Takeover of Simfy Streaming Service as it Looks to Compete With Spotify and Boomplay
Africa’s biggest telecom conglomerate, MTN Group continues to intensify its efforts in the digital space. According to reports,…
Nigeria’s EchoVC Leads $2.5m Funding Round in Kenya’s Kukua Edtech Startup
Nigerian-based Venture Capitalist firm, EchoVC has recently completed a new investment in Kenyan edtech startup, Kukua. The VC…
Meet Digitaps; A Nigerian Startup That Seeks to Eliminate Water-Borne Diseases With Intelligent Water Systems
If water is life then clean water is clean life! Water is a fundamental human need. In fact…
