Technext https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Technext – Documenting African Tech Stories that Matter Today How Ibrahim Lasisi Builds Tech Products That Solve Real Problems, Not Hype Anchor secures Nigerian and Canadian licences as it crosses $2.5bn in transactions When the Cloud burns: What Iran’s AWS strikes mean for African fintech Flutterwave secures Nigerian banking licence, signals growth from payments firm to full bank How Grace AI Labs plans to reduce customer service costs in 20 African markets Nigeria’s fintech class of 2015-2016 turns 10 | Here is what a decade built FG launches university innovation pods to train 500,000 in AI, empower 2,000 startups The PewBeam effect: like Nigeria’s fintech gold rush, a worship AI boom is coming How mastering no-code tech skills improved the livelihood of these 5 university students On Flutterwave’s roadmap Airtel crosses 650 million customers globally, becomes world’s second largest telecom operator COVID19 lockdown anniversary: 7 ways technology has changed work culture since the Pandemic Flutterwave partner Kulipa secures $6.2 million to bring Stablecoin-funded payment cards to Nigeria Tech layoffs in Q1 2026: A roundup of major job cuts amid AI-driven restructuring Kenya launches WhatsApp chatbot to simplify tax filing for millions FibreX: MTN extends dominance in Nigeria’s fixed wired services with 88.7% share “True impact multiplies when skills are shared” — Violet Johnson on the human side of tech Did CDcare’s recovery agent show up at a customer’s home and lie to his landlord? eTranzact posted ₦30.6bn revenue in 2025 but profit fell 27% as spending surged 45% ₦4.65 trillion raised FG to transform Nigerian universities into tech and innovation hubs under $2bn Project BRIDGE FG to set up new national cybersecurity council after rising cyber attacks Flutterwave, Paystack among 6 companies CBN is supervising as Virtual Asset Providers Cascador launches 2026 ScaleUp programme to empower 12 early-stage startups with up to $5m Oracle cuts up to 30,000 jobs despite record profits How to Earn Passive Income from Idle Crypto: Complete Guide Bill Gates Foundation cuts Microsoft stake to 11% amid $35.4 billion portfolio reshuffle HabariPay’s 3-vertical play Folktales to life: Google, Slum2School empowers 1000 Nigerian kids with creative books GTCO made ₦278.5 billion from transaction fees and commissions in 2025 ₦50M startup test Nigeria’s telecom subscribers climb to 184.6 million, signalling market growth DeFi set to hit $1.4 trillion by 2033 as Real-World Assets grow How Toyosi built a tech solution to the accessibility problems she grew up with Bolt is blocking passengers with low ratings from drivers Mitsubishi, Toyota lead $147m Japanese fund for African clean energy and EV startups Infinix NOTE Edge Review: The Curved Screen You’ve Been Overpaying For Inside the 2026 blockchain graveyard: 20+ crypto projects that died in Q1 LIRS extends tax filing deadline to April 14 AI fraud threatens Africa fintech inclusion gains, EBC CEO David Barrett warns Tech Trivia with Gloria Chimelu, Crypto Writer at Investopedia Lagos eTax portal down as March 31 tax deadline looms Uber drivers in South Africa demand fare adjustment, reduced commission amid fuel price hike NCC orders telcos to compensate subscribers for poor network service Is this the end of the recording studio? Inside Suno’s 7-million-song-a-day AI revolution 45 Nigerian students get ₦50m each under FG’s new Student Venture Capital grant ₦12B worth ideas Kenya halts automated traffic fines system after public backlash, court order Technext- technology news across Africa