News UK Nigeria TechHub announces the graduation of 10 startups from the iNOVO Accelerator Programme The top 10 startups across EdTech, AgriTech and HealthTech also received an opportunity to validate their solutions with pilots and proof of concept engagements and use their newfound insights to rapidly pivot and scale
News After doing N1.4 trillion in Agency banking transactions in May, TeamApt wants to "do more" for its users. In May, the value increased to ₦1.4 trillion ($3.5 bn) with 68 million transactions in volume, and between April 2020 and April 2021, the total value of transactions processed has gone up to $16 billion.
News 67% of talent began contemplating their exit less than 6 months before they left - Venture for Africa Venture for Africa launches Africa Tech Talent Retention Report, evaluating reasons behind increasing rates of employee churn among startups
WEF Kuda, 54Gene, Sokowatch, and others named among Technology Pioneers by WEF The WEF's selection included 8 African companies: 54 Gene, Cambridge Industries, FlexFinTx, Kuda Bank, Moringa School, mPharma, Sokowatch and Gro Intelligence.
Opinion Apple vs. Facebook: What do African advertisers stand to lose? Apple has introduced big changes to its Ads and privacy policy with the release of the IOS 14.5. This feature may stifle advertising and online marketing and Facebook, one of the world's largest advertisers is taking a stand. What is this new feature and what does it mean for advertising in Africa?
Under The Hoodie Under The Hoodie—Simbiat Sadiq, Information Security Professional In this Under The Hoodie edition, she tells us about her first encounter with cybersecurity, and her passion for helping a lot of women get into the field.
Opinion How smart contracts can promote e-commerce in Nigeria Nigeria is seeing unprecedented growth in online marketplace consumption. But settlement and disputes issues still remain the same, and can potentially hinder this growth. How can smart contracts make this easier for both parties?
Events Africa Fintech Foundry launches digital academy with Women In Tech Fireside Chat Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF), will be hosting a Women In Tech Fireside on Friday, June 11 to launch its female digital academy. The event which is powered by Access Bank kicks off at 10 am WAT.
Under The Hoodie Under The Hoodie - Vincent Nwonah, Senior Software Engineer In this Under The Hoodie edition, Vincent tells us about coming from humble beginnings, failing out of school, making a breakthrough in tech, and quitting a job he didn’t love.
Newsletter BD Insider 78th: Twitter, Chipper Cash, Huawei, and TalentQL Letter 78 focuses on Naija Twitter ban, Chipper cash's unicorn strides, Huawei's HarmonyOS, and TalentQL's Pipeline.
News Facebook to launch Substack competitor—Bulletin Facebook is set to launch "Bulletin", its latest effort to compete in the Newsletter market.
Spotlight How an ISP restricts you from accessing a website (Case Study: Twitter) There are three ways an ISP can restrict access to content: Deep Packet Inspection, DNS Filtering, and IP Address Filtering
Opinion What the new OTT license regulations may mean for free speech in Nigeria The Nigerian government has suspended Twitter. It is also seeking to regulate other information channels over the internet. What are the implications of these policies in Nigeria? Will this lead to state sanctioned censorship of news and information?
News UPDATED: Nigerian Government suspends Twitter amid row over President's deleted tweets The Nigerian federal government has announced the indefinite suspension of social media network Twitter. This may have been in response to a now deleted post by the president.
News Nigerian Federal Government bans Twitter in the country The Federal Government has announced the indefinite suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The announcement came in a Tweet on Friday, 4th of June, 2021.
Spotlight Which logistics app should you use in Nigeria? Increase in online shopping spiked the demand for logistics services in Nigeria. I compared four logitech apps to find the best.
Opinion What to make of Silicon Valley's interest in African startups Silicon valley has been showing increasing interest in the African startup ecosystem. They now provide funding, collaboration, incubation and partnerships for African startups. What are the drivers behind this and what does it mean for the ecosystem?
News Gokada launches Super App as it crosses US$100 million in annualized transaction value The Super App launch comes as Gokada crosses >US$100 million in annualized transaction value, having completed >1 million food delivery and eCommerce orders on behalf of over 30,000 merchants in the last 12 months alone.
News TalentQL launches Pipeline—an upskilling training to build world-class African engineers Pipeline by TalentQL is focused on training and upskilling mid-level software engineers across the continent to Senior Software Engineers
Under The Hoodie Under The Hoodie - Shedrack Akintayo, Developer Advocate at Cloud Foundry Shedrack Akintayo is a 22-year-old developer advocate at Cloud Foundry. In this edition, we talk to him about what it's like to work in developer relations—a relatively unpopular side of tech.
News Lori Systems appoints Uche Ogboi as new CEO, effective July 1 African logistics startup, Lori Systems appoints COO Uche Ogboi as its new CEO. While, co-Founder and outgoing CEO, Josh Sandler moves into the role of Executive Chairman of the board.
News Chipper Cash becomes Africa's sixth unicorn Chipper Cash has closed its Series C round of funding. The three year old startup raised $100m, propelling it to unicorn status.
Startup Why African startups may soon move to Estonia Estonia is providing a favorable regulatory environment, financing and support system for startups to thrive. African founders may soon be moving to Estonia due to these favorable conditions.
Spotlight What CBN’s digital currency could mean—transparency vs surveillance While there isn’t yet information on how the CBN’s digital currency will work, it is not a new phenomenon. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) are a growing trend worldwide.
Events A recap of the tech meets law hangout The tech meets law hangout was a collaborative event hosted by professionals in tech and law to exchange ideas and network.
