Spotlight As Nigeria's inflation spirals, TradeDepot's CEO says small retailers will matter more than ever. The latest figures from the NBS show that Nigeria’s inflation rate has increased to 14.23%, driven by rising food prices.
Events DevFest 2020: A recap of the first virtual Developer's festival in Nigeria In line with covid-19 restrictions and health regulations, this year's edition of Devfest was hosted online — a deviation from the norm.
News Grant Master wins the best pitch at the Global Investment Summit 2020 Nigerian startup, Grant Master, won the award for best pitch at the recently held Global Investment Summit (GIS) that concluded the GSE digital accelerator program.
Events Register for the virtual Lagos DevFest, the largest developer conference in Africa The 2020 GDG Lagos Developer Festival (DevFest) would be virtual, and it is open to everyone. Register to attend.
Opinion Seven ways to beat inflation in Nigeria In a tweet on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, Prof. Steve Hanke revealed that his measurement of Nigeria's inflation over the last year stood at 30.37%.
Spotlight FrostPay lets you send crypto and receive naira in 3 minutes or less FrostPay is a new crypto company that allows users to convert their bitcoin to fiat currency in real-time without dealing with untrusted 3rd parties.
Opinion Bitcoin and the future of money in Nigeria While Nigeria is still a long way from Bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption at the grassroots, the future seems to be fast headed in that direction.
News Fundall, a digital banking platform raises $150,000 in pre-seed funding Led by Black Knight Capital, a pre-seed stage investor, Fundall has raised $150,000 to deepen its footprints and challenge existing digital banks.
News Apps and platforms built to support the fight against police brutality There has been a lot of support for the protests from the tech industry as techies have been one of the most targeted groups in instances of police harassment and extortion.
News Donations for EndSARS protest move from fiat to Bitcoin Even the most ardent crypto enthusiast could not have predicted that Bitcoin (BTC) would become the centre of conversations in protests against police brutality.
News Nigerian techies share their police brutality stories I reached out to the tech community to collect stories of those who have had unsavoury encounters with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
Events Bitsika partners with Davido and DMW to improve financial transactions across Africa Bitsika announced its partnership with David Adeleke, a multiple-award-winning artist, and entrepreneur, in a press conference on Thursday, October 8.
News Thrive Agric makes organisational changes, appoints Adia Sowho as interim CEO Thrive Agric CEO Uka Eje has stepped down. Adia Sowho, former Managing Director - Nigeria for Migo (formerly Mines.io), has been appointed as the interim CEO.
Spotlight How Thrive Agric plans to steady its coronavirus-rocked boat Thrive Agric, the presently embattled agritech investment company, has released a statement detailing its plans for paying subscribers.
Spotlight Abeg App: putting the fun in functional Abeg.app is a fintech app made by young Nigerians that makes sending and receiving money fun.
News Plentywaka Partners with Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) The Tech transport startup joins forces with Nigeria’s first indigenous vehicle manufacturer ahead of expansion to Southeastern states
News Vantage Capital invests $28.0 million in Cliniques Internationales du Maroc Group (CIM) Holding Vantage’s funding will enable the founding family to part-finance the extension of the existing clinic in Marrakech and the opening of new clinics in Tangier and Casablanca
News Lagos-Based Identity Verification Startup, Youverify Gets ISO Certifications Identity verification startup, Youverify has been awarded the ISO 27018 and 27001 certifications by the International Standards for Organisation.
News MAX issues ₦10bn ($22m) series 1 bond to scale operations and create more jobs The ₦400m Series 1 Bond is MAX’s first-ever bond issuance and the first bond issued by a mobility company in Africa.
Spotlight Nigeria at 60: Top sixty Nigerian tech entrepreneurs that deserve to be celebrated (Part 3) The Benjamindada team is using this independence day to celebrate sixty entrepreneurs that we believe have done wonderfully.
Spotlight Nigeria at 60: Top sixty tech entrepreneurs that deserve to be celebrated (Part 2) The Benjamindada team is using this independence day to celebrate sixty entrepreneurs that we believe have done wonderfully.
Spotlight Nigeria at 60: Top sixty Nigerian tech entrepreneurs that deserve to be celebrated Benjamindada team is using this independence day to celebrate sixty entrepreneurs that we believe have done wonderfully.
African startup Startup Watch: Four Nigerian Startups to watch from Q3 2020 For Q3 2020, we are taking a look at four startups that are doing wonderfully well in their little corner of the country:
News Orange announces the release of the cheapest 4G smartphone ever, supported by Google Orange announced the Sanza touch - an exclusive Orange smartphone and the most affordable 4G Android (Go edition) device globally. Affordability of devices remains one of the most significant barriers to smartphone adoption
Spotlight Investment apps: Risevest, Chaka, Trove, Bamboo, Wealth.ng, I-invest, and InvestNow compared We simplified our analysis by comparing the seven apps across four categories: market share, user experience, offerings, fees and charges.
