News Gokada resumes ride-hailing, expands into Ibadan With more than 1.5 million deliveries for 30,000 merchants in Nigeria's commercial hub, Lagos, Gokada intends to replicate its success in Ibadan, Oyo state.
News TechAdvance is now Bloc TechAdvance has rebranded to Bloc to offer a more personalized experience to its clients.
Newsletter BD Insider 80th: eNaira, Vectar, Qala Fellowship, Shecluded and Angel Investor In the 80th issue of the BD Insider, we explored the eNaira, training of Bitcoin developers by Qala Fellowship and how Shecluded is helping women to achieve financial freedom.
Opinion What is the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy of 2021? The Federal Government of Nigeria is discussing the modalities for implementation of the new National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS). Here is what you need to know.
News Qala Fellowship to train the next generation of African Bitcoin developers Qala Fellowship has received a 0.5BTC grant from the New York-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF) to train Bitcoin developers in Africa.
Newsletter BD Insider 79th: Zero to Scale with Printivo’s CEO, Chinalysis on Crypto and the Era of Consumer Financing This is a blog copy of the 79th version of our weekly newsletter, BD Insider. Subscribers get to read it first and can take action based it.
News Releaf secures $4.2 million to scale Nigeria's oil palm sector Releaf has secured $4.2 million in seed funding and grants to drive the industrialization of food processing for Africa which will also enable Nigeria’s Oil Palm sector
Opinion Understanding the 5G Network deployment approval in Nigeria. 5G is a technology that opens new opportunities for seamless connectivity and higher data speeds.
News Renaissance Capital to double down on the Africa tech and fintech space. Renaissance Capital intends to support the African tech ecosystem through advisory, research and venture investing.
News Flutterwave to offer MTN Mobile Money as a payment method in Africa Flutterwave will now provide MTN mobile money as a payment method for businesses in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia
Opinion Is telecoms blackout going to check insecurity in Nigeria? Since 2013, the Nigerian government has continued to shut down telecommunication as a means of fighting insecurity, is this an effective measure?
News Pezesha raises seed extension to fuel expansion across Africa Pezesha has announced the close of a seven-figure growth funding round led by GreenHouse Capital (GHC). The pan-African fintech company committed to building scalable lending infrastructure for SMEs and institutions disclosed this on Tuesday.
Spotlight Explainer—Was Executive Order No. 5 breached in awarding the eNaira to Bitt Inc? The EO5 directed that foreign companies with demonstrated and verifiable plans for indigenous capacity development can be awarded contracts when local professionals are lacking expertise
News Autochek acquires Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda from ROAM Africa AutoChek has reached an agreement with ROAM Africa to acquire Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda as part of its plans to expand further into the African Market
Spotlight Deaf Tech Foundation is teaching programming to deaf kids in Northern Nigeria, for free Mercy, a 10-year-old Deaf kid living in Northern Nigeria, had to pause schooling for five years due to her condition. The Deaf Tech Foundation is changing this trend for people like her.
Spotlight Following uLesson’s Departure from Jos, what next for Plateau State’s Tech Ecosystem? Over four months since uLesson’s departed from Jos, the questions remain; how many more startups need to go before it emerges as a viable home for tech startups in the country?
