BD Insider, Letter 150: Over $400K spent on Starlink purchases in Nigeria
CcHub to invest $15 million into 72 African edtech startups. Meanwhile, Nigerians are gobbling up Starlink via Payday, Chipper and others.
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Microsoft-backed FAST accelerator selects 12 African startups for AI program
Out of the 12 startups in the FA23 cohort, nine are Nigerian, and one each from Kenya, Tanzania, and Ghana. Also, fintech startups dominated the cohort.
X/Twitter is disabling its Circles feature
The feature is set to be shut down by October 31st, leaving users with a major change in how they share content on the platform.
UK government increases global talent visa application fees
The changes are set to come into effect on October 4th, 2023 following legislation being laid in Parliament.
CBN launches portal for microfinance bank licence applications
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday announced that it has unveiled a digital platform for the submission of Microfinance Bank (MFB) licence applications.