Spotlight 9 Nigerian entrepreneurs leading the way for immigrants in the US Nigerians are at the forefront of tech and industry all over the continent, and even abroad. Here's a list of Nigerian entrepreneurs who have founded and led startups and companies in the US.
News Nigeria leads mobile app market growth for Africa according to AppsFlyer & Google report The report found that the African mobile app market showed strong growth, with overall installs increasing by 41%. Nigeria showed the highest growth, with a 43% uplift, followed by 37% in South Africa, and 29% in Kenya.
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 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 Nigeria’s digital sector to create 3 million jobs by 2027, says Jobberman Here are three key insights from the Jobberman's digital sector skills gap report.
News Jobberman partners NYSC to train 120,000 Youth Corpers in soft skills Jobberman's partnership with the Nigerian Youth service Corps (NYSC) will let them equip 120,000 Youth Corpers with soft skills.
News Nigerian's react to the NCC's IMEI directive The NCC wants to automatically capture phone IMEI's in Nigeria. This story highlights their reason and Nigerian's reaction to the initiative.
News Future Africa exceeds its $1million commitment to female-led startups Future Africa revealed its investment achievements for 2021. The report reveals it exceeded its $1 million commitment to female-led startups.
News Mondia and MTN Nigeria partner to offer online games to subscribers Mondia and MTN Nigeria has launched Getmo Games. The platform will offer MTN Subscribers access to unlimited Android and online HTML5 games.
Spotlight 10 female Nigerian tech professionals Here are 10 female tech professionals leveraging their roles to provide solutions to issues in Africa.
News Klasha is building borderless payments for commerce in Africa Klasha simplifies borderless payments for commerce in Africa. The company recently launched in Nigeria to deepen its reach.
Spotlight 10 Nigerian venture firms and their portfolio companies Despite the overwhelming amount of foreign funding, Nigerian investors were responsible for nearly one-third of the investments in Nigerian startups.
News Kenya's e-commerce to grow by 94% by the end of 2021, says PayU Here are insights from PayU's report on e-commerce in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.
News Stalkerware affects 1 in 100 mobile users in Kenya and Nigeria Unlike malware, stalkerware is a more personal crime that has life and death consequences for the individual affected.
News Why Uber and Bolt Nigeria drivers went on strike Uber and Bolt drivers commenced a week-long strike in Nigeria. This story shares insight on the reasons behind the strike and how it affects Nigerians.
Spotlight How Whispa Health is creating safe, stigma-free access to sexual health services for Africans While treating sex as a taboo subject has not stopped Nigerians from doing the deed, it has created a culture where sexual health and education, by extension, are grossly ignored.
Spotlight 10 Nifty tools built by Nigerians Nifty tools are applications, websites, or online resources that people leverage to complete tasks faster. In this story, we reviewed ten nifty tools built by Nigerians.
News NCC lifts SIM registration ban in Nigeria After four months of suspension, the NCC lifts SIM card registration ban in Nigeria.
Spotlight Nigerians lament following the NCC's SIM registration ban The NCC banned SIM card registrations in December 2020 This story highlights Nigerians post ban experiences.
News Jobberman partners eTrade Alliance to grow Nigeria's e-commerce sector Jobberman is partnering the USAID funded Alliance for eTrade Development II (eTrade Alliance) to help develop Nigeria's thriving e-commerce industry.
News Savyt, new digital savings and investment app comes out of beta Savyt is a digital savings and investment app that wants to help Nigerians earn better returns on their savings and investments.
News Sparkle Business wants to help SMEs in Nigeria grow Digital bank, Sparkle, has launched Sparkle business to provide SMEs in Nigeria with products and services that will scale their business globally.
Spotlight Mobile fraud up by 330% in Nigeria, says NIBSS Here are three key insights from the recently released Financial Services Fraud report from NIBSS.
Opinion How to handle crisis communication - insights from Nigerian tech brands For businesses, crisis is unavoidable. It can stem from anywhere either within the brand or outside of it
