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Tech Word For The Week: Angel Investor

They are usually high net worth individuals who have enough excess funds to invest in untested but promising startups who can give them higher returns than traditional financial institutions.

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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.

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Tech Word for The Week: Venture Capital

Venture Capital is a kind of financing (and expert support) investors provide for young startups who have an innovative product or service and high growth potential. Investors provide technical support and finance in exchange for equity in the startups.

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Understanding the 5G Network deployment approval in Nigeria.

5G is a technology that opens new opportunities for seamless connectivity and higher data speeds.

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Buy Now, Pay Later—the latest era of consumer financing in Nigeria

Salami Segun, a BNPL enthusiast and the Business Development Manager of Zoomba.ng, believes that their business model reduces the risk of default to the barest minimum.

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Tech Word of The Week: Product-market fit

Product Market fit is a perfect blend between a product and the market’s need such that clients become raving ambassadors.

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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?

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About the i-invest App

I-invest allows investors to purchase diverse instruments, including Treasury Bills, Fixed Deposits, Equities, Eurobonds, Commercial papers and Life insurance.

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10 exciting trends in the world of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

NFTs have become a major buzzword and expanded outside of the crypto and tech space to become mainstream since Beeple’s $69.3 million art sale in March.

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What you need to know about stock vesting in an African startup

Stock vesting is one of the ways a startup compensates its early employees. But, it may sometimes involve complex terms. which may not be understandable to a lot of employees. So, what are the key components of stock vesting in an African startup?

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8 Free Content Marketing Tools (that are actually free and useful)

Whether you're a content marketer or a business that hired one, you'll find this article very useful.

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The rise of social audio as a customer engagement tool among Nigerian brands

Social audio has transformed how people communicate online, but how has it transformed the way Nigerian brands engage their audience?

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How DeFi can facilitate better access to financial services in Africa

DeFi has huge potential to facilitate access and inclusion to financial services such as lending, investing, settlements, online transactions, payments and so much more, provided the infrastructure gap is closed. How can defis elevate financial services in Africa?

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The Ultimate Content Marketing Guide

Content marketing is just not about posting on social media or writing blog posts. There are key principles that will help you give an accurate picture of your business to customers, that is what this article will show you.

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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.

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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?

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What Is the Future of Marketing Technology?

Like every other industry, marketing cannot escape the winds of technological advancement. This makes it important to ask, what is the future of marketing technology?

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How Nigerian tech companies are marketing their apps

Nigeria’s allure to investors and founders borders on both its population and its economy, even though the country has one of the highest levels of poverty in the world.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink presence in Africa and how that affects Telcos

SpaceX revealed plans this year to introduce Starlink’s technology in Nigeria. This comes prior to the company’s expansion across South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt, and many other African countries in 2022.

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Five things to know before relocating to Rwanda

Relocating to a new country can be difficult and Rwanda is no exception. Depending on whether you are relocating here for a job...

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Understanding how venture funds work

Venture Capital holds a lot of promise, but very few know how it works. This piece will help you understand what goes on before the headlines.

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What is Venture Investments? An explainer, Part 1

Unlike Angel investors who are individuals—venture capital funding comes from structured funds. Because they’re bigger, they typically sign bigger checks

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