Spotlight

Is Kuda changing the dial in terms of customer experience?

Kuda is at the forefront of challenger banks looking to change the status quo of banking in Nigeria. However, the startup has had challenges with the same age-old issue that have defined their traditional companions.

Fintech

Shecluded: A Gender-based Fintech that keeps on giving

Shecluded plans to change the lives of a lot of women by ensuring more female-led MSMEs grow to large organizations in the future.

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

Spotlight

Predatory lending in Nigeria—what is the way forward?

Predatory lenders employ deceptive and aggressive sale tactics to attract unsuspecting borrowers into taking loans they cannot afford.

Spotlight

AfriChange is helping Canada’s growing African community remain financially connected to home

“We’ve built AfriChange to be useful for anyone in Canada who has to send money to Africa, starting with Nigeria” said Tega Ogigirigi

Spotlight

Scrader seeks to transform how young millennials and Gen Z shop online in Nigeria

Scrader is a social commerce app built for Gen Zs and Millennials. It is a platform built on reliability, accountability, utility and trust, aimed at redefining what it means to shop online for this demographic.

Spotlight

JET Motors wants to lead Africa’s Electric Vehicle revolution

The electric vehicle movement is well and alive in Nigeria, led by JET Motor Company—a team of young Africans who are designing EVs for Africans.

Events

Recap of Softcom's non-public UnveilingX—a foretaste of its public, DayX

Softcom Limited, an innovative indigenous company, hosted an exclusive event to pre-inform select members of the public about the upcoming launch of its products.

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

CBN's new digital coin to run on closed blockchain

The CBN's new digital currency will run on Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain, a permissioned ledger that grants the apex regulator exclusivity and altering power.

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.

Spotlight

In-app spending on the rise in the African gaming apps market

In-app purchases and gaming apps are gaining momentum in Africa, with Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya leading the way.

Spotlight

The environmental cost of big tech in Africa

Big tech companies are coming under increasing scrutiny for the harmful effects of their activities on the environment. Africa is no exception to this. What are the harmful effects of big tech to the environment in Africa?

Spotlight

Esports and its vast potential for the African continent

Esports has become a global billion-dollar industry, with more growth still to come. Africa is slowly catching up, with gaming competitions, celebrity gamers, and gaming communities springing up all over the continent. What is the potential for eSports in Africa?

Spotlight

Thrive Agric pauses crowdfunding, doubles down on building tech to support agriculture.

Agritech platform, Thrive Agric, has stopped crowdfunding from retail investors, as it focuses on building technology solutions for its agriculture business

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

Spotlight

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.

Spotlight

What CBN’s digital currency could mean—transparency vs surveillance

While there isn’t yet information on how the CBN’s digital currency will work, it is not a new phenomenon. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) are a growing trend worldwide.

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.

Spotlight

How Open Banking will shape fintech in Africa

Open banking could usher in a new era of financial inclusion where banks and African Fintechs can seamlessly exchange customer data. This will facilitate the provision of broader financial products and services for Africans.

Spotlight

Traction app: creating improved business experiences for African merchants

Traction Apps is a startup that is building the next generation of payment solutions and business tools to help power the growth and operations of merchants and SMEs in Africa.

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.

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?

Spotlight

Using USSD-technology, Stax wants to increase financial inclusivity for Africans

It is estimated that 94% of transactions in Africa are performed via USSD. Stax is building on USSD to power financial transactions across Africa.

Spotlight

Startup funding—how it works and what to know as an investor or founder

Startup funding can be an extremely complex and confusing process for founders. In this article, I attempt to break down some of the more complex concepts in fundraising.