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In an exciting nod to nostalgia, Sony has announced a new PlayStation 5 system software…
When news broke this week that Oladapo Olalekan Fadugba, a Nigerian-born U.S. citizen, had been…
Every year, malaria kills over 600,000 people globally—with Africa accounting for 96% of those deaths.…
Just a few years ago, the metaverse was the next big thing. Tech giants poured…
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, has confirmed layoffs within its Reality Labs…
Meta is making moves again. This time, the Threads web app has officially migrated from…
In a bold move to revamp user experience, Facebook targets spammy content by slashing its…
The World Bank Group has launched the next phase of its Private Sector Investment Lab,…
On May 1, 2025—International Workers’ Day—drivers for Bolt, Uber, and other e-hailing platforms in Lagos…
When the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) recently announced it had banned 574 secondary schools…
The 2025 UTME kicked off today, with over 2 million candidates sitting for Nigeria’s biggest…
When WhatsApp quietly rolled out its new in-app translation feature to some Android beta users…
Flutterwave, Yellow Card, and Onafriq—three of Africa’s most innovative and impactful fintech companies—have joined the…
Elon Musk has declared his intention to significantly reduce his involvement with the Department of…
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Coinbase, a leading player in the global cryptocurrency market, has announced a strategic partnership with Onboard Global, a crypto payments platform, to facilitate seamless buying and selling of cryptocurrencies for users in Nigeria. This collaboration comes in the wake of regulatory challenges faced by Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange,…
Ifeoma Nwobu, the co-founder and chief operating officer of Sendstack, has officially departed from the company, signaling yet another significant change at the Norrsken-backed logistics startup, which has undergone two major pivots in the last five months. While the company has confirmed her exit, it has chosen not to provide…
Bybit, the cryptocurrency exchange that experienced a significant hack last Friday, managed to endure an outflow exceeding $6.1 billion over the weekend. In a positive development, the exchange’s CEO announced that the platform has successfully replaced the $1.5 billion worth of Ether that was stolen during the attack. According to…
VFD Group Plc, a diversified investment firm, has made a significant investment of ₦5 billion (approximately $3.35 million) into its digital banking subsidiary, VFD Microfinance Bank (commonly known as V Bank), with the aim of accelerating technological advancements and expanding its service offerings. Since its inception in March 2020, V…
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Rabbit Mobility, a pioneering micromobility enterprise based in Egypt, has successfully secured $1.3 million in…
Entlaq, an Egyptian entrepreneurial think tank, has joined forces with Savannah, a Sudanese incubator, to…
What if technology could ensure that life-saving medicines reach even the most remote corners of…
M-KOPA Holding, an innovative Kenyan startup known for providing financing solutions for smartphones and solar…
Lendsqr, a pioneering startup that equips companies with the necessary software to launch a lending…
Endeavor South Africa has recently achieved a significant milestone by completing the first close of…
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Elon Musk just after recently pushing past Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the list of the…
The board of 9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB) has announced the appointment of Branka Mracajac…
After a hard fought election, the Democratic Party candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, emerged…
Alon Lits, former General Manager of Uber Sub-Saharan Africa, has been appointed the Chairman of…
Nigerian-born economist and international development expert, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been proposed by a WTO Panel…
MTN Group has announced the appointment of Karl Toriola as the new MTN Nigeria CEO…
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Cryptocurrencies are completely digital, so you can send and receive them using any suitable digital…
Amazon, the tech giant owned by Jeff Bezos, has denied reports that it is planning…
It is no news that the past weeks have been a nightmare for many crypto…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that it would launch its digital currency…
Crypto is poised to set a new record for the biggest private round fundraise ever.…
Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced that it would issue the first set of a…