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African edtech startups need patient capital, not fintech-style funding
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (782+ words) Dami Oguntunde, co-founder and CEO of Hardé Business School, said African edtech startups require patient capital and impact-focused financing rather than the rapid-growth funding model commonly applied to fintech companies. Speaking at the BRINT EdTech Summit 2.0 in Lagos, Oguntunde said…...
China knows everything
11+ hour, 45+ min ago (18+ words) TechNext.ng Register for Technext Coinference 2023, the Largest blockchain and DeFi Gathering in Africa....
Nigeria leads continental AI push at telecom summit
11+ hour, 12+ min ago (430+ words) Nigeria used its hosting of the African Telecommunications Union‘s Conference of Plenipotentiaries to introduce a continental initiative aimed at building large language models grounded in African languages, and the announcement gave the two-day gathering in Abuja a piece of…...
Singapore stablecoin payments firm Triple-A loses $11.8M to hackers – What it means for African merchants
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (263+ words) In a statement, Triple-A said it identified the unauthorised access on 25 July, affecting wallets holding its own digital assets. The company said, “Client funds were not affected. Triple-A does not provide digital asset custody on behalf of its clients, and…...
How Nigeria’s early digital creators built today’s influencer economy
9+ hour, 14+ min ago (822+ words) There was a time when creating content in Nigeria meant sitting in a cybercafé, waiting for a page to load and hoping the internet connection survived long enough to publish a post. There were no ring lights, influencer managers or…...
The Trust Frontier: AI dominates discussions as Nigeria's compliance leaders meet in Lagos
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (774+ words) AI is changing financial crime, and Nigeria’s banks, fintechs and law enforcement agencies believe they have to change with it. The event also saw SmartComply unveil Adhere, its AI-powered compliance platform, alongside a new industry report titled The Compliance Reckoning,…...
Bolt reportedly blocks driver for demanding fare increase amid new fuel price hike
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (591+ words) A driver operating on the Bolt platform reportedly has his account blocked for demanding a fare increase. This comes amid a recent hike in fuel prices occasioned by the US/Iran conflict. According to a recording, the driver, who identified…...
Airtel Nigeria renews 10-year spectrum licence worth ₦50.5bn
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (509+ words) Airtel Africa plc has confirmed that its Nigerian operating subsidiary, Airtel Nigeria, has secured regulatory approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the renewal of its 900MHz spectrum licence. The development was revealed in Airtel’s Q2 2026 financial statement released on Thursday....
How responsible borrowing can help you reach your financial goals
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (406+ words) To build a sustainable financial future, we must change our relationship with credit. Borrowing shouldn’t be a cycle of survival; it should form part of a broader financial plan designed to support sustainable growth. The secret lies in masterfully understanding…...
Stablecoins and the quiet infrastructure shift behind on-chain trust
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (218+ words) Most conversations about crypto adoption still center on price. Fewer center on plumbing. The settlement layers, stable units of account, and verification systems that determine whether an application built on blockchain rails works better than the centralized version it’s replacing....