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US Bitcoin Digital Wallet Plans To Launch Blockchain Incubation Hub In Nigeria
Paxful is launching a blockchain incubation hub in Lagos. Photo – TechCity U.S. Bitcoin marketplace and digital wallet, Paxful is planning to establish a blockchain incubation hub in Lagos, Nigeria....
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Why Nigeria Is The African Economic Opportunity: Tayo Oviosu, GHOGH Podcast...
Tayo Oviosu – Founder & CEO @ Paga Nigeria has 180 million people but fewer than 17 percent have bank accounts, which is bad for the banks but good for Paga, the country’s largest mobile money...
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MTN Finalizing Plans For Nigerian IPO Before Year End
MTN is set for a Nigerian IPO before the end of this year. Photo – GuardianNigeria South African mobile operator MTN is in the process of finalizing its plan to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange,...
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The How Nigeria’s 2019 General Election Is Affecting Tech Companies
(Photo: Flickr) There has been much attention on the 2019 general election in Nigeria, which more or less started with the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ campaign. But as it is, the political arena is...
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Nigerian Vice President Meets With Google CEO During US Visit To Promote...
Nigerian vice president Yemi Osinbajo met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a three-day visit to the U.S. that is aimed at promoting Nigeria’s tech and entertainment sectors. The Nigerian...
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Twitter Has A New Board Member, A Nigerian Icon With Tons Of Experience In...
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is one of two new members appointed to Twitter’s board of directors, and she’ll bring experience in crisis control to the endeavor as one of Africa’s longest-serving finance...
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Nigeria Seeking Tech Investors As Young Africans Are More Connected
(Photo: Flickr) With its colorful hammocks and table tennis table, a new tech hub in the Lagos metropolis would not look out of place among the start-ups on the other side of the world in Silicon...
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If You Could Wave A Magic Wand To Change 1 Thing, What Would It Be?
If you could wave a magic wand to change one thing, what would it be, and why? Today, the leadership team of Paga kicked off our week-long annual strategy review. It is a time for us to get away from...
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Tech Startup Andela Expands Into Fourth African Market With Rwanda Hub
Andela, a tech startup that trains and outsources African engineers and coders to work for global firms, has expanded its operations into Rwanda with the launch of a pan-African technology hub in...
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Google Launches Network Of Free Public Internet Spaces In Nigeria
Google has launched a network of free public internet spaces in Nigeria in order to provide access for more people across Africa’s most populous country. Beginning with a handful of hotspots, Google...
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Nigerian Corporation Launches Tech Accelerator, Selects Four Startups For...
Nigerian corporation, Honeywell Group, has launched a new tech accelerator in Lagos, with four startups selected for its first cohort. The tech accelerator is called Itanna, and will be led by Tomi...
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Nigerian Teenage Girls Win World Tech Innovation Challenge
(Photo: 2018 Technovation World Pitch) A team of Nigerian female teenagers on Thursday emerged winner of the 2018 Technovation World Pitch in California, United States. The team, Save-A-Soul,...
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Female Tech Entrepreneur Addressing Nigeria’s Software Development Skills Gap
Ommo Clark never intended to be a tech entrepreneur, but once she got into the Nigerian tech sector she noticed the need for a full-service business software company. Clark responded to that need by...
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MTN May List On The Uganda Stock Exchange To Renew Operating Licence
South African mobile operator MTN is considering listing the company on the Uganda Stock Exchange as part of the conditions for it to renew its operating licence in the country. Ugandan officials...
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This Nigerian Fintech Entrepreneur Is Simplifying Money Transfers
Tayo Oviosu is the founder and CEO of Paga, the leading mobile payments company in Nigeria. Hear more about him on the GHOGH podcast. Nine years ago I started Paga to make it easy for people to...
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Y Combinator-Backed Nigerian Fintech Startup’s $8M Funding Round Led By Stripe
Paystack, a Nigerian fintech startup providing payments tools to businesses across Africa, has successfully raised $8 million in Series A funding. The Lagos-based payments company brought its total...
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Google Launches Data-Light YouTube Mobile App For South Africans With Slow...
A specialized data-light version of the the Google-owned online video service, called YouTube Go, has been made available to South African users through the launch of a mobile app in the country....
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MTN Boosts Ghana Stock Exchange Following Positive Debut
South African mobile operator MTN listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange this week, boosting the Accra-based bourse and growing its share price among local investors. The price of shares in MTN’s Ghana...
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Nigerian Solar-Powered Internet Provider Raises $3M Series-A To Fund Ghana...
Nigerian solar-powered internet service provider, Tizeti, has raised $3 million in a Series-A round of funding that will allow the startup to expand into Ghana. The Y Combinator-backed Nigerian ISP...
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Nigeria Says MTN Owes $10B. Will The Mobile Operator Pull Out Of The Country?
Mobile operator MTN‘s bottom line has been hit on numerous occasions in Nigeria, and a recent set of financial demands threaten to derail the company’s future in the West African nation. Shares in...
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