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    Tuesday Roundup: DealDey layoffs and #BVNpocalypse Day 2

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    Gbenga Onalaja
    3rd Nov, 2015
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    Tuesday Roundup: DealDey layoffs and #BVNpocalypse Day 2

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    Today, DealDey confirmed it’s laid off staffers from its Lagos office. That’s the third major round of lay offs in the Nigerian tech startups scene in the space of three weeks. The BVNpocalypse also entered day 2. We examined all the things that could go wrong with the programme. What else happened today?

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    Things That Could Go Wrong With The BVN, Which No One Is Talking About

    This BVN registration exercise means that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has the bio data of every single person with a Nigerian bank account. And this presents a very dangerous scenario.

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