![]() FLUTTERWAVE & ENDEAVOR21.04.2020 Good morning and welcome to today’s edition of TC Daily. Please subscribe to our newsletter, if you are yet to. ![]() Shopping in store is a little more high stakes than it used to be. Spar Nigeria, a full service supermarket has transitioned online to make it easier for you to get your necessities, thanks to Flutterwave. Order online, pay securely with Flutterwave and get your groceries delivered to you. INNOVATION Despite income inequality and poverty, Nigeria is not short on communal support and a culture of rallying those who are in need. This culture, which predates the digital age, is important because social welfare and protections are almost nonexistent. Supporting the underprivileged who may not have access to the internet is important now more than ever. A 4-week lock-down has left Nigeria’s vulnerable population in a fix. But techpreneurs are trying to ease the hardship with technology. TechCabal’s Abubakar Idris reports that A group of Nigerian tech entrepreneurs from different companies have launched We Are Together, a crowdfunded COVID-19 relief fund for the country. The group is made up of innovators from Paystack, Hygeia HMO, Zedvance, Accounteer, Future Africa, Hotels.ng, Zrosk and Bento. The newly created platform accepts donations from donors and redistributes them directly to people in need of financial support. It is a similar idea to “Angels among us”, a web app that connects “angels” to people in need. The algorithm for the app, written by Justin Irabor, parses the database and displays them to donors, who are called “angels”. Irabor says the algorithm does not “learn” from that behavior. It means that every time you click on the “be an angel” button on the website, there’s no prior context with which it generates people who need help. It is the definition of randomness. “We are together” and “Angels among us” are among several efforts by multinationals to help the underprivileged survive the lock-one. Here’s one thing we know for sure: there can never be too many angels. Nigerian startup, Beat Drone, is making a quick stop from agriculture to helping Nigeria fight COVID-19. Beat Drone uses drones to map farmlands, spray farms and supervise farmlands. But its latest assignment is to help the Ondo state government supply drones to disinfect neighborhoods in the state. WFH Nigeria is not the only African country where there is a lock-down. In East Africa, many Kenyans are working from home and are reporting changes in their lifestyle. Internet service providers confirm that people are using the internet more. One leading Telco, Safaricom, says internet usage is up 40% while more people are using their SMS service. When was the last time you sent an SMS? What are Kenyans doing with all that data? While there is a lot of work going on, a lot of usage is leans towards entertainment and social media. Safaricom shared that Netflix usage is up 400%. Facebook is also a popular destination for internet users. But it’s not all rosy. There’s still the conversation about the cost of internet across the African market. iAfrikan says that many Kenyans are between Scylla and Charybdis: choose between slow internet that is affordable or fast internet that costs too much. ![]() LOGISTICS While there is a lock-down in Nigeria, logistics operators are exempted. But Kobo 360’s VP of Global Operations, Tayo Oyegunle, says that they’re still having trouble moving essential goods. While President Buhari’s first lock-down announcement was silent on the sectors that would not be affected, there was clarification a few days later. However, Nigerian security agencies still stop truck drivers and sometimes harass them. Here’s Oyegunle’s interview with Techpoint, where he talks about the challenges of doing business during a period of uncertainty. She Leads Africa has opened applications to its High-growth coaching program. The three-month accelerator will provide growth-focused entrepreneurs with coaching and support to scale their businesses. The program is open to business in any sector or industry-based anywhere in Nigeria. WHAT WE’RE READING+ The online delivery dilemma: coronavirus will change the delivery business + Delivering education online: 297 million learners in Africa are at home That’s all for today, Stay home, stay safe.#flattenthecurve – Olumuyiwa Share TC Daily with your friends! ![]() Add us to your address book |
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