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Abubakar Idris

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TechCabal Daily, 866 – South African Telco Launches the First 5G Service in Africa

Abubakar Idris

19th September 2019
Business, Developers, Entrepreneurship, Funding

Andela, with a projected $50m revenue, lays off 420 developers

Abubakar Idris

17th September 2019
TC Daily

TechCabal Daily, 863 – Nigeria’s APCON faces major legal challenges as it tries to regulate online ads

Abubakar Idris

16th September 2019
Business, Ecosystem, Government, Internet, News, Policy, Social Media

Court rulings threaten APCON’s attempt to regulate online ads in Nigeria

Abubakar Idris

14th September 2019
TC Daily

TechCabal Daily, 862 – Omidyar’s Luminate has launched a US$1 million media lab

Abubakar Idris

13th September 2019
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, Government, Internet, Mobile, News, Policy

FBI announces arrest of 167 alleged fraudsters in Nigeria in anti-fraud operation

Abubakar Idris

11th September 2019
Business, Digest, Ecosystem, Government, News

Xenophobia: MTN shuts offices in Nigeria as government pulls out of WEF summit

Abubakar Idris

4th September 2019
Business, Government, Internet, Mobile, News, Policy, Social Media

Nigeria’s advertising regulator, APCON, wants to regulate online adverts

Abubakar Idris

3rd September 2019
Business, Features, Internet

Counting the cost as Nigerian fraud goes global

Abubakar Idris

3rd September 2019
TC Daily

TechCabal Daily, 853 – Econet Orders 520 Tesla Batteries to Avoid Power Outage in Zimbabwe

Abubakar Idris

2nd September 2019
Ecosystem, Government, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Ridesharing

Rwanda aims to introduce electric motorcycles to address climate change concerns

Abubakar Idris

28th August 2019
African Tech Roundup, Blog, Business, Features, News, Ridesharing

Meet Tora Africa, the startup that wants to train drivers for the ride-hailing revolution

Abubakar Idris

27th August 2019
TC Daily

TechCabal Daily, 849 – Egypt is Finalizing a New Digital Tax Bill with Help from Facebook

Abubakar Idris

27th August 2019
African Tech Roundup, Business, Digest, Ecosystem, Long Reads, News, Startups

Facing multiple lawsuits and $120 million losses, Jumia unearths fraud in earnings report

Abubakar Idris

22nd August 2019
Business, Government, Policy, Politics

Africa taking giant strides to fix its electricity challenges

Abubakar Idris

21st August 2019
Business, Developers, Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship, Government, Hardware, Internet, News

Questions arise over rules of origin in Africa’s free trade agreement

Abubakar Idris

14th August 2019
Blog, Business, Internet, News, Ridesharing

Gokada shuts down for two weeks in bid to reboot operations

Abubakar Idris

14th August 2019
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, Government, Internet, Mobile, News, Products, Startups

Proposed five percent tax on e-commerce transactions could hinder growth

Abubakar Idris

8th August 2019
Entertainment, Government, Internet, Long Reads, News, People, Policy, Politics, Social Media

Uganda wants online media platforms and influencers to pay $20 to operate in the country

Abubakar Idris

7th August 2019
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, Internet, Mobile, News, Products, Startups

No, Cowrywise and PiggyVest are not building digital banks – yet

Abubakar Idris

5th August 2019
Business, FinTech, Government, Internet, News, Policy, Products

MTN granted operating license to launch financial service in Nigeria

Abubakar Idris

31st July 2019
Business, Ecosystem, Internet, News, Startups

Jumia bids to spur online shopping with delivery fee subscription service

Abubakar Idris

29th July 2019
Business, Entertainment, Internet, Media, News

MultiChoice localises Showmax in Nigeria week after IROKO sold ROK Studios

Abubakar Idris

24th July 2019
Government, News, Policy

Nigeria eyes 11,000 megawatts of power supply by 2023 after Siemens partnership

Abubakar Idris

22nd July 2019
Business, Government, Long Reads, News, Ridesharing, Startups

Lagos state is considering a N25 million license for bike hailing startups

Abubakar Idris

22nd July 2019
News, Startups, Stream

Canal+ acquires ROK studios as part of Africa expansion plans

Abubakar Idris

16th July 2019
People, Startups

Here’s Everything You Missed From Our Renewable Energy Townhall

Abubakar Idris

16th July 2019
Business, FinTech, Funding, News, Ridesharing, Startups, Venture Capital

Some of China’s Most Innovative Companies are now Backing Nigeria’s OPay

Abubakar Idris

15th July 2019
Business, Entertainment, News, Products

Econet’s Kwese Play Not Officially Shutdown. But its Future is Highly Uncertain

Abubakar Idris

10th July 2019
Business, News, Ridesharing, Startups

Despite the Traction, Bike Hailing Startups in Lagos are Operating in a Regulatory Grey Area

Abubakar Idris

8th July 2019
TC Daily

TechCabal Daily, 813 – UK’s Gridworks Invests $7.5 million in Mettle Solar Investments to Fund its Expansion to Nigeria

Abubakar Idris

4th July 2019
Business, Funding, News, Startups

54gene Raises $4.5 million to Create the World’s First African DNA Biobank

Abubakar Idris

2nd July 2019
Business, Events, News

Uber Will Now Consider Regulatory Issues Before Expanding to Any More African Countries

Abubakar Idris

29th June 2019
News, Startups

Founders Factory Africa and Netcare to Fund 35 Healthcare Startups Across Africa

Abubakar Idris

27th June 2019
News, Startups

Startup Acquisitions Continue to Grow Big in Africa. What Does this Mean for VCs and Startups?

Abubakar Idris

24th June 2019
News, Startups

Max Wants to Introduce Electric Bikes After Raising $7 million Funding

Abubakar Idris

20th June 2019
Funding, Hardware, News, Startups

Nigeria’s MDaaS Secures $1 million Seed Round, Plans Expansion Across West Africa

Abubakar Idris

20th June 2019
Digest, Startups

Inlaks Just Launched a New Tech Hub, Where Does it Fit in the Ecosystem?

Abubakar Idris

20th June 2019