Alexander O. Onukwue

Building Nigeria’s Criminal Registry would be a big deal. And a burden

Government, Policy, Politics, Technology

11th October 2019

If you do not like your neighbours – and the feeling is probably mutual – intense friction could lead to one of you calling the cops on the other. In a future where the Crime and Criminal Tracking System Bill (2019) is law, one of you could earn a record that comes back to bite […]

Lawsuits, police tracking, pressure: Inside the strategy to end police brutality

Business, ecosystem, Features, Government, people, Policy, Politics

Alexander O. Onukwue

9th October 2019

In well-ironed blue uniforms and IDs clipped to their breast pockets, police officers N. I. Albert and A. A. Umar look distinct from many of their colleagues notorious for kidnapping, maiming and robbing innocent Nigerians. But as another tumultuous week of brutality against young techies wound down, both men were invited from Force headquarters Abuja […]

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My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa. Obi Ozor may or may not be a red cap chief but his company, Kobo360, in just under two years, has become one of the leading technology logistics service providers across […]

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My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa. From Bengaluru to Damascus, young people are swapping weekend fun activities with intensive classes under AI Saturdays’ community-driven Artificial Intelligence training programme. Now in more than 60 countries globally, the free-to-attend […]

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AfCFTA, Business, Features, Government, Opinion, Policy, Politics

Aanu Adeoye

15th October 2019

The world is getting increasingly insular. Borders are getting shut and walls are being proposed. Migrant children are being locked in cages, denied such luxury as soaps and beds. Our former colonial overlords, the Brits as they’re affectionately known, are also at it again. Since 2016, they’ve contorted themselves into several unseemly shapes as they […]

In search of quick loans, Nigerians give up privacy

Apps, Business, Features, FinTech

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

14th October 2019

Access to credit has evolved over the years. With digital lenders promising loans in minutes, just what is the trade off for the consumers?
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Opinion: Why founders should consider an early sale of their startups

Business, Opinion

Opeyemi Odeyale

14th October 2019

Investor interest in African tech comes and goes in waves. In 2014, e-commerce received the lion’s share of investment, buoyed by Jumia and Konga, until the sector collapsed as African economies plummeted into recession. Investors then turned to the fintech sector, which still dominates the lion’s share of capital inflows into Africa’s tech sector. But, […]

How a proposed bill could increase internet costs in Nigeria

Government, Internet, Policy, Politics

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Government, Policy, Politics, Technology

Alexander O. Onukwue

11th October 2019

Uber begins pilot phase of boat service in Lagos

Apps, Business, Government, News

Aanu Adeoye

11th October 2019

Uber launched a boat service in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, as the global transport company continues its expansion plans in Africa’s largest economy. The boat service will now undergo a two-week pilot phase, Uber officials said at a press conference on Friday. The launch of the service comes months after Global Head of Business Development, […]