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This SaaS company wants Nigerian & African tailors to ditch ‘paper and pen’ operations

Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

10th May 2025
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Content creation is booming in Botswana but monetisation remains a puzzle

Ephraim Modise

7th August 2023
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Mapping the growth trajectory of South Africa’s data centre industry

Ephraim Modise

20th February 2023
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Buy-now-pay-later in South Africa: A farce or the next big thing?

Ephraim Modise

6th February 2023
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Inside SweepSouth’s decision to close its Nigerian and Kenyan businesses

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

20th January 2023
Ecosystem, Features, Long Reads

Techstars’ mentor on how Africa can rise to its calling as the continent of the future

Caleb Nnamani

2nd November 2022
Ecosystem, Features, Long Reads

Investors require startups to have technical cofounders. But is that necessary?

Caleb Nnamani

30th September 2022
Business, Internet, Long Reads, Mobile

9Mobile’s new CEO is pinning the company’s future on digital services

Abubakar Idris

25th August 2020
10 years of TechCabal, Business, FinTech, Long Reads, Mobile, News

How Chinese tech billionaire Yahui Zhou is calling the shots at OPay

Abubakar Idris

21st July 2020
FinTech, Internet, Long Reads, News

After raising $10m, Nigerian e-commerce startup TradeDepot is expanding to financial services

Abubakar Idris

16th July 2020
Long Reads, News, Startups

How MAX is scaling its mobility solutions despite Lagos Okada ban

Abubakar Idris

9th July 2020
Business, FinTech, Long Reads, Mobile, News, Startups

Exclusive: OPay’s core payments business is still growing

Abubakar Idris

11th June 2020
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Nigerian news media’s struggle with a sustainable business model

Abubakar Idris

8th May 2020
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Pandemic anxiety means Nigerians are vulnerable to online scams and fake news

Abubakar Idris

3rd April 2020
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Two weeks after Cameroon exit, Jumia closes shop in Tanzania in pursuit of profits

Abubakar Idris

28th November 2019
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Bike-hailing companies must be taxed because they are foreign-owned, says NURTW official

Abubakar Idris

27th November 2019
Features, Long Reads, My Life In Tech

My Life In Tech: In Obi Ozor’s world, audacity is king

Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

16th October 2019
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OEverything: Can OPay dominate Nigeria’s fintech market?

Abubakar Idris

2nd October 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
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
Features, Long Reads, People, Ridesharing

One tap away: For many women, ride-hailing apps are now a haven of harassment

Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

1st August 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
Ecosystem, Long Reads

10 stories that defined the Nigerian tech scene in 2017

Papa Olabode

11th December 2017
Features, Long Reads

Interested in building Nigeria’s agric sector? Farmcrowdy’s got you

Mobisola Atolagbe

29th November 2016
Features, Long Reads

Meet JR Kanu; builder of African businesses, and founder of Reach, a social financial management app

Osarumen Osamuyi

2nd September 2016
Features, Long Reads

Protecting your startup from intellectual property theft: An interview with Angela Adebayo, Managing Attorney of Silvax Legal

Tola Agunbiade

23rd June 2016
Events, Internet, Long Reads

Building the cloud environment in Nigeria: An interview with Intel Regional Business Director, Frederico Carvalho

Tola Agunbiade

11th May 2016
Features, Long Reads, People

The makings of a media business; an interview with Olawale Adetula, founder of TheNakedConvos

Tola Agunbiade

9th May 2016
Features, Long Reads

Africa’s boom is not over

Guest Author

20th January 2016
Features, Long Reads, People, Startups

Inside Printivo: The Scrappy Beginnings Of A Next Generation Printing Company

Gbenga Onalaja

14th January 2016
Long Reads, Research

Ever Heard Of 4DSOUND?

Osarumen Osamuyi

18th November 2015
Gadgets, Long Reads, People

Is The ATM Cash Counting Sound Fake?

Osarumen Osamuyi

29th October 2015
Long Reads, People, Research

What Makes A Person Smart?

Osarumen Osamuyi

28th October 2015
Long Reads, Research, Series

A Brief History Of Digital Audio…And Other Stuff

Osarumen Osamuyi

22nd October 2015
Ecosystem, Features, Long Reads, People, Startups

Head first into the deep end and still swimming: an interview with the A.C.E. founders

Bankole Oluwafemi

30th September 2015
Developers, Features, Long Reads

The struggle of the Nigerian developer

Guest Author

8th September 2015
Features, Long Reads, People

Sopuru: Enugu’s Diamond In The Rough

Ibukun Taiwo

7th September 2015
Developers, Ecosystem, Features, Internet, Long Reads

Not Enough Ado About APIs In Africa

Gbenga Onalaja

25th June 2015
Developers, Ecosystem, Features, Long Reads, People

Inspired By Selfies: Kandid.ly Founder, Sam Ulu On Where Ideas Come From

Gbenga Onalaja

28th May 2015
Features, Gadgets, Long Reads, Mobile

The Mystery of the Power Bank Phone Taking Over Accra

Guest Author

25th May 2015