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1Nov 14, '25Paystack, the Stripe-owned Nigerian payments startup, has suspended its co-founder and chief technology officer, Ezra Olubi, for alleged sexual misconduct involving a subordinate.108×2.3M1.7k1k459
2Oct 6, '23Dash, the Ghanaian fintech has shut down. The startup raised $86.1 million in five years and attracted big-name investors. It raised $32.8 million in a seed round—the second larges73.2×1.6M1.4k910563
3Aug 1, '24Exclusive: WhatsApp could exit Nigeria over FCCPC demands, $220 million fine: "We want to be really clear that technically, based on the order, it would be impossible to provide Wh62.1×1.3M772707342
4Mar 21, '22"Ebun Okubanjo, co-founder and CEO at Bento Africa, said breaks are for pussies and fuckers, and whoever takes time out of the office for a whole week is a weak member of the team 47.2×04.7k4.1k1k
5Oct 9, '20Nigerians want to #EndSARS immediately. The Police unit's unruly behaviour has been ongoing for over a year now, with every case a bigger threat to the lives and careers of young p44.2×06.7k6.2k19
6Aug 14, '24Most Lagosians earn less than ₦100,000 monthly, PaidHR survey shows: Food is the most significant of those bills, with workers spending ₦54,000 on food monthly—that number used to 35.1×746k715684452
7Mar 6, '23Today, Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun state, officially cancels right-of-way fees, allowing telecom companies and internet providers to lay fibre optic cables for free as pa33.9×721k5.5k1.8k77
8Oct 14, '20A Nigerian internet or social media shutdown? Here's what to know and do15.7×01.2k2.5k232
9Oct 29, '25When @AltSchoolAfrica launched, it promised the glitz and glory of the tech ecosystem to prospective students. Now, 4 years later, its fulfillment of that promise is being called i14.4×307k447114389
10Feb 24, '22After his father seized his laptop for “coding too much” and not facing his studies, Njoku dropped out to focus on coding. Today, he's become one of the best blockchain engineers o14.1×03.2k1.1k209
11Nov 6, '24Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech that recently raised $110 million at a billion-dollar valuation, has appointed Bayo Olujobi as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of its MFB. Olujob13.9×296k544167124
12Jan 27, '23Nigeria is going after MasterCard and Visa with the launch of its domestic card service called AfriGo AfriGo basically does everything your Mastercard, Verve, or Visa cards can do.13.9×296k51126589
14Mar 22, '22Overworked staff, mass exits: The inside story of GTBank’s mobile app and USSD transaction failures12.9×01.5k1.2k281
16Apr 5, '22Africa's most valued startup, Flutterwave, has been implicated in some allegations. Its CEO, Olugbenga Agboola, has been accused of "5 years worth of harassment" from ex-employee, 11.7×01.6k1.4k184
17Apr 16, '22Former CEO of Africa’s most valuable startup Flutterwave, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, has responded to the recent allegations of fraud and insider trading levelled against the company’s man10.7×01.2k839438
18Mar 18, '21🚨BREAKING: Kuda, the Nigerian fintech, has raised $25million in a Series A round. The bank has grown to 650,000 customers in two years of operations and processed $2.2bn in Februa10.6×02.2k99027
19Oct 29, '24Moniepoint is Africa's eighth unicorn after raising a $110 million funding round led by DPI10.5×224k54324490
20May 10, '21Clubhouse: We are finally on Android Android users:10.5×02.2k99910
21Jan 30, '25Bento Africa (@bento_africa) CEO Ebun Okubanjo has resigned amid investigations by the EFCC and LIRS into the company.10.4×222k581321270
22Feb 11, '21Access Bank, GTBank begin closing customer accounts that have traded cryptocurrency10.1×01.2k86623
23Oct 21, '20The Nigerian Army is tracking social media propaganda, while pushing misinformation on Twitter9.3×07091.5k20
24Sep 11, '23Flutterwave has launched Swap, a new product that will digitise the process of getting foreign exchange for Nigerians with the backing of the CBN. The fintech is leveraging a partn9.1×194k56823586
25Sep 16, '22By the end of the 2021 financial year, Kuda Bank recorded a loss of ₦6,092,554,866 ($14,214,681), a 602% rise from the ₦868,062,000 ($2,025,295) loss it made in 2020, according to 8.9×01k595209
27Aug 16, '23Bosun Tijani has been named the minister of communications, innovation, and digital economy. The 46-year-old tech entrepreneur and investor is now tasked with driving impactful pol8.4×178k56920020
28Feb 16, '21Nigerian women this week 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥8.1×02.3k57511
29Oct 6, '22A six-week investigation into allegations of sexual and non-sexual abuse laid against Nigeria-based stock investment startup Risevest’s founder and CEO, Eke Urum, has found him gui8.1×0800790191
30Jun 23, '25.@GetPaidHR , a Nigerian startup that helps businesses manage their HR functions, has raised a $1.8 million seed round. The round completes PaidHR’s initial fundraising, which bega7.5×160k930245108
31Oct 21, '20The Nigerian Army is branding multiple credible reports of the Tuesday Lekki shooting as "fake news" That's a misinformation campaign.7.1×05331.2k13
32Feb 15, '21Ebi Atawodi, former Uber West Africa manager, joins Netflix as director of payments6.6×01.7k45028
33Feb 7, '22Absolutely no one Nigerian startups every two business days:6.4×01.7k46917
34Oct 26, '21The eNaira is NOT a blockchain. It is just the digital version of the naira you have in your purse. Same value, same everything.5.6×097255336
36Apr 17, '23Meet the OPay Mafia: alumni of OPay who have started companies that are currently building tech-enabled solutions for Africa. A THREAD5.4×116k420116132
37Aug 17, '21JUST IN: The Central Bank of Nigeria has just frozen the bank accounts of Nigerian fintech platforms Risevest, Bamboo, Trove and Chaka for the next six months.5.3×041349949
38Jun 27, '22MTN has reportedly taken 18 Nigerian banks to court over a ₦22.3 billion ($53.7 million) mobile money fraud made through its Mobile Money Payments Service Bank, MoMo PSB.5.1×050744088
40Dec 16, '19Two Nigerians built the world's first pidgin to English translation model. But due to visa delays, they couldn't go to Canada for the NeurIPS Conference despite having their work a4.8×087451926
41Jul 1, '21Kuda bank went from processing $500million in November 2020 to $2.2billion in February 20214.6×093837726
42Nov 3, '25Nigerian developers are reimagining how the church and technology can work together, creating tools that go beyond answering doctrinal questions to solving real-time challenges dur4.1×88k817175251
43Feb 9, '22As the 60,000 seat arena fills up with colourful and exuberant football lovers across the world, screaming and dancing to Fally Ipupa's crowd-pleaser, a young photographer is posit3.8×08253626
44May 4Moonshot by TechCabal is back! 🚀 This year, we’re moving to the iconic National Theatre, Lagos, to make room for our biggest chapter yet. We’re bringing together the discipline an3.7×78k3347199
45Jul 18, '22Ping Express CEO Anslem Oshionebo, 45, and COO Opeyemi Ode, 43, have been reportedly sentenced to a combined 8 years in US federal prison for money laundering. Here is what you nee3.6×037838978
46Aug 24, '23LemFi has raised $33 million in Series A funding to simplify remittance payments for immigrants globally. The round was led by Left Lane Capital. Other investors included Y-Combina3.4×72k36315338
47May 5, '20BREAKING: Andela has laid off 135 of its staff today, which is about 10% of the company. CEO Jeremy Johnson said the "gut wrenching" decision was necessary to ensure the company su3.4×033242617
48May 17, '22Adora Nwodo is a 25-year-old software engineer based in Lagos. She currently works as a cloud engineer at Microsoft and is the author of Cloud Engineering for beginners. I’m bringi3.2×076222456
49May 4, '24What's your favorite Layi Wasabi skit? In less than three years, @layiwasabi has become everyone's favorite with his hilarious characters. Click the link below to watch Layi discus3.2×68k3438033
50Apr 19, '22Good things coming to Kenya: Google to open product dev. center in Kenya Amazon is launching AWS Local Zone. Visa opens its first Africa innovation hub. Microsoft opens development3.2×063929123
51Jun 5, '21One day of internet shutdown in Nigeria could cost the economy $134m (₦51.1b). A week shutdown could cost $939.7m (₦358bn), which is more than the 2020 budget for the Power (₦135bn3.1×037343213
52Apr 27, '21Meet Jennie and Itoro, the duo using mobile healthcare service to bring medical solutions to the doorsteps of Nigerians3.1×072326141
53Nov 2, '22The University of Ibadan now allows graduates of the school to process their UI transcripts online in a seamless and straightforward process. Keep reading to find out how to do it.3.1×0312196141
54Aug 2, '23Bosun Tijani, the CEO and co-founder of CcHub, a pan-African tech incubator, has been unveiled as a ministerial nominee for President Tinubu’s administration. Earlier today, Senate3.1×65k34014819
55May 17, '22Ethiopian government 🤝 best in internet shutdown3.0×05443412
57Mar 17, '21CBN: “You'll get 5naira for every dollar remitted” Also CBN: "You will have to pay 6naira for every USSD transaction"2.9×03853127
58Sep 5, '22Tech now contributes more than oil to Nigeria’s GDP. The recent GDP report by the National Bureau of Statistics shows that the ICT sector contributed 18.44% to Nigeria’s GDP in Q2 2.9×053928525
59Oct 6, '22Paga has officially processed $14 billion (₦6.1 trillion) since 2012. It took the company 99 months— Jan. 2012–March 2020—to process the first ₦2 trillion ($4 billion).2.9×074719926
60Mar 7, '19We are showing the next generation of girls and women that careers in technology are possible and diverse. #TechWomenLagos2.9×054130722
61Jun 20, '2211 rising African female founders you should know in 2022 A thread2.8×0455217124
62Jun 2, '20In its first 12 months, @PiggyBankNG had about 400+ users who saved about ₦21 million. They ended 2019 with a million users who saved about $80 million. On #TCLive, COO @OdunEweniy2.7×050322846
63Oct 15, '20In what some people are calling the "deal of the decade," American fintech company, Stripe has acquired @paystack. Where to begin with this? Thread! 🧵2.7×058526316
64May 18, '22It has been 561 days since Ethiopia blocked access to the internet in the Tigray region after prime minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military offensive on the breakaway region in Nove2.7×03463394
65Aug 2, '21Kuda now has a valuation of over $500 million 🚀🚀🚀🚀2.7×06892300
66Dec 30, '21Which of these tech founders would you rather hang out with tomorrow?2.5×03496919
67Nov 13, '22TechCabal is bringing African tech to television The Next Wave show explores the business and impact of tech in Africa—how big tech and startups are changing the continent. Show ti2.5×052519635
68Sep 6, '2260 African startups have received $4 million equity-free funding from Google. They include Stears Business, Eden Life, Eversend, ZayRide, Spleet, LifeBank, Kapsule, Healthtracker, 2.5×056016957
70Dec 10, '19Bike hailing operators encountered yet another roadblock last week, this time from the Lagos state police. Bikes were not only seized but a rider shot at and left in critical condi2.3×045323916
71May 4, '21Jack Dorsey will be in Ghana for six month to set up Twitter Africa HQ. Ghana's Minister of Communications and Digitization hopes that “Jack's friends would also follow him and see2.3×04042175
72Apr 14, '21Quro Medical, the South African startup pioneering hospital-at-home services, has raised a $1.1m seed round2.3×050118130
73May 17, '21Nigeria-based fintech, BFREE, has raised an $800,000 seed round led by Nigeria-based Beta Ventures alongside Launch Africa Ventures and GreenHouse Capital2.3×057414628
75Aug 18, '22Last Friday, HerRyde, a woman-only ride-hailing company, launched in Abuja. The company's plan is to provide a safer and more comfortable option for female drivers and riders while2.2×034123420
76Dec 2, '20“I want people to know that my life has been dedicated to enjoyment before now... But we did a good thing and I can never feel bad about that.” This is @fkabudu's life in tech. You2.2×046317239
77Sep 16, '20This final year student led a tech awakening at the University of Lagos2.2×053814916
78Feb 27, '21Top 5 smartphone sellers in 2020: Samsung- 253 million sales. Apple sold 199million smartphones. Huawei sold 182.6 million. Xiaomi sold a total of 145.8 million. Oppo sold 111.7 mi2.1×04101605
79Feb 7, '21Showmax is bringing @itsLaycon back to TV. Music, family, and friendship are important to the BBNaija winner, so he will be exploring these parts of his life in his 10 episodes tv 2.1×05191790
80Jan 9, '20For the first time, around 100 African startups raise at least $1 million in one year2.0×0773501
81Nov 7, '19This year, 3 out of Nigeria's 36 states failed to publish details of their annual #budget a feat @BudgITng founder, Seun Onigbinde considers celebratory considering what was previo1.9×0676873
82Dec 3, '19If you're a Nigerian living in China, what are the biggest tech and culture shocks? - No Whatsapp/Twitter/Instagram - You can't put up job ads! - Big brother is always watching Rea1.9×0658776
83Jan 8, '20Since 2015, @Havilah2 has dedicated his energy, time and resources towards building the tech and entrepreneurial ecosystem in SSE Nigeria through the @StartupSouthNg community/conf1.9×0724492
84Nov 17, '21So Davido has just raised a pre - seed via Twitter?1.8×04321144
85Dec 4, '19Your dream job could be conditioned on a training bond. Should you accept?1.7×0674412
86Apr 22, '20Nigerian media company, @StearsBusiness raises $600,000 seed round funding to grow its team, data collection and information products.1.7×03721437
87Nov 20, '24✨ 10 years of Big Cabal Media! A decade ago, we believed that African stories deserved a louder voice. Today, from amplifying the tech ecosystem with TechCabal to @Zikoko_Mag's cul1.7×36k4555717
88Feb 6, '21Showmax’s I Am LAYCON will stream outside Africa1.7×04041481
89Nov 21, '19The dangerous implications of Nigeria’s Social Media Bill1.6×0593530
90Feb 10, '22Akinyemi Akindele studied computer science at the University of Ibadan, where he trained as a Web2 software developer. But he transitioned into blockchain engineering, worked with 1.6×04089627
91Jan 9, '20How two Nigerian AI engineers built the world’s first pidgin-to-English translation model.1.5×03341449
92Nov 12, '19Social media is awash with many offers to double or triple your money in a short period of time. Here's our piece on many of these scams with the personal stories of people who hav1.4×0525410
93Mar 17, '22How we woke up today😄1.3×0390557
94Apr 26, '24Are you new to tech or looking to transition into tech?🚀 Then get in here! On April 30th at 4:00 PM WAT, @folasade_daini, @AdoraNwodo, @AderinsolaO and @_IbraheemAgbaje will be pr1.3×28k3462512
95Oct 28, '19Why developers and designers are at each other’s throats1.3×0447523
96Sep 6, '19The first foray into Asia for the #PitchdriveII founders was into Singapore, an attractive startup ecosystem by global ranking. Day 1 saw the founders reviewing each other's pitch 1.1×0418330
97Dec 3, '19Why your favourite Nigerian songs are getting shorter1.0×0381270
98Dec 4, '24Ecoflux (@ecofluxng) launches Africa’s first solar energy e-commerce, enhancing affordability and accessibility to energy products. Following the successful launch of Africa’s firs1.0×21k291124
99Sep 6, '19Through the long flight hours and jet lag, the #PitchdriveII founders, at the end of each pitch event, never fail to passionately go on to further discuss their startups and the pr0.9×0362260
100Nov 16, '25Guess what Pastor @LajuIren favourite app is.0.9×20k4565359
101Jan 30, '20Get your early bird tickets to our next townhall: Emerging Tech. Early bird ticket sale ends on the 7th of February. Use code: TCEM15%OFF at checkout.0.9×0323288

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