News from the tech and telecoms sector in Nigeria
DEAL: Sparkle raises $3.1 million seed funding to scale its operations
Instagram is testing a new feature that will notify users of outages
Ripple partners with Nelnet, announces $44 million investment in clean energy fund
South African telco, Telkom removes Netflix from its video service
Instagram to roll out ‘take a break’ and ‘nudge’ features to protect teens from viewing harmful content
DEAL: African fintech startup, Mono raises $15 million Series A
Spotify reveals top ten Nigerian cities for music streaming
Pan-African Fintech Startup, Payday, secures $1 million pre-seed, eyes Rwanda as its African HQ
Kenyan retail startup, MarketForce expands to Nigeria
Africa’s startup ecosystem is worth $6.6 billion – GSER
Uber expands to Portharcourt, Ibadan to provide access to more riders and drivers