News from the tech and telecoms sector in Nigeria
Nigeria’s broadband plan yields 5.24% penetration increase in 2 years
Broadband: NCC sets up N800 billion National Communications Backbone project
Twitter co-founder, Jack Dorsey, apologises to staff fired by Elon Musk
Twitter begins testing $8 monthly ‘blue tick’ subscription service on iOS
Layoffs: Elon Musk says Twitter is losing $4 million per day due to large workforce
Twitter’s Africa Office in Ghana hit by mass layoffs, 3 days after workers resumed
WhatsApp rolls out communities feature to connect groups
Twitter employees sue company over Elon Musk’s plan to lay off 3,700
American fintech firm, Stripe, lays off 14% of its workforce
Rising smartphones adoption signals boom for fintechs in Nigeria, others —Report
Flutterwave’s co-founder, Iyin Aboyeji, explains why he presented Tinubu’s tech plan