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News from the tech and telecoms sector in Nigeria
Interswitch to launch multi-currency prepaid card with Kenya’s credit bank
Interswitch Group has announced its partnership with Kenya’s Credit Bank to launch a multi-currency prepaid card.
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Parallel Wireless tapped to deliver on Nigeria’s connectivity vision
Parallel Wireless has been contracted to supply open RAN kit for thousands of new mobile sites in Nigeria.
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Gmail and other Google services get restored after massive outage
Gmail and other Google services are now up and running after a major technological outage at noon on Monday.
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Airbnb co-founder, Brian Chesky gains over $7 billion in just a few days
The CEO of the room-sharing service company with more than 5 million listings has gained more than $7 billion dollars...
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Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa secures $100m investment in Nigeria data center
Econet Global is making a re-entry into the Nigerian economy with the establishment of a $100 million data centre facility...
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Jumia plans to spin off logistics and payment unit in a bid to become profitable
Jumia Technologies is laying out longer-term plans to spin off divisions and enter new countries.
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Uber sells self-driving unit UberATG to Aurora in $4 billion worth deal
Uber, has announced the sale of its self-driving unit, Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) to Aurora.
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Nigeria Fintech startup, CredPal raises $1.5million funding
CredPal has raised $1.5million and plans to expand to other African markets and to also add to its product list...
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Nigeria’s mobile phone market bounces back to post healthy growth in 2020 Q3 – IDC
The figures indicate that smartphone shipments into Nigeria increased 13.7% quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q3 2020.
Read moreDetailsWhy investing in Airbnb might be worth it
Nairametrics reviews the fast-growing startup, Airbnb amid concerns it has regulatory and competitive risks.
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