Rocket Internet set to list Jumia shares on NYSE
There are strong indications that Rocket Internet, owner of e-commerce platform Jumia.
Meet Omowale David-Ashiru, the first female Andela Nigeria Country Director
Andela has announced the appointment of Omowale David-Ashiru as its Nigeria country director.
Artificial Intelligence in Banking- Series 1
The opportunities for the application of AI in banking are immense
WhatsApp to start charging some users soon
WhatsApp has announced plans to launch a new pay-to-use tool for businesses to communicate with their customers.
Lagosians can now enjoy free WiFi services from Google
Google has announced the launch of free Wi-Fi hotspots in Lagos.
NCC wants investors to fully harness the potentials of Nigeria’s tech sector
Nigeria currently has a very vibrant tech ecosystem with a lot of investment opportunities.
How NCC plans to combat call-masking and save the telecoms sector
NCC plans to combat the problem of call-masking once and for all by deploying a technological solution.
These Nigerian entrepreneurs have benefited from Alibaba’s training in China
4 Nigerians are among beneficiaries of the UNCTAD and Alibaba Business School training in China for 29 young Africans.
Positive outlook as Africa FinTech attracts over $100 million in investments
Industry players in Nigeria's FinTech ecosystem will meet in London to deliberate on investment strategies.
How Tech is disrupting Nigeria’s transport ecosystem by Fisayo Durojaiye
This is an attempt to dissect Nigeria’s technology-enabled Transportation sector.
Report: Instagram dominates as 22 million Nigerians use internet for social media
More Nigerians are using the internet for personal purposes.
Nigeria ranks 156th in 2018 worldwide broadband speed report
The report findings are based on more than 163 million speed tests conducted in 200 countries around the world.
Startups: Funding rounds and what they mean.
Here, we take a closer look at the types of rounds and what they mean.
#StartupSouth to hold annual entrepreneurship conference in Owerri come November 2nd
#StartupSouth, has announced that its 2018 annual startup conference (#StartupSouth4) will hold on November 2, 2018.
Nigeria Tech Roundup: Paylater, Uber, Nairabet all in the news
This week, we bring you a compilation of the major tech events and activities that made the news.
The regulation fueling the continuous rise of Fintech in Nigeria by @AremoFisayo
The United Kingdom is arguably the most Fintech-friendly nation on earth; hence, it is a major Fintech hub.
Artificial Intelligence (AI); Your jobs, sex dolls and what else is coming
Like every other tech buzzword, Artificial intelligence or AI as it is more popularly called, has dominated the tech blogs, conferences, funding news and...
Entrepreneurs have no Shame! by Fisayo Durojaiye
I thought that being an entrepreneur would give me more time to do other things outside of waking up in the morning, rushing to join Lagos traffic and coming back home really late at night. I thought that as an entrepreneur, I will have time for other things. Alas, that’s a lie from the pit of hell.
Top Tech Stories for the week ended June 8th 2018
Welcome to the maiden edition of Nairametrics’ tech news roundup. This is a weekly compilation of all the main tech events and activities that...
Telecos set to settle ₦165bn interconnect debt by July
Telecommunications firms in Nigeria have finally agreed to settle their ₦165 billion-worth of interconnect debt by July, Nigerian Communications Commision (NCC) has said.
The Commission's Chairman,...
Why Glo and 9mobile are losing their internet mobile subscribers
Nigeria's active mobile telephone users increased to 160 million in April, with internet users reaching 101.2 million in the same period, up from 100.6...
Jumia launches state-of-the-art experience centre, making online shopping accessible to all.
Shopping can be a chore. However, it becomes easy when you have a personal shopper who can help you navigate the puzzle of purchasing...
Nigerian Fintech Startup, Piggybank.ng, secures $1.1M Seed Funding
Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng, an online and mobile app savings platform targeted at African Millennials, today announces that it has closed on Seed Funding of $1.1M, from...
Taxify raises fresh $175 million investment funding
Ride-hailing platform, Taxify has announced the completion of an investment fund round of $175million which will further raise the valuation of the platform to the $1...
Opera Mini developer, Opera Software may acquire Telnet’s Paycom
Telnet Nigeria Limited is reportedly near closing a deal to sell controlling stakes in its mobile money business subsidiary, Paycom, to Opera Software, maker...
Google Impact Challenge to offer $2 million grant for non-profits in Nigeria.
Tech-giant, Google, has launched the Google Impact Challenge (GIC) Nigeria 2018.
The Google Country Marketing Manager, Affiong Osuchukwu, said the initiative will see Google offer...
In partnership with CcHub, Facebook launches NG_Hub in Lagos – Its first hub space...
As part of its commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Facebook (www.Facebook.com) today unveiled NG_Hub in Lagos, Nigeria - its first flagship community hub...
Banks Vs Fintechs – Who should be Afraid? (Part Two)
A New Type of Disruptor
There are two categories of companies that don’t get enough attention and they aren’t the typical disruptors you think about...
How VCs are encouraging terrible business practices by founders
This will likely be one of my most controversial posts. But I think these things need to be said. Like I have always maintained,...
Banks Vs Fintechs – Who should be Afraid?
On the 6th of April, 2016 while addressing a church congregation at This Present House (TPH) in Lekki, Lagos, the CEO of Guaranty Trust...