News from the tech and telecoms sector in Nigeria
How fintechs struck gold in Nigerian market amid trust concerns—Chika Nwosu
Moniepoint appoints ex-Stanbic IBTC’s Bayo Olujobi as Chief Financial Officer
Meta fined $15.67 million in South Korea for misusing sensitive Facebook user data
Data privacy: More than 40 million Nigerians spend an average of six hours daily on social media – Dr. Vincent Olatunji
African startups secure $250 million in October, bolstered by Moniepoint’s Series C
FG to establish National Research Council, Fund to advance innovation in Nigeria
World’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, launched into space for a sustainability test
Equinix appoints Wole Abu as MD West Africa, finalises $320 million MainOne acquisition
Apple moves to invest millions of dollars in Indonesia amid iPhone ban
OpenAI moves to become a for-profit business after its $6.6 billion fundraising
Meta’s Threads social network hits 275 million monthly active users