News from the tech and telecoms sector in Nigeria
DEAL: CinetPay raises $2.4 million in seed round co-led by Flutterwave and 4DX Ventures
WhatsApp now gives users option to set chats to disappear by default
DEAL: TradeDepot raises $110 million to extend ‘Buy-Now-Pay-Later’ to retailers across Africa
Clubhouse adds Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba as part of its language localisation support
NCC announces MTN, Airtel, another firm as qualified bidders for 3.5 Ghz spectrum
DEAL: Nigeria’s Mouka Foam acquired by Moroccan company, Dolidol, in $60 million deal
Jack Dorsey’s Square changes name to Block
DEAL: Octamile, digital Insurtech startup, raises $500,000 in pre-seed round
Twitter bans sharing of photos and videos of people without their consent
Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey steps down, to be replaced by Parag Agrawal
Uber launches new safety product to verify cash riders