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Joseph Olaoluwa Olaoluwa

Joseph Olaoluwa is a seasoned journalist with a decade of experience covering a wide range of topics, including finance, technology, mobility, and business. As a Senior Reporter at Condia, he specialises in producing in-depth, investigative, and impactful stories. Olaoluwa has interviewed numerous tech industry leaders, including CEOs of prominent companies like CrowdyVest, Paga, Etranzact, Chams, Bolt, Indrive, and Uber. His work has been recognized with nominations for the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism, the Nigeria Media Merit Awards (NMMA), and the PwC Media Excellence Awards.
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Nigeria’s Government takes ownership of Keystone Bank after court ruling

This move follows a year of scrutiny surrounding the bank's ownership and alleged corporate governance infractions

Fintech

Wave appoints former APO comms director Yasmina Bileoma as Regional Director of Public Relations

The appointment comes as Wave seeks to strengthen brand awareness in the company’s growing markets

Mobility

EXCLUSIVE: InDrive introduces bank transfer feature for trip payments

This move positions InDrive as the first ride-hailing platform in Nigeria to adopt this approach. It also affirms bank transfers as the most acceptable mode of trip payment

Startups

Cafe One raises co-working prices citing rising costs

The general manager said the company had absorbed significant cost increases throughout 2024, including a 400% rise in some locations, before this development

Telco

From losses to $248 Million Profit: Airtel Africa’s impressive nine-month turnaround

Voice revenue regained control, rising to $1.45 billion and towering data revenues of $1.30 billion

Fintech

Cedar Money secures $9.9 million to power cross-border payments with stablecoins

Cedar Money's approach leverages stablecoins to move funds while navigating the intricate compliance landscapes of various countries. 

News

Bento CEO resigns again, amid tax, pension probe

Okubanjo plans to focus on Ada AI, an AI-powered sales assistant currently in development.

Mobility

Moove acquires Kovi to fuel LatAm growth

The acquisition is driven by Moove’s pursuit of scale.  The company began expanding into the U.S. last August, seeking profitability.

Fintech

Stanbic IBTC to inject ₦4 billion into fintech subsidiary, Zest

This is indeed cherry news for Zest, which is lagging behind peers like GTCO’s fintech subsidiary, HabariPay, and Access Holdings' fintech, Hydrogen.

News

GO54 Founder Opeyemi Awoyemi exits board after sale to South African rival

The deal marks Awoyemi's second successful exit as a founder, having previously founded and exited from Nigerian job board Jobberman.

News

Bento faces investigation over allegations of financial impropriety 

Okubanjo has been associated with lots of scandalous moments offering repeated hits to his reputation

News

Nigerian web hosting giant GO54 acquired by South African HOSTAFRICA

GO54 (formerly known as Whogohost), was founded in 2007 by Opeyemi Awoyemi while he was still a student at Obafemi Awolowo University.

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