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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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MTN sells Guinea unit, exits underperforming market

The deal is part of MTN's strategy to streamline its portfolio and focus on higher-growth markets

Year in Review

How 11 tech leaders are thinking about 2025

As we round up 2024, here are their predictions of what the ecosystem will be in 2025.

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Tantalizers enters seafood market, acquires Lagos based fishing company

By integrating DanBethel's assets, Tantalizers aims to capitalise on the growing demand for seafood in Nigeria

Mobility

EXCLUSIVE: Spiro to ramp up EV production in Nigeria with new assembly plant

The new plant will significantly boost production from the current 1,000 units in 2024 and mark the company's entry into the three-wheeler segment

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JUST IN: Hackers breach Nigeria’s Statistics Bureau website, raising data security concerns

This incident marks the third major data breach involving sensitive government information in Nigeria this year.

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PoS agents mull commission hike following a new Central Bank directive

Many PoS agents believe this latest directive could cripple the impact of their service which has grown to nearly 2 million across the country

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Cassava Technologies Secures $90 Million, reorganises for growth

The investment adds DFC, Google and Finnfund to Cassava's existing shareholder base which includes Econet Group, BII, PIC, RBH, Afreximbank and Gateway Capital.

Analysis

African e-commerce giant Jumia shares plunge as competition intensifies

With Amazon expanding to Egypt and Temu taking on Nigeria, Jumia's chances of success are reliant on its nine markets concentrated in West and East Africa.

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Nigeria’s inflation surges to 34.60%, attaining 11-month high

The uptick in prices will be challenging for consumers who are keen to celebrate Yuletide next week with a possible plate of jollof rice.

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Palmpay partners Jumia to boost e-commerce payments in Nigeria

This partnership has the potential to boost transaction volumes for PalmPay, a strong competitor to JumiaPay, Jumia's fintech arm

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Access Bank acquires South African Bidvest Bank for $159 million

The combined entity will be sure to mint profits for Access Bank operations in South Africa which recorded a loss of ₦17.39 billion ($11,220,460) by the end of September 2024

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Billboxx secures $1.6M in pre-seed funding to scale SME invoice financing platform

Billboxx has already processed over $4 million in invoice payments since launching its MVP in May 2023

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