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Esports and its vast potential for the African continent

Esports is now estimated to be a $2billion industry. Nowadays, professionals are forming competitive teams to compete in eSports competitions worth millions of dollars in cash prizes.

Under The Hoodie – Chris Adolphus, Lead Designer at Chaka Stocks

Chris Adolphus is a 22-year-old Product Design Lead at Chaka Stocks. On this edition of UTH, he talks to us about getting into tech as a teenager, dealing with disappointment, and ultimately leaving school for tech.

Under The Hoodie – Vincent Nwonah, Senior Software Engineer

Vincent is a 27-year-old Senior Software Engineer and Developer Advocate at DotVVM. He is also a 2-time Microsoft MVP. In this Under The Hoodie edition, Vincent tells us about coming from humble beginnings, failing out of school, making a breakthrough in tech, and quitting a job he didn’t love.

Which logistics app should you use in Nigeria?

Nigeria’s increasing online shopping trend can be attributed to the population of its internet users, which stood at 126 million in 2020. This increase in digital shopping spiked the demand for logistics services in Nigeria.

Nigeria’s digital sector to create 3 million jobs by 2027, says Jobberman

Unemployment is one of the many ills that plague the Nigerian labor market, as the country only captures 49% of its human capital potential.

Traction app: creating improved business experiences for African merchants

Traction Apps is a startup that offers payments solutions, business tools, inventory management and credit facilities to African vendors and merchants, either online and offline.

How Nigerian tech companies are marketing their apps

Nigeria’s allure to investors and founders borders on both its population and its economy, even though the country has one of the highest levels of poverty in the world.

10 female Nigerian tech professionals

Here are 10 female tech professionals leveraging their roles to provide solutions to issues in Africa.

Elon Musk’s Starlink presence in Africa and how that affects Telcos

SpaceX revealed plans this year to introduce Starlink’s technology in Nigeria. This comes prior to the company’s expansion across South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt, and many other African countries in 2022.

10 female techpreneurs revolutionizing Africa’s tech space

We are highlighting 10 female techpreneurs in solidarity with the zealous women tackling issues through tech in Africa.

10 Silicon valley venture firms that invest in African startups

African startups headquartered in the US received $471.8 million of the total 2020 funding. Here are 10 Silicon Valley investors that invest in Africa.

Meet the who’s who in venture capital investing, Part 3

The plethora of buzzwords give people the impression that VC is an invite-only club and its activities are shrouded in mystery. This piece offers you a start by letting you in on key figures that run the show in venture capital.