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Victory Emmanuel Emmanuel

Victory Emmanuel covers consumer technology and trends at Condia, specialising in SEO and coverage of smartphones, while also writing regularly about startups in Africa. When not writing, she dabbles in TV. You can reach her at victory(@)condia(dot)com.
Consumer Tech

Nothing Phone 3a lite launched as the first Nothing Phone with a macro camera. It’s $249 (₦365,000)

Don't buy the Nothing Phone 3a Lite until you read this.

News

Google Maps just got a brain. Gemini will turn it into a true co-pilot

Google Maps’ Gemini upgrade could finally make navigation smarter, if it works.

Telco

MTN Nigeria delivers region’s top mobile speeds, but users feel the pinch of rapid data depletion

So while MTN leads on speed, most users are still operating on 4G or earlier, or in areas without 5G service

Features

Ule Homes isn’t really solving rent. It’s building Nigeria’s credit system

This proptech survived by avoiding ownership while also building a credit bureau.

News

Meta’s $51B Q3 report signals major talent restructure ahead

Headcount hit 78K as of September 30, 2025, up 8% from a year ago, even amid the company cutting roughly 600 roles in its AI division.

AI

Everything we don’t know about Grokipedia yet

Grokpedia says it wants to fix Wikipedia’s bias, but no one knows who decides what’s true. Here’s what we know so far.

News

X to shut down Twitter.com domain, users with security keys must re-enrol by November 10

The Twitter.com era is ending. X will retire the old domain on November 10, closing the final chapter of its two-year transition.

Features

Here is what Sabi is up to after pivoting to critical minerals

The startup that once moved soap and biscuits to corner shops now tracks lithium and tungsten from African mines to global manufacturers, and it's working.

Crypto

Blockchain.com bets on tokenised stocks as Nigerians chase dollar stability

Nigerian crypto exchanges are all starting to look less like Coinbase and more like Robinhood. Blockchain.com seals the trend at this time.

Events

Ule Homes bags $10,000 as TC Startup Battlefield winner 2025

Ule Homes won the $10,000 grand prize at TechCabal’s 2025 Startup Battlefield.

Events

Nigeria’s crypto builders chart four pillars for the next chapter in Africa

Real adoption is when crypto stops being a buzzword and starts being invisible—the quiet layer that makes payments just work.

Events

“You are no longer a startup,” top growth-stage investors on the harsh realities of post-Series A

It’s one thing to raise your Series A, another to survive it. At Moonshot 2025, founders and investors discussed the real challenge after funding: how to scale without collapsing under pressure.

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