“Misleading”, Patricia speaks on its physical operations in Nigeria

Estonia-based crypto exchange, Patricia said that it started full remote operations in 2020, contrary to allegations that it has absconded its Lagos office.

Inside Safaricom’s acquisition of M-PESA Holdings

Safaricom completes full acquisition of M-PESA Holdings, securing control of the iconic mobile money platform in Kenya.

Inside Alma Asinobi’s plan to get Africans to travel the world via Kaijego

Alma Asinobi talks about her travel motivation, experiences, Kaijego and why people should travel more.

Breaking: Kippa set to downsize workforce and cease offline payments product

Nigerian fintech startup, Kippa plans to lay off an undisclosed number of its workforce at the end of the year. This follows the discontinuation of its offline payment product, KippaPay.

BD Insider 202: Patricia seeks to swap owed funds for company shares

Patricia is still struggling to repay debts. We also covered the MoU between Syndicate Bio and the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research.

Syndicate Bio signs drug research MoU with Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

Syndicate Bio has partnered with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research to conduct drug discovery research on infectious and non-infectious diseases.

Adbot and MTN partner to offer automated digital ad services to Nigerian SMEs

MTN Nigeria has partnered with Adbot, a South African adtech startup, to enhance the online visibility of Nigerian SMEs through MTN’s Thryve Google Ads services, which provides 1Gb of data, a minimum of 10 website conversions, and 500 ad views on Google.

Amazon’s entry into South African e-commerce slated for 2024

Amazon will launch its second locally-dedicated website in Africa next year, with its South African expansion. The e-commerce company currently operates in Egypt.

Andela wants to bolster global remote tech hiring with AI

Andela has launched an integrated, end-to-end platform to drive global remote tech hiring.

BD Insider 201: Starlink’s 20% discount fails to make service affordable for most Nigerians

The hardware kits are now available at $386. We also covered 2Africa's Arrival in Nigeria and Tanzania's VPN Permit.

Breaking: truQ secures ₦2.5 million as TC Moonshot Battlefield winner

truQ, a Nigerian logistics startup, emerged as the champion in the first-ever TC Moonshot Battlefield by TechCabal, securing a ₦2.5 million prize. The second-place spot was claimed by Jamit, a social audio network.

Tinubu makes key appointments in communication, innovation and digital economy sectors

Bola Tinubu, the President of Nigeria has approved the appointment of executives to lead NITDA, NCC, NDPB, NIGCOMSAT and NIPOST