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Commentary on the 3 winning solutions from FirstBank Nigeria’s Hackathon

In a two-day hackathon, FirstBank Nigeria through her Digital Innovation Lab hosted a competition to find intelligent solutions to the challenges of the financial services industry. The hackathon was organised to coincide with their Fintech 2.0 Summit.

Opinion

From Nigerian prince scam to Nigerian startup funding

Nigeria has been designated as the hub of Internet fraud and scam. But, the exploits of some netpreneurs are obnubilating the "Nigerian Prince Scam" narrative. These startup founders and developers have caught investors’ interest..

Opinion

Affordable housing in Lagos; the battle is not for startups like Fibre

Hunting for suitable accommodation in Nigeria can be likened to an extreme sport. In the process, there's the risk of getting scammed, the reality of spending numerous hours on futile attempts, and the annoying dealings with sexist Landlords. The mandatory upfront one or two year rent that comes post-hunting is also worth mentioning.

Opinion

Blockchain; a dark Horse in Nigeria’s Economy

Addressing the age-long problems of elections, healthcare and identity management with traditional instruments have proven ineffective. How about we try something fairly new - the Blockchain technology

Opinion

EdTech in Nigeria is not sexy, but it is necessary

EdTech startups spring up every now and then; each one of them attempting to solve a specific problem. With a growing internet penetration, these EdTechs have experienced some level of traction.

Opinion

Why we should all learn to code.

Several surveys have revealed that a lot of Nigerian developers are self-taught. Even the Computer Science Graduates whom you’ll expect to be code-peddlers can’t program as such. So, the ones that make a career out of programming have to do more, either by learning online or via apprenticeships.

Opinion

Why would PiggyBank introduce a Flex

On Monday, June 25, Piggybank.ng, an impressive Nigerian fintech startup focused on savings released new updates to their service. The updates included; introduction of PiggyFlex, higher interest rates, and PiggyPoints conversion to cash.

Opinion

Nigerian Developers lament their Visa ordeals

The only crime I remember committing is being a Nigerian", laments Developer Christian. Nigeria's bad reputation for internet fraud is harming the career prospects of her Youth invested in the world of IT and Software Development.

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