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Startup

A survival guide to ‘oga culture’ in Nigerian startups

Many Nigerian startups operate under an “oga-led culture” where founders control most decisions. This guide explains why it happens and how startup teams can work effectively within it.

Stablecoins

Western Union invests in digital assets with new USDPT stablecoin 

Western Union Joins the Global Stablecoin Market

Explainer

Nigeria’s new digital postcode: 4 Reasons it matters—and one reason to worry

Think of it as a digital fingerprint for every single building in Nigeria. Instead of a long, confusing address, every home, school, and shop gets a short code made of letters and numbers

Entertainment

Canal+ to discontinue Showmax after a decade of mounting losses

After ten years, hundreds of millions in investment, and a major relaunch, Showmax may be heading toward an abrupt end.

News

Nigeria approves new national address system to scale e-commerce

Nigeria’s government has approved a GIS-enabled digital postcode system to improve mail delivery, logistics, e-commerce and emergency response across the country.

Consumer Tech

Where to buy book gift cards in Nigeria

Gifting a physical book can be tricky. These Nigerian bookstores offer digital vouchers so your friends can pick exactly what they want from a verified shop.

Funding

Weego raises $1.1 million to modernise urban mobility across Morocco

Weego has raised $1.1 million from Azur Innovation Fund to expand its multimodal transport platform across Morocco and prepare for regional growth

AI

Nigerians stick with ChatGPT as Americans move to Claude

Nigerian users continue to download ChatGPT despite U.S. uninstalls after OpenAI’s Pentagon deal. Claude ranks far behind in Nigeria.

News

Cassava’s Sasai Fintech partners with Western Union to expand remittance services for South Africans.

Western Union partners with Sasai Fintech to launch a mobile remittance app in South Africa, targeting a $1 billion outbound transfer market.

AI

New expert study reveals AI agents prefer bitcoin to fiat

Bitcoin Policy Institute Uncover AI's Financial Preference

Telco

Goodbye airtime? Lebara launches in Nigeria with a cloud-first model and cheaper data promises

Lebara Nigeria launches as a cloud-based MVNO on Airtel’s network, promising cheaper data and transparent billing. Can it challenge MTN and Airtel?

News

Ethiopia extends currency clampdown to Crypto, bans Birr-paired P2P trading

The National Bank of Ethiopia says Birr-denominated crypto P2P trades remain illegal as it drafts a formal framework for digital assets.

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