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Week of May 25, 202620 articles

Best Laptop for School Work in Nigeria? What to Consider before Buying Chromebook or Windows
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Best Laptop for School Work in Nigeria? What to Consider before Buying Chromebook or Windows

As mobile technology has advanced, schoolwork has become more dependent on the internet. Assignments can now be created and stored in apps, while lecture materials are shared through cloud drives, even at the primary school level. This shift, although helpful, has also created a problem of choice fo

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MTN Nigeria Sets Telecom Sector Benchmark for Sustainability Reporting
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MTN Nigeria Sets Telecom Sector Benchmark for Sustainability Reporting

Global pressure on corporations to provide transparent climate and sustainability disclosures is reshaping reporting standards across capital markets. Anticipating that shift, MTN released its first sustainability report in 2018. And it has just published its 2025 Sustainability Report in compliance

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Afolabi Oyebiyi on learning how to code what he cannot see
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Afolabi Oyebiyi on learning how to code what he cannot see

People feature with Afolabi Oyebiyi, a software engineer at Nigerian software consulting firm Cyclone, on how he navigates the digital world.

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Moonshot by TechCabal unveils 2026 theme, “Courage & Conviction — Building for a New World”
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Moonshot by TechCabal unveils 2026 theme, “Courage & Conviction — Building for a New World”

Courage & Conviction, the theme for the fourth edition of Moonshot by TechCabal coming to the National Theatre in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 28 and 29, 2026.

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Nigeria added 65 healthtech startups after COVID-19, says report
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Nigeria added 65 healthtech startups after COVID-19, says report

65 healthtech startups were launched in Nigeria between 2020 and 2025, more than half of the 103 startups launched in the 15 years before the pandemic.

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SA e-health startup Mia raises $920k funding to expand access to affordable dental care
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SA e-health startup Mia raises $920k funding to expand access to affordable dental care

South African e-health startup Mia Healthcare Technologies has raised ZAR15 million (US$920,000) in funding to help it expand access to affordable dental care. Founded in 2021 by Dr. Zane Stennings and Dr. Karishma Soni, Mia Healthcare addresses issues around cost, location, and access to dental fac

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POD - Nikolai Barnwell on building PawaPay without the VC machine, and why mobile money beats cards
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POD - Nikolai Barnwell on building PawaPay without the VC machine, and why mobile money beats cards

PawaPay CEO Nikolai Barnwell on why payments, not "fintech", is the real problem worth solving, what a decade at 88mph taught him about funding, and why he is betting the continent's rails on mobile money over cards.

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OP-ED - When "lower value human capital" meets the AI bill that costs more than people
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OP-ED - When "lower value human capital" meets the AI bill that costs more than people

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters apologised for the phrase, not the thinking behind it. Meanwhile, the numbers from Microsoft, Uber and Nvidia suggest humans may have been the bargain all along.

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Lagos climbs global startup rankings as Nigeria faces slower ecosystem growth
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Lagos climbs global startup rankings as Nigeria faces slower ecosystem growth

Nigeria ranked first in Africa in the ecosystem value functional category, outperforming its third-place overall ranking in Africa and indicating a high level of financial value from startup activity.

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Kenya’s Digital Investment Market Expands After CMA Clears Two Fintech Platforms
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Kenya’s Digital Investment Market Expands After CMA Clears Two Fintech Platforms

Kenya’s capital markets regulator has approved two fintech firms to operate digital investment access platforms, widening the reach of regulated investment products through mobile technology as competition for retail investors intensifies. The Capital Markets Authority said the new approvals allow M

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How a banking error sent ₦13.66B into wrong accounts
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How a banking error sent ₦13.66B into wrong accounts

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss NIBSS going to court over ₦13.66 billion glitch, this Nigerian teen fixing freelancing with AI, and Ethio Telecom making history with Ethiopia’s first IPO.

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Ghana Suspends Proposed 0.75% Wallet-to-Bank Transfer Fee, VASPA Applauds
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Ghana Suspends Proposed 0.75% Wallet-to-Bank Transfer Fee, VASPA Applauds

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has suspended the proposed 0.75 percent fee on wallet-to-bank transfers earlier scheduled to take effect from June 1, 2026, following growing public concerns and stakeholder reactions. The central bank directed Mobile Money Fintech Limited (MMFL), operators of MTN Mobile Mone

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Ghana halts MTN’s MoMo fee before it even begins
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Ghana halts MTN’s MoMo fee before it even begins

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Ghana's decision to halt MTN's MoMo fee before it even begins, CashAfrica wanting Nigerians to tap rather than transfer, and Kenya EV prices rising by 16%.

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Yoco’s Dyner.ai deal ushers in new AI era for South African SMEs
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Yoco’s Dyner.ai deal ushers in new AI era for South African SMEs

South African fintech Yoco is banking on artificial intelligence (AI) to be the next major growth lever for small businesses. To advance that vision, the commerce platform has acquired Dyner.ai, an AI-native operating system built to help Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), particularly resta

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Why Glovo thinks Africa could become the world’s biggest quick commerce market
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Why Glovo thinks Africa could become the world’s biggest quick commerce market

In cities like Lagos, Nigeria, and Nairobi, Kenya, delivery is not just moving food or products from one point to another. It is also navigating traffic snarl-ups that can take hours, some streets that digital maps still struggle to recognise, and consumers who demand convenience while living inside

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Nigerian Telcos to Launch Data Calculators to Curb Depletion Complaints
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Nigerian Telcos to Launch Data Calculators to Curb Depletion Complaints

Mobile network operators in Nigeria are rolling out new transparency tools to address subscriber complaints over rapid data depletion. The post Nigerian Telcos to Launch Data Calculators to Curb Depletion Complaints appeared first on Tech | Business | Economy.

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SA e-health startup Mia raises $920k funding to expand access to affordable dental care
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SA e-health startup Mia raises $920k funding to expand access to affordable dental care

South African e-health startup Mia Healthcare Technologies has raised ZAR15 million (US$920,000) in funding to help it expand access to affordable dental care. Founded in 2021 by Dr. Zane Stennings and Dr. Karishma Soni, Mia Healthcare addresses issues around cost, location, and access to dental fac

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OP-ED - When "lower value human capital" meets the AI bill that costs more than people
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OP-ED - When "lower value human capital" meets the AI bill that costs more than people

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters apologised for the phrase, not the thinking behind it. Meanwhile, the numbers from Microsoft, Uber and Nvidia suggest humans may have been the bargain all along.

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