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Why Nigerian crypto startups are expanding beyond retail trading

Why Nigerian crypto startups are expanding beyond retail trading

The serious push into stablecoins, B2B payment rails, futures, and more complex financial products accelerated from 2023 onward to diversify income beyond the volatile

Nigeria is tightening tax enforcement. TaxStreem wants to automate compliance.

Nigeria is tightening tax enforcement. TaxStreem wants to automate compliance.

TaxStreem is an AI-powered tax calculation and computation tool that a tool that sits directly on top of a business’s financial activity.

This Kenyan startup wants to rebuild enterprise software around AI agents

This Kenyan startup wants to rebuild enterprise software around AI agents

Lua provides a platform that allows organisations to create and deploy autonomous agents that can handle multi-step workflows such as customer onboarding, loan

Everything you need to know about the newly released OPPO Find X9 Ultra

Everything you need to know about the newly released OPPO Find X9 Ultra

This OPPO launch stands out from previous ones for one reason: this is the first time an Ultra-tier Find X phone is going on sale outside China.

Nigeria launches three-year plan to upgrade Internet system

Nigeria launches three-year plan to upgrade Internet system

Nigeria’s shift to a new internet standard comes as demand for data continues to surge.

What M-PESA did for fintech, Bernard Chiira wants for assistive tech

What M-PESA did for fintech, Bernard Chiira wants for assistive tech

Chiira was born in central Kenya with brittle bone disease, a condition that meant fractures, surgeries, and long hospital visits from as early as two weeks old

Glovo says Nigeria is its fastest-growing market after expansion push

Glovo says Nigeria is its fastest-growing market after expansion push

At the Glovo Future of Commerce summit 2026, the on-demand delivery platform said that Nigeria emerged as its fastest growing market in 2025.

Quick Fire 🔥 with Kolawole Bekes

Quick Fire 🔥 with Kolawole Bekes

Meet Kolawole Bekes, a Database Administrator, Database Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, and the founder of WakaMi, an on-demand errand service platform for

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Ethiopia is Awash with shares

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Ethiopia is Awash with shares

In today's edition: Quick Fire 🔥 with Kolawole Bekes || Ethiopia’s biggest bank goes public || South Africa to spend on IT revamp || Who secured the bag? 💰

Swoop raises $7.3 million seed for African super app, food delivery first

Swoop raises $7.3 million seed for African super app, food delivery first

Swoop’s seed raise is one of the largest seed rounds disclosed by an African consumer startup.