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Technext is a premier tech news publication in Africa deeply covering the digital economy in Nigeria and across the continent. Focusing on startup funding policy analysis and technical innovation, it is a key platform for understanding the explosive growth of African tech.

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Carbon Economy can create a multi-billion-dollar engine for job creation in Nigeria – Ibiyode

Carbon Economy can create a multi-billion-dollar engine for job creation in Nigeria – Ibiyode

The Founder and CEO of Carbon AI, Debola Ibiyode, has unpacked the immense economic, environmental, and employment opportunities…

Enugu to host The Gathering on 100 as MTN-backed youth movement expands across Nigeria

Enugu to host The Gathering on 100 as MTN-backed youth movement expands across Nigeria

Nigeria’s fast-rising youth culture and innovation community, The Gathering on 100, is heading to Enugu, with registration now…

Nigeria ranks 6th globally for AI adoption, but its enterprises are falling behind

Nigeria ranks 6th globally for AI adoption, but its enterprises are falling behind

Nigeria’s workforce is embracing artificial intelligence far faster than the country’s businesses are deploying it, creating one of…

TikTok is giving Nigerian SMEs a new AI tool, but their growth still depends on more than just content

TikTok is giving Nigerian SMEs a new AI tool, but their growth still depends on more than just content

For many Nigerian small businesses, the problem is no longer how to get online. They are already there.…

Shopaza launch signals Payaza’s bet on infrastructure-led e-commerce growth in Africa

Shopaza launch signals Payaza’s bet on infrastructure-led e-commerce growth in Africa

Africa’s e-commerce story has often been told as one of untapped opportunity. Yet for many merchants attempting to…

Bolt ends Rides That Care campaign, donates ₦5 million proceeds to SOS Children’s Village

Bolt ends Rides That Care campaign, donates ₦5 million proceeds to SOS Children’s Village

Ride-hailing company Bolt has donated ₦5 million to the SOS Children’s Village in Lagos. This follows the successful…

ALTON Chairman Gbenga Adebayo dismisses telecom tariff hike claims

ALTON Chairman Gbenga Adebayo dismisses telecom tariff hike claims

Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators in Nigeria (ALTON), has dismissed ongoing claims that…

Why Illinois’ 0.2% crypto tax is a major warning sign for Africa’s digital economy

Why Illinois’ 0.2% crypto tax is a major warning sign for Africa’s digital economy

Imagine opening your banking app to move money from your current account to savings, or to send funds…

MTN Nigeria CFO Modupe Kadri acquires 1,589,041 shares worth ₦1.25 billion in 3days

MTN Nigeria CFO Modupe Kadri acquires 1,589,041 shares worth ₦1.25 billion in 3days

MTN Nigeria’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Modupe Kadri, has acquired a combined 1,589,041 ordinary shares valued at approximately…

TikTok and ICC launch Digital Commerce Lab to help Nigerian SMEs compete online

TikTok and ICC launch Digital Commerce Lab to help Nigerian SMEs compete online

TikTok has partnered with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to launch the Digital Commerce Lab. The new…