Nigeria

A collection of 29 posts

Ecosystem

OP-ED: Edge of the Matrix—Bankole Oluwafemi on levelling up in a world of unequal passport access

For Nigerians, global mobility isn't just travel—it's a game rigged at birth. "Full-stack creative" and TechCabal founder Bankole Oluwafemi reveals how to hack the system and rewrite your sovereignty stats.

This Is Connectivity

POD: From Meta to Independent Media—Fatu Ogwuche on personality-driven journalism and creative storytelling

Fatu Ogwuche, founder and CEO of Big Tech This Week, joins Andile Masuku on the African Tech Roundup podcast to share her journey from big tech to independent media, offering insights on research-driven storytelling, audience engagement, and the future of African tech journalism.

This Is Connectivity

OP-ED: The New Rules of Influence—Ikpeme Neto on leveraging public persona for startup success

Doctor-turned-founder Ikpeme Neto is building Wellahealth with substance over hype. His journey highlights the power of strategic visibility, public engagement, and sustainable execution in digital healthcare.

Ecosystem

OP-ED: If Weekend Go Sweet—Fatu Ogwuche's reading of African Tech's 2024 'Wednesday' signals

Through the lens of a street-smart Nigerian saying, Big Tech This Week founder Fatu Ogwuche unpacks a year of tense realities in African tech and why 2024's closing signals are fueling high hopes for 2025.

Entrepreneurship

OP-ED: From Assumption to Immersion—Feyi Olubodun on what it takes to succeed in African markets

Navigating African markets requires more than confidence and credentials—it demands deep cultural immersion. Consumer behaviour specialist Feyi Olubodun’s insights challenge our assumptions and redefine what true market understanding looks like.

Venture Capital

#ThrowbackPOD: Maya Horgan Famodu in 2017, before founding Ingressive Capital

Catch Maya Horgan Famodu at a pivotal moment—still running investor tours between Silicon Valley and Africa—just before launching her groundbreaking venture capital fund.

Ecosystem

OP-ED: WhatsApp's Global Dominance and Africa's Tech Evolution—A 2024 reflection

From WhatsApp eating the world to Ethiopian developers' quiet brilliance, Andile Masuku reflects on how big global tech and Africa's diverse tech cultures are reshaping our digital future.

Talent

#ThrowbackPOD: Revisiting a 2018 chat with Gebeya's Amadou Daffe & AltSchool Africa's Adewale Yusuf

A candid throwback exchange unpacking Ethiopia's quiet rise as a tech talent powerhouse against Nigeria's developer compensation evolution.

Banking

OP-ED: Banking Evolution—Building digital banks that balance scale and sustainability

Global shifts and regional demands are transforming neobanking, as African digital banks redefine success through delivering market-relevant financial services profitably and sustainably.

Fintech

POD: Beyond Free Banking—Chijioke Dozie on Carbon's journey to profitable digital banking in Nigeria

Chijioke Dozie, co-founder and CEO of Carbon, shares insights on building a sustainable digital bank in Nigeria and the evolving neobanking landscape across Africa.

Telecoms

OP-ED: Emergence Over Extraction—What Africa’s telco sector teaches us about progress

Andile Masuku taps Lanre Kolade's insights on patient collaboration, creative capital and ecosystem alignment behind landing Google's Equiano cable in Togo, sparking transformative regional broadband connectivity.

Infrastructure

POD: Brokering Broadband Connectivity—Lanre Kolade and the inside story of Google's Equiano cable landing in Togo

Learn how this former CSquared CEO is driving digital inclusion across Africa through transformative infrastructure projects, including 'midwifing' the landmark Google Equiano submarine cable initiative in Togo.

Blockchain

OP-ED: What in the crypto mayhem is going on in Nigeria?

Recent events in Nigeria spotlight Binance's alleged involvement in a massive fund transfer, exacerbating regulatory turmoil. Meanwhile, the Blockchain Association of Kenya pushes for crypto regulations amidst economic uncertainty.

Unajua

UNAJUA S5 E2: Can technology disrupt Nigeria's open drug markets? feat. Vivian Nwakah

How do you use technology to transform a paper-based healthcare system to provide more transparency and accountability? Medsaf co-founder Vivian Nwakah weighs in.

Unajua

UNAJUA S1 EP2: What have founders learned from Africa's early internet startups? feat. Derin Adebayo

Derin Adebayo shares what he reckons the ecosystem has learned from Africa’s first generation of internet startups and suggests what lessons might be gleaned from other emerging markets.

Unajua

UNAJUA S1 EP1: How significant is the opportunity for tech companies in Africa? feat. Derin Adebayo

For this Unajua Series opener, Derin Adebayo factors in on the size of the commercial opportunity for tech companies in Africa and offers a take on whether the apparent lack of exits should cause worry.

Nigeria

61: Is MTN Nigeria's Nightmare Over?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] On Friday, June 10th 2016 MTN’s stock price on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange jumped by 20%. This happened in the wake of the news that the firm’s nine-month Nigerian nightmare might finally

MTN Nigeria

51: Nigerian House of Representatives Calls For MTN Nigeria To Pay Over $10bn

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] > MTN’s Nigeria headache is now officially a chronic migraine. Just as the MTN Group thought the worst was over, Nigeria’s House of Representatives decided to shake things up. Some members have

Facebook

44: #FreeBasicsMustFall

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Facebook is still smarting from having Free Basics kicked out of India. Clearly no one was more upset by India’s emphatic rejection of Mark Zuckerberg’s walled garden project than venture capitalist and

MTN South Africa

40: Why Is South Africa Looking To Regulate Services Like WhatsApp?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] African policy makers are struggling to come to grips with the opportunities and threats presented by various important innovations being spurred by technological advancement — this as they carry out the unenviable task of safeguarding

DealDey

30: DealDey Reportedly Sacks 60% of Its WorkForce

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] With so few high-flying start-up successes in Africa’s tech eco-system, one has to wonder just how alarmed we should get when word of job cuts and other such cost-cutting measures start to dominate

Jason Njoku

22: "Cashflow Rules Everything Around Me" Alludes iROKOtv's Jason Njoku

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Launching a start-up in Africa is not for the faint-hearted. Very few promising ventures - even those that achieve solid traction, can expect to land Silicon Valley type investment offers that might allow a

Mark Essien

20: What Defines An African Startup?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Back in Episode 3 of the African Tech Round-up [https://www.africantechroundup.com/what-is-a-startup-african-tech-round-up/] we asked the question: “What is a startup?” A lively discussion ensued— inspired by an eloquent piece written by David

Nigeria

19: Does Africa Need More Cheap Smartphones?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] For many recently married couples, the diamond engagement ring is one of their biggest assets — albeit an emotional asset, symbolising love and lifelong commitment. In financial terms, it isn’t an asset at all,

South Africa

18: Scary Software Upgrades

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Microsoft [http://microsoft.co.za] certainly got millions of people excited a while ago when they announced that their latest version of Windows would be free. However, Windows [http://www.microsoft.com/en-za/windows/