👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – A Goodweek for Safaricom?
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Good morning! MTN Uganda, in partnership with payments giant Mastercard and Diamond […]
Over 84% of MTN Nigeria’s employees earn ₦1 million monthly
MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecom operator, is also one of the most generous employers in the industry. Of its 1,912 employees, […]
Ask an Investor: With $100,000, Antler VC enters Nigeria to back startup ideas
Many investors say they back pre-seed startups, but few rarely do. Antler, a VC firm with investments across the U.S., Europe, Africa, […]
Crypto’s dark side: How P2P traders navigate daily scams, fraud, and frozen accounts
Peer-to-peer (P2P) trading helped keep Nigeria’s crypto market alive when the government restricted exchanges from transacting with banks in 2021. Yet, as […]
Safaricom faces court battle over alleged strong-arming of M-PESA dealer Goodweek Limited
A contract dispute between Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecom operator, and longtime dealer Goodweek Inter-Services Limited has escalated into a legal battle at […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Kenyan ISPs feel the pinch
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Welcome to March! Fourteen years after acquiring Skype, Microsoft has announced it […]
Dear tech journalist, look beyond business updates
This article was contributed to TechCabal by Damilola Ayeni. Tech journalism today looks more like business reporting than storytelling. Funding rounds, acquisitions, […]
Lagos drivers reveal the most profitable ride-hailing apps
When Uber launched in Lagos in 2014, drivers like Kayode Olaniyan made as much as ₦300,000 a week. Today, the story is […]
Moniepoint raids Access and Stanbic Bank for top talent as it expands its business
Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech unicorn, has been aggressively hiring top talent from Access Bank and Stanbic IBTC since 2023, deepening its bench […]
MTN Nigeria recovers ₦32bn in USSD debt—₦42bn still unpaid by banks
MTN Nigeria has recovered ₦32 billion from Nigerian banks as part of the ₦74 billion outstanding debt owed to the telecom operator […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Fawry makes a splash
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية TGIF! Our friends at Founders Connect have produced a documentary exploring the […]
$2million per fix: The hidden costs of Africa’s fragile internet infrastructure
MainOne Equinix Solutions, which deployed Nigeria’s first private-sector-led submarine cable infrastructure in 2010, has suffered three major fiber cuts since its launch. […]