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Chinese ride-hailing company, DiDi is set to launch its services in Nigeria
There are indications that Chinese ride-hailing company, DiDi Chuxing is getting set to launch its operations in Nigeria, Africa’s largest market, soon. A job listing we saw suggests that the company,...
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Spontaneous deregulation tests regulatory gaps on digital platforms, by...
There is a perfect storm brewing between Regulators and Technology Platforms. Regulators should ordinarily be one of the most critical enablers of a society. They, however, tend to be either a source...
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Africa’s crypto market grew 1200% in 1 year as remittance, wealth...
Africa’s cryptocurrency market grew by over 1200% between July 2020 and June 2021. This is according to Chainalysis 2021 Geography of Cryptocurrency report. The growth is based on the value of...
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Abuja Municipal Council introduces new license for Uber/Bolt drivers, to...
It appears that the authorities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja are set to commence a regime of licensing ride-hailing drivers and ensuring compliance from October 1st, 2021. This...
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How Facebook is planning to connect 1 billion people to the internet using...
Facebook has announced some exciting connectivity technologies that will enable the company to provide access to fast and affordable internet service to the next billion people as well as enhance...
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#EndSARS: Feminist Coalition (FemCo) and the questions that require answers
Between September and October of 2020, Nigeria was engulfed in widespread mass protests. These protests, driven by youths and powered by some serious funding from donors both in Nigeria and outside,...
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#EndSARS: 1 year after, the Nigerian government is yet to implement its 5 for...
Police brutality is not unique to Nigeria. Rather, it is a global problem that affects even the most advanced countries. The scourge, however, intensifies on the African continent for several reasons,...
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Finally, President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil the e-Naira tomorrow
Three weeks after postponing the much-anticipated launch of Nigeria’s digital currency, e-naira, the Central Bank has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari will launch the digital currency at the...
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Nigeria and Oil: Looking beyond price collapse towards post-recovery savings...
“Oil prices hit a three-year high as gas crunch starts to affect crude market” was the screaming headline in the Financial Times of September 27, 2021, with a rider ‘Goldman Sachs lifts year-end Brent...
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Nigeria and Oil: Looking beyond price collapse towards post-recovery savings...
On April 20, 2020, the screaming headline on CNN was that the price of WTI crude oil had fallen by 306% to $-37.63 per barrel, the first time on record that oil price has hit negative territory. It is...
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