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The Build, Validate, Deploy Framework: Why African tech talent needs to stop working alone

The Build, Validate, Deploy Framework: Why African tech talent needs to stop working alone

By Elizabeth Ogunseye & Israel Ogunseye (Ladi) There is a talent development problem in Africa that the ecosystem…

WHO-backed HealthKraft unveils $5m creator fund to fight misinformation in healthcare

WHO-backed HealthKraft unveils $5m creator fund to fight misinformation in healthcare

Healthkraft, a growing coalition of health professionals, digital creators, and global institutions, has announced a $5 million creator…

Tech Trivia with Joy Evboifo, Brand Manager at SoftAlliance

Tech Trivia with Joy Evboifo, Brand Manager at SoftAlliance

This is Technext’s weekly Women-in-tech trivia, a close-up series that spotlights the lives and personalities of female tech enthusiasts, professionals, and founders

What is driving Bitcoin’s $80,000 rally and what happens next?

What is driving Bitcoin’s $80,000 rally and what happens next?

Bitcoin has finally shattered the $80,000 psychological ceiling, trading at $80,300 to $80,500 in the early hours of…

Airtel rolls out airtime to customers affected by poor network between Nov and Jan 2026

Airtel rolls out airtime to customers affected by poor network between Nov and Jan 2026

Airtel Nigeria has started rolling out airtime compensation to customers who experienced poor network service between November 2025…

OPay is going to Wall Street: what does that mean for your transaction fees?

OPay is going to Wall Street: what does that mean for your transaction fees?

OPay is heading to Wall Street. The Nigerian fintech giant backed by SoftBank has hired Citigroup, Deutsche Bank,…

AUATON says suspension of factional Rivers chairman Lawrencia Ogu not a witchhunt

AUATON says suspension of factional Rivers chairman Lawrencia Ogu not a witchhunt

The Rivers state council of the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) has described the suspension…

Africa doesn’t have an identity problem; it has a trust infrastructure problem

Africa doesn’t have an identity problem; it has a trust infrastructure problem

By Kelechi Ndieze We’ve spent the better part of a decade trying to “solve identity” in Africa. Governments…

$29.6bn profit story: Apple made $224,000 every minute of Q2 2026

$29.6bn profit story: Apple made $224,000 every minute of Q2 2026

Apple just filed its results for the three months ended March 28, 2026. The company made $29.6 billion…

Nigerians spent N3.3 trillion to buy data between January and March 2026

Nigerians spent N3.3 trillion to buy data between January and March 2026

Industry data from the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) reveal that Nigerians spent N3.33 trillion on data in the…