Nigeria’s storytelling ecosystem is taking another step toward multilingual distribution as African voice AI company PlotWeaver partners with storytelling and distribution platform Storipod to help books, films and audio content reach audiences across local-language markets. The collaboration combines PlotWeaver’s language technology with Storipod’s digital distribution infrastructure, creating a pathway for Nigerian intellectual property to move…

Kenswitch is expanding its role in Kenya’s payments ecosystem with the launch of the Kenswitch Card, a domestic card proposition designed specifically for the Kenyan market. The move takes the company beyond its established role as a shared payments infrastructure provider and into the card-scheme space, with a focus on domestic transactions, local settlement and…

Dar Ventures, the venture capital arm of international design and engineering firm Dar, has partnered with global innovation platform Plug and Play to expand the reach of its DarE startup programme across Africa and other growth markets. The collaboration is designed to connect early-stage technology companies with industry expertise, corporate partners, investors and international markets.…

Uber’s departure from Nigeria after 12 years is more than the end of a familiar ride-hailing service. It is a case study in how quickly global technology companies can change priorities—and how exposed local ecosystems can become when they depend heavily on multinational platforms. Uber began operating in Nigeria in 2014, initially in Lagos before…

Nigeria’s higher education sector is standing at the edge of a significant digital transformation. Universities are adopting learning management systems, online resources, digital administration and emerging technologies, while policymakers are increasingly treating technology as a foundation for improving teaching, research and institutional efficiency. But moving from scattered digital adoption to a genuinely connected university system…

A recent ruling by the Lagos State High Court has raised important questions about how technology companies collect and process personal information belonging to people who never directly signed up for their services. The case concerns Truecaller, the caller-identification and spam-detection platform, and its handling of phone numbers belonging to people who are not users…