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Spotify Aims For an Increase In Nigerians Paying for Music, Not Higher Subscription Prices.
3 minute read Spotify is chasing a bigger opportunity in Nigeria, but it may not come from raising prices. Instead, the company appears more focused on converting millions of free listeners into paying subscribers as music streaming adoption continues growing across the country. That strategy says a lot about how global tech platforms now view…
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FairMoney Pushes Deeper Into Vehicle Financing for Nigeria’s Mobility Entrepreneurs .
3 minute read Owning a vehicle remains one of the biggest barriers for many Nigerian ride-hailing drivers and transport entrepreneurs, even as demand for mobility services keeps growing. FairMoney is now expanding its asset financing efforts to help more drivers and small transport operators access vehicles through structured repayment models instead of large upfront purchases.…
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Kenya Plans $20.8 Million AI Social Media Monitoring System Amid Growing Digital Surveillance Push.
3 minute read Kenya’s government wants to expand how it monitors online conversations, adding artificial intelligence to a system that could track social media activity at a much larger scale. The proposed $20.8 million project is already raising fresh concerns about digital surveillance, privacy, and how African governments are using technology to manage public discourse…
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Inside the Numbers: Nigeria’s Q1 2026 GDP Shows a Services-Led Economy Built on Trade and Property, Not Tech.
Nigeria’s latest GDP figures don’t signal a sudden economic transformation — they confirm something more familiar: the economy is still being carried by services, especially trade and real estate, while tech remains influential in conversation but smaller in measurable output. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria’s economy grew by 3.89% year-on-year in Q1…
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Inside the Numbers: Africa’s AI Talent Race — Which Countries Are Producing the Most Talent?
Africa’s AI conversation often sounds bigger than the numbers suggest. Countries are announcing national AI strategies, startups are building machine learning tools, and global firms are setting up training programs. But when you look at where AI talent is actually being trained, retained, and deployed at scale, a small group of countries consistently dominates the…
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DDoS attack exposes South Africa’s cybersecurity gaps
A recent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack has highlighted significant gaps in South Africa’s cybersecurity preparedness and oversight, raising concerns about the resilience of critical digital infrastructure. The incident disrupted multiple online services, temporarily affecting access to key platforms and exposing vulnerabilities in network protection systems across the country. The attack, which overwhelmed targeted…
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