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Uber and Bolt face regulatory concerns in Abuja, where council officials have tightened the reins on drivers Throughout the world, innovation always takes precedence over regulation. Typically, it is only a matter of time before regulation catches up. Regulators are catching up with taxi-hailing businesses in Abuja, such as Bolt and Uber, at a breakneck pace, wreaking havoc. Similarly to Lagos, where officers of the Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) harassed e-hailing drivers, officials of the .

From iPhone shortages to price surges: The global chip scarcity is affecting Africa Egypt's automobile manufacturers have been forced to curtail production due to a recent shortage of electronic control units (ECUs), which are critical components of vehicles' electrical systems. In South Africa, more than 20,000 customers who signed up for Supersonic's Unlimited Air Fibre service have been waiting to be connected since February, as the company continues to face supply chain issues. The aforeme.

Fintech partnerships are not difficult to form – if you know how to do so Fintech is gaining traction in Africa as a result of strategic collaborations between startups, banks, and various categories of multinational corporations. McKinsey & Company reports that at least five partnership models are currently preferred. A vendor relationship is one model: a bank that needs to quickly bring an innovation to market opts to leverage a fintech's technology, avoiding the hassle of building.

How to blacklist news sources in Apple News on iOS devices Apple's News app for iOS devices by default displays a plethora of publications, some of which you may despise. If, like us, you wish you could mute - or blacklist - certain publications, you'll be relieved to learn that it's quite simple. Therefore, if you're tired of news website spreading fake news or a trashy tabloid spewing fluff, here's how to hide them. It will take no more than two seconds. Also, we've included instructions on.

DSTV offer other interesting alternatives for as Nigeria accuse them of being boring  On social media over the weekend, users expressed outrage over what they describe as serial repetition of shows on Multichoice Cable TV, commonly referred to as DSTV. The controversy began when a Twitter user lamented about seeing Rush Hour repeatedly over the course of a month. “For about a month now, DSTV has been replaying Rush Hour. Even National Geographic Wild, which I enjoy watching, is simp.

Tolu Michaels discusses the process by which digital entrepreneurs create and sell intangible goods online When considering the best way to serve people beyond physical borders in 2021, the internet immediately comes to mind. Establishing a business on the internet can take two distinct forms. Your business can either sell physical products online or provide a service. The former would have a physical form, whereas the latter would have no physical form at all. Tolu Michael chose to provide a.

There is no such thing as a bad investment – Stewart Glynn of TEN13 discusses startup financing As the pace of innovation in Africa's technology ecosystem accelerates, more attention will be paid — and rightfully so — to the courageous founders and innovators forging Africa's future. Angel investors and venture capitalists, on the other hand, are a similarly courageous group of individuals who are rarely recognized. Twice a month, we speak with an angel investor or venture ca.

Stanbuzz wants to help reduce advert spend waste on the internet Globally, more than $150 billion will be spent on online advertising without generating results in 2020 alone. To put this in context, Nigeria's entire budget for the same year was $35 Billion. Which means that up to four years' worth of Nigeria's budget is being squandered on ineffective internet advertising. Additionally, it is estimated that if the current trend continues, the total will exceed $240 billion by 2024, a staggeri.

reQuid promises to repay investors by February 2022, despite the failure of additional Agro investments reQuid, the embattled agro investment platform, has promised to pay returns on all investments made on its platform by February 2022. In an interview with Technext, a company spokesperson revealed this new development. According to the source, affected investors have been informed of payment schedules, which will be completed within three to eight months. In May, the agritech startup was ac.

China has ordered the removal of Didi, a ride-hailing app, from Google Play China's regulators have ordered app store operators to remove Didi from their stores, escalating the country's regulatory crackdown on technology companies. Didi is China's largest ride-hailing company, facilitating more than 20 million rides daily. To put this in context, Didi processed 41 million transactions per day in the 12 months ending in March. It provided rides to 493 million active users during the same time .