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A street attack after meeting Jack Dorsey and repeated FBI encounters convinced Pavel Durov to base Telegram in Dubai instead of San Francisco.

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Mark Essien Releases Live API for Nigeria 2023 Election Data

Nigerian entrepreneur Mark Essien launches a public API for 2023 election results with INEC validation links. The tool remains a work in progress.

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Femi Aluko Spots Chowdeck Customers' Monthly Protein Cycle

A viral tweet from Chowdeck's CEO reveals how Nigerian users shift protein orders week by week, reflecting income rhythms in Africa's fast-growing food delivery market.

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He was one of the only Africans and the youngest person to get Ethereum Foundation funding. Then the bear market arrived and stripped everything back. He built again anyway.

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NITDA handed its Public Key Infrastructure to NIMC on July 16, 2026, under the new NIMC Act 2026 that names NIMC as Root Certification Authority.

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Jigawa Internal Revenue Service launches JIGTAS digital platform to automate informal sector collections and raise internally generated revenue.

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Paystack Adds PesaLink Transfers to Kenyan Checkout

Paystack integrates Kenya’s PesaLink rail into checkout so merchants can accept instant bank transfers from customers alongside existing options.

SeamlessHR Rebrands as Seamless Technologies to Broaden Platform

Nigerian HR SaaS firm SeamlessHR has rebranded as Seamless Technologies, adding AI, embedded finance, procurement and blue-collar tools under one umbrella.

Fintech

CBN Deploys Real-Time Tracker to Oversee BDC FX Purchases

Nigeria's central bank rolls out the FX BDC Purchase Tracker portal to enforce same-day reporting and tighten oversight of licensed operators re-entering the official foreign exchange market.

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EU Orders Google to Open Android to AI Rivals and Share Search Data

The European Commission has issued DMA specification decisions requiring Google to grant interoperability for rival AI assistants on Android and provide anonymised search data access on fair terms.

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