Spotify Audiobooks in Nigeria: ₦2,300 for 15 Hours, and What It Means for Local Authors
Spotify audiobooks are now live in Nigeria: Audiobooks+ costs ₦2,300 a month for 15 hours of listening, and local authors can upload their own titles.
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Bard Santner wants to turn Zimbabwe’s diaspora remittances into a banking business
Financial advisory firm Bard Santner has secured a microfinance banking licence from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, aiming to convert cross-border diaspora remittance inflows into long-term savings and credit products. The strategic shift seeks to capture non-resident financial flows and build formal banking relationships with Zimbabweans abroad.
Inside Roqqu’s plan to tokenise Nigeria’s stock market
Cryptocurrency exchange Roqqu is preparing to tokenise shares listed on the Nigerian Exchange. By creating digital representations of real-world equity assets on blockchain infrastructure, the platform aims to enable fractional share ownership and expand retail investor participation across West Africa.
Vuyani Jarana: How a boy fascinated by radios became a champion of rural connectivity
Vuyani Jarana turned his childhood curiosity with radios into a career driving rural connectivity across South Africa. As former chief executive of Vodacom Business and South African Airways, and now leading Ilitha Telecommunications, he focuses on bringing affordable broadband to townships and rural areas.
Why an Ethiopian nurse swapped her scrubs for software
Former healthcare worker Betelhem Abebe transitioned from nursing to software development to build solutions for Ethiopia's health system. Her career shift highlights the growing trend of domain experts learning software development to address sectoral challenges.
Cracking the Nigerian syllabus: How Ex-UNILAG students engineered an exam cheat-code
Former University of Lagos students Dare Adeola and Olamide Onigbanjo built UniBeta AI to help students navigate complex academic syllabi. By leveraging artificial intelligence to process past questions and university course materials, the edtech startup offers personalized study paths for tertiary education.
Why Emmanuel Obiechina ditched dedicated apps to build a bank inside your DMs
Faced with high app acquisition costs and low retention rates, founder Emmanuel Obiechina pivoted away from standalone mobile apps. By launching Kure, he built a banking service operating directly within messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram.
Airtel Money Global Pay Card Heads to Kenya to Take On M-Pesa GlobalPay
The Airtel Money Global Pay Card, a Mastercard virtual card, is coming to Kenya. Here is how it compares with M-Pesa GlobalPay and what users should watch for.
OnePlus 16 vs RedMagic 12 Pro+: Which gaming phone should you buy?
Comparing the OnePlus 16 and the RedMagic 12 Pro+ highlights two distinct approaches to mobile gaming hardware. Powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor, both smartphones target high-performance gaming, with OnePlus prioritising versatile photography and RedMagic focusing on active fan cooling.
What a banker discovered when he started listening to farmers
Former banker Watson Matsa founded eSusFarm Africa to bridge the gap between traditional banking frameworks and smallholder agriculture. By leveraging soil, weather, and crop data, the platform creates dynamic risk management tools designed around seasonal earnings rather than rigid monthly schedules.
The World Bank's AI advice to Africa: go small and fix the basics
The World Bank says developing countries should stop chasing frontier AI models and focus on cheap, tailored tools that work on weak networks and in local languages. Its latest Africa update shows why the basics come first.
“You already had your chance”: The silent shame of online dating after divorce in Africa
Divorced individuals, widows, and single parents in Africa face significant social stigma and privacy risks when using mainstream dating platforms. In response, specialized platforms like Runo are emerging to offer tailored environments, digital privacy safeguards, and community verification for second-chance dating.