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Listed tech company, Omatek, only made ₦500,000 in revenue in Q1 2026

Listed tech company, Omatek, only made ₦500,000 in revenue in Q1 2026

This is not the first time Omatek’s filings have raised questions. When the company submitted its 2025 unaudited…

African female-led startups raised only 8.2% of $597m funding in Q1

African female-led startups raised only 8.2% of $597m funding in Q1

2026 has been an impressive year for startup funding for the African venture space. Notably, African startups raised…

Starlink begins disconnecting Kenyan users for failure to verify IDs

Starlink begins disconnecting Kenyan users for failure to verify IDs

Starlink has started suspending Kenyan users who failed to adhere to the mandatory registration directive for identity verification,…

From Lagos to London: How a Nigerian Engineer Became a Microsoft MVP Building Cloud Infrastructure at Scale

From Lagos to London: How a Nigerian Engineer Became a Microsoft MVP Building Cloud Infrastructure at Scale

Chidiebere Ugwu did not set out to become one of Nigeria’s most credentialed cloud engineers in the United…

MTN Nigeria paid ₦190.9bn in income tax in Q1’26, as data revenue doubled to ₦826bn

MTN Nigeria paid ₦190.9bn in income tax in Q1’26, as data revenue doubled to ₦826bn

MTN Nigeria’s revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026, came in at ₦1.498 trillion, up 41.6%…

Court order ensures access to essential airtime and data services for millions of Nigerians

Court order ensures access to essential airtime and data services for millions of Nigerians

Nairtime Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of global AI-powered financial infrastructure group Optasia, today confirmed that the Federal High…

NDPC boss talks tough as Nigeria’s high-stakes battle for data sovereignty enters a critical phase

NDPC boss talks tough as Nigeria’s high-stakes battle for data sovereignty enters a critical phase

The second day of the IoT West Africa 2026 conference in Lagos was defined by a stark clash…

Infinix NOTE 60 Ultra Signals a New Era for Premium Smartphones in Nigeria

Infinix NOTE 60 Ultra Signals a New Era for Premium Smartphones in Nigeria

Infinix has officially launched the NOTE 60 Ultra in Nigeria, reinforcing its strategic push into the premium smartphone…

Achieving Full-Stack Observability with Cisco ThousandEyes: See Everything, Miss Nothing

Achieving Full-Stack Observability with Cisco ThousandEyes: See Everything, Miss Nothing

The Need for End-to-End Visibility in a Hybrid World In today’s digitally dispersed computing era, the siloed IT…

Kenyan platform UrbanTok launches to compete with TikTok

Kenyan platform UrbanTok launches to compete with TikTok

A Kenyan-owned video-sharing and livestreaming platform called UrbanTok has officially launched. The app positions itself as a local…