African EdTech Global News3 Min Read Ifeanyi AbrahamonMay 15, 2025 Nigerian Exam Body JAMB Admits Tech Failure, Faces Global Demands for Resignation In an extraordinary reversal, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Nigeria’s national tertiary exam body, has formally…
African EdTech4 Min Read Ifeanyi AbrahamonMay 11, 2025 JAMB at the Centre of Nigeria’s Exam Crisis: Mass Failures, Missing Transparency, and a Nation Demanding Answers Samuel Edet, a high-achieving student who scored 309 in Nigeria’s 2024 JAMB examination, stunned his family and peers this year when his 2025…
African Startup Ecosystem3 Min Read Ifeanyi AbrahamonMarch 11, 2025 “Enugu is Nigeria’s Next Big Tech Hub—Here’s Why Oo Nwoye is Betting on It Building Africa’s Next Innovation Cluster Lagos has long been the heartbeat of Nigeria’s tech revolution. But as the ecosystem matures, the…
FinTech4 Min Read Ifeanyi AbrahamonMarch 7, 2025 Blaaiz: The Fintech Disrupting Cross-Border Payments and Purposeful Remittance in Africa In a rapidly evolving financial landscape, cross-border transactions remain one of the biggest challenges for Africans, both on the continent…
African Startup Ecosystem3 Min Read Ifeanyi AbrahamonMarch 5, 2025 LoftyInc Capital Raises $43M for Alpha Fund: Idris Ayodeji Bello’s Vision for Transforming African Tech Investment LoftyInc Capital Management has reached the first close of its $43 million LoftyInc Alpha Fund, a late-seed investment vehicle aimed at…
African Startup Ecosystem4 Min Read Ifeanyi AbrahamonFebruary 27, 2025 The Art of Storytelling for East African Founders: Onyeka Akumah, Jo Griffiths, Florence Yula, and Marie Nielsen Lead the Conversation The power of storytelling is an often-overlooked tool in business, yet it is one of the most crucial skills every entrepreneur must master. In…
African Startup Ecosystem2 Min Read Ifeanyi AbrahamonFebruary 27, 2025 Nigeria’s Earlybean Shines at Web Summit Qatar, Beating 900+ Startups to Reach the Top 3 Nigeria’s Earlybean, a fintech startup revolutionizing financial literacy for kids and teens, made a major impact at Web Summit Qatar 2025 by…
Uncategorized2 Min Read Ifeanyi AbrahamonFebruary 26, 2025 Croatia’s Sofascore: Lightning-Fast Updates Spark Amusement on Social Media—Starting with Users in Nigeria A lighthearted exchange on X (formerly Twitter) has recently captivated football fans worldwide, shining a spotlight on the real-time power of…
African Startup Ecosystem African Voices in Tech3 Min Read Ifeanyi AbrahamonFebruary 25, 2025 AfricaTechSummit: Meet The “Nas Daily of African Tech”—Gerald Black’s Mission to Uncover Hidden Tech Scenes Africa’s tech ecosystem is vast and varied, yet many of its most exciting innovations happen off the beaten path—in places like Benin…
African Startup Ecosystem3 Min Read Ifeanyi AbrahamonFebruary 25, 2025 #AfricaTechSummit: Fast-Track Innovation with Tecmie—Andrew Miracle’s Vision for African Startups Africa’s technology landscape has been evolving at breakneck speed, with startup ecosystems springing up from Lagos to Nairobi—and everywhere…