TechCabal brought its Road to Moonshot series to Nairobi on July 2, gathering more than 120 founders, investors, operators, and executives for an evening that felt less like a conference warm-up and more like a temperature check on the direction of the East African technology industry. Hosted at venture studio Delta40…

…report anything in real time,” Agholor, the startup’s chief executive officer, told TechCabal in a June interview. “Not just crime. It could be infrastructure or issues about elections… basically report data in real time so that everybody has access.” Wahala App joins a crop of civic technology platforms that use softw…

HabariPay, the fintech subsidiary of one of Nigeria’s largest financial services groups, processed ₦80.9 trillion ($59.04 billion) in payments in 2025, almost three times the value it handled in the previous year. Now, it wants to build on that growth by deploying 200,000 Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminals nationwide, incre…

…the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, seen by TechCabal, directs regulators to maintain the existing regulatory framework while the government harmonises policies on internet platforms, artificial intelligence, online safety, data governance, and other cross-cutting digital economy iss…

…disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to newsmen in Calabar, adding that the offenders had been subjected to appropriate administrative and legal procedures and were currently being prosecuted in accordance with the law. He said, "The Cross River State Police Command has successfully intens…

…has about 26 data centre facilities, according to industry estimates compiled by TechCabal Insights. 18 of them are commercial data centres where banks, fintechs, cloud providers, and other businesses rent space for their servers. The rest are private facilities built for organisations such as telecom operators and ban…

By Innnocent Anaba Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Olufemi Gbajabiamila, has given Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi 72 hours to withdraw what he described as false and defamatory allegations made against him in a widely circulated press conference or face both civil and criminal legal action. Gbajabiamila, through his solic…

…years of autocratic rule by then-president Daniel arap Moi. It has become known as “Saba Saba Day”. Over the past two years, “Saba Saba” (meaning “seven seven”) has merged with broader protests against the government of President William Ruto, accused of corruption, economic mismanagement and police violence. At least…

…Eyewitnesses told Arewa PUNCH that the incident happened in the two villages of Mararraban Gwadaro and Tashan Bako, in Rafi Local Government Area of the state where fighting has continued to rage over land dispute. Our correspondent learnt that trouble started on June 29 at about 11.30 pm at Godoro village, when suspec…

…Adeyemi's father was arrested alongside a visitor, while his mother was left in shock. "Baba was taken away with someone who came to visit them this morning (yesterday). They left the mother, who is currently in shock, but we have moved her away," the resident said. The development comes amid controversy surrounding th…

…The gridlock, yesterday, left thousands of commuters stranded for hours, with many abandoning their journeys and returning home. An auto dealer, Ekene Iruanya, described the container terminals as the primary cause of the perennial congestion, saying the traffic situation deteriorated after the facilities commenced ope…

…Academic Physiotherapists of Nigeria at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos. Speaking, the President of the Association of Clinical and Academic Physiotherapists of Nigeria, Prof. Udoka Okafor, said the plan to introduce diploma programmes as an entry qualification for physiotherapy practice in Nig…

…workshop combined with 19th Annual General Meeting / 114th Council Meeting held in Calabar, Cross Rivers State. They bemoaned the increasing housing shortage and acute problem of housing availability, accessibility and affordability without corresponding to match the demand. They canvassed urgent collaboration among st…

…data and chose a victim," Clark said. The credentials used to break into the victim's database, he added, weren't harvested by the AI agent itself; someone obtained them separately, through a prior compromise, and handed them to the operation. None of this contradicts Sysdig's original claim, and the technical details…

…or market in the name of an illogical jihad or some people brazenly hacking the database of the nation's electoral umpire. It could even be the effrontery of a National Assembly carrying out endless probes with the usual fat budget but failing to publish a single report or concluding any of those serial investigations.…

…in collaboration with regulators in Lagos found widespread deficiencies, including abandoned cables, poor labelling, damaged hardware, and unauthorised attachments to existing infrastructure. The assessment also flagged safety risks to motorists and pedestrians and highlighted maintenance challenges caused by poor coor…

…Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri, Pedri, Dani Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal, Álex Baena. Substitutes: David Raya, Álex García, Marc Pubill, Alejandro Grimaldo, Eric García, Marcos Llorente, Mikel Merino, Fabián Ruiz, Gavi, Martín Zubimendi, Ferran Torres, Yeremy Pino, Nico Williams, César Muñoz, Pablo Igles…

…State Governor, and former Minister of Works. According to a press statement by Eze Anaba (President) and Onuoha Ukeh (General Secretary), the lecture will begin at 11 am at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, with the theme: “The Media, INEC, Voters and Path to Credible Elections.” The Guild said that Prof Sylvester Odi…

…primaries conducted in May 2026. The affected constituencies cut across Abia, Kogi, Taraba, Benue, Ebonyi, Ondo, Kaduna, Niger, and Kwara states, following a review by the party’s Primary Election Appeal Committee. According to him, the APC is committed to a transparent, fair, and credible nomination process in line wi…

…City midfield general Rodri and boast an attacking line-up of Dani Olmo, Mikel Oyarzabal and Lamine Yamal. While Ronaldo is playing at his last World Cup, the 18-year-old Barcelona winger Yamal is at the opposite end of his career. The winners play co-hosts the United States or Belgium in the last eight. Ronaldo, the l…

…Confraternity during an intelligence-led operation at a residential building along Abak Road, Uyo, the state capital. The suspects, identified as Dick Udofia, Emem Charles and Ubong Matthew, were arrested with substances suspected to be methamphetamine (commonly known as Ice), cannabis (Indian hemp) and other items lin…

…State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has condoled with former Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Baba Tela, over the death of his two children, Mustapha and Ummi, in a fatal road crash. Kwankwaso conveyed his condolences in a statement posted on his verified X account on Monday. He described the incident as a heartbreaking trag…

…blockchain. "Some African economies already run on stablecoin rails," Kirkley told TechCabal in an interview in May. "The question now is whether countries build infrastructure to control that flow themselves." African governments, fintechs, and central banks are increasingly seeking alternatives to fragmented payment…

…election, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to either resign or abandon any plan to seek re-election, accusing his administration of failing to address the country's worsening insecurity and showing what he described as a lack of compassion for victims. Obi made the call in a statement released on Monday o…

…to PUNCH Online on Monday, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Babaseyi Oluseyi, said, "The Ogun State Police Command wishes to inform members of the media that the three suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Madam Kitan Oyesiku and her security guard will be arraigned today, Monday, July 6…