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MTN, Airtel, and Others Now Deduct USSD Charges from Airtime as Banks Clear ₦180 Billion Debt

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Whats Happening? Nigerian telecom operators, including MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile, have begun migrating banks to a new billing system that deducts USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) charges directly from customers’ airtime balances instead of their bank accounts. This shift follows the clearance of a longstanding ₦180 billion debt owed by telecom operators for USSD services. Background and Debt Resolution The migration to end-user billing […]

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GITEX Nigeria 2025 : Nigeria’s Startup Discovery Tour Hits All Six Geopolitical Zones

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What’s Happening? The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), has launched the GITEX Nigeria 2025 Regional Roadshows — a nationwide search for Nigeria’s most promising startups across all six geopolitical zones. This initiative, running from June to August 2025, is designed to discover, support, and showcase bold

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Blockchain.com Accelerates Africa Expansion, plans to Open office in NIGERIA.

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What’s Happening? Blockchain.com, a leading UK-based cryptocurrency platform, is launching a bold expansion across Africa, with plans to open a physical office in Nigeria in the second quarter of 2025, alongside growing its footprint in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. This move, highlighted in recent Bloomberg coverage, signals a major commitment to the continent as

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JAMB Confirms Technical Glitch in 2025 UTME, Reschedule Set for May 16

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JAMB 2025 UTME Technical Glitch Affects Nearly 380,000 Candidates: Full Details and What You Need to Know What Happened?The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially confirmed a major technical error disrupted the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), impacting 379,997 candidates across 157 exam centres in Lagos and the South-East zones of Nigeria.

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PalmPay to Expand into South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda and Tanzania

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What’s Happening? Nigerian fintech PalmPay announced plans to expand into South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, and Tanzania by the end of 2025, building on strong momentum from processing over 15 million daily transactions in Nigeria, its home market during Q1 2025. This expansion will increase PalmPay’s footprint to six African countries, following earlier launches in

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Bolt Launches ₦3.2M Electric Tricycles in Lagos with 15% Driver Commission

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What’s Happening? Bolt, the leading ride-hailing platform in Africa, has launched its first fleet of electric tricycles in Lagos, signaling a major step in its push for sustainable urban mobility across West Africa. Starting in May, 25 electric tricycles-developed in partnership with Lagos-based SGX Mobility-will be available for booking directly within the Bolt app. This

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Bankly Acquired by C-One Ventures to Expand Fintech Portfolio in Nigeria

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What’s Happening? Nigerian fintech company Bankly has been acquired by investment firm C-One Ventures, just seven months after the appointment of its new Managing Director, Stephen Amodu. While the financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed, a statement reviewed by Techpoint Africa indicates that Bankly will be integrated with other fintech entities within C-One Ventures’

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Instagram Challenges TikTok with New ‘Edits’ App for Video Creators

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What’s Happening? Instagram has rolled out a standalone video editing app called ‘Edits’, aimed at rivaling TikTok’s CapCut and strengthening its position in the creator economy. The new app allows users to organize projects, shoot and edit videos, and access performance insights, all in one place Instagram announced the launch of the Edits app on

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