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MTN leads the USSD change as *556# goes defunct

MTN leads the USSD change as *556# goes defunct

Following the review of USSD commands by the NCC, MTN Nigeria seems to have changed the USSD to check your airtime account balance, alongside providing updates for other commands. The old legendary MTN USSD –…

TechCabal Each day – Ghana will get the bag

TechCabal Each day – Ghana will get the bag

Lire en français Read this email in French. 18 MAY, 2023 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH If you have an inactive Gmail account you want to keep, now might be the time to log back in and…

The story behind M-KOPA’s $250million debt and fairness increase

The story behind M-KOPA’s $250million debt and fairness increase

Digital financing firm M-KOPA recently raised $250 million. The general manager, Babajide Duroshola, has explained why debt was raised in the funding process.  TechCabal earlier reported that M-KOPA closed a $75million drive back in February…

Ghana secures $3 billion IMF bailout for financial restoration

Ghana secures $3 billion IMF bailout for financial restoration

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted Ghana a $3 billion bailout to aid its economic recovery from the debt crisis. The anticipation of this approval has boosted investor confidence, resulting in Ghana’s currency, the…

Izesan!: The language studying app for African languages

Izesan!: The language studying app for African languages

When Anthony Otaigbe set out to learn his traditional language of Esan, little did he know that he was going to start a language learning community for African languages. This is the story of Izesan!,…

WhatsApp unveils chat lock function in 2023

WhatsApp unveils chat lock function in 2023

With so much personal information being shared on WhatsApp, it’s important to keep your chats secure. Over time, people have resorted to using third-party apps and the archive option to hide private Whatsapp chats. While…

Tizeti and Microsoft associate to carry broadband to Côte d’Ivoire

Tizeti and Microsoft associate to carry broadband to Côte d’Ivoire

Tizeti, a Nigerian internet service provider, has partnered with Microsoft to bring its broadband solution to Cote d’Ivoire.  The partnership, Tizeti’s second international partnership after partnering with Eutelsat to boost broadband penetration would make Cote…

Kenya’s Knowledge Safety Commissioner takes purpose at mortgage apps

Kenya’s Knowledge Safety Commissioner takes purpose at mortgage apps

The Kenya Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has reportedly been working diligently over the past two years. One of its mandates was to regulate the online lending platform, which was characterized by flagrant…

Plug and Play declares its second funding in Moroccan startup Chari

Plug and Play declares its second funding in Moroccan startup Chari

Chari, a Moroccan e-commerce startup, receives second backing from Plug and Play to digitise FMCG fulfillment for retail stores in francophone Africa. Plug and Play, a leading innovation network headquartered in Silicon Valley, has announced…

Miva secures on-line college licence

Miva secures on-line college licence

Sim Shagaya, the founder of uLesson, an edtech startup, has announced that they’ve been granted an online university license by the National Universities Commission (NUC). This is in line with uLesson’s plan to expand beyond…

Chef Hilda Baci almost broke the web. However has she damaged a Guinness World File?

Chef Hilda Baci almost broke the web. However has she damaged a Guinness World File?

Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey’s cooking has got tongues wagging. Not only has she cooked up a possible new Guinness World Record, but her impact on the internet has seen her reach over 200,000 searches on…

Right here’s what the Nigerian tech ecosystem expects from a Tinubu presidency

Right here’s what the Nigerian tech ecosystem expects from a Tinubu presidency

The manifesto of President-elect Bola Tinubu offers plausible plans for Nigeria’s tech ecosystem, but stakeholders believe much more needs to be done in areas of infrastructure and enabling policies.  In March, TechCabal reviewed the plans…