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54gene cuts 25% of its already lean workforce amid a contemporary change in administration

54gene cuts 25% of its already lean workforce amid a contemporary change in administration

54gene, the Washington-based Nigerian genomic company, has carried out another round of layoffs. This time, according to two sources close to the event, about 10 employees were affected, representing 25% of its already lean workforce.…

ChatGPT goes into e-commerce, journey, and work automation with new plug-ins

ChatGPT goes into e-commerce, journey, and work automation with new plug-ins

Days after releasing a powerful image- and text-understanding AI model, GPT-4 to a limited public, Open AI has implemented plug-ins in its chatbot, ChatGPT. The plug-ins will help give ChatGPT access to present-day information, and…

Nigerian Home of Reps orders banks to enhance on-line banking

Nigerian Home of Reps orders banks to enhance on-line banking

The Nigerian House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank (CBN) to request that all banks overhaul their online banking systems. The move comes after a series of policies introduced by the CBN to drive…

Ivorian Mstudio needs to construct a powerful francophone ecosystem, one enterprise at a time

Ivorian Mstudio needs to construct a powerful francophone ecosystem, one enterprise at a time

On March 7, hundreds of people gathered at Ivoire Trade Center (ITC), a landmarking office and recreational campus located in Cocody, Abidjan, for the launch of Mstudio, an Ivorian firm with the ambition to build…

The 22-year-old UNILAG scholar setting the tempo within the branding and packaging trade

The 22-year-old UNILAG scholar setting the tempo within the branding and packaging trade

Oluwafayokunmi Olutomiwa is a 400-level Electrical Engineering student of the University of Lagos. She’s also carving her own path and setting the pace as an entrepreneur in the printing, branding, and packaging industry as the…

Amazon deepens its presence in Africa with new fintech accelerator

Amazon deepens its presence in Africa with new fintech accelerator

By focusing on training and providing digital infrastructure and services, Amazon is pointing to where it sees value in the African market. Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing division of the global e-commerce giant,…

TechCabal Each day – Was Nigeria’s presidential election rigged?

TechCabal Each day – Was Nigeria’s presidential election rigged?

Lire en français Read this email in French. 24 MARCH, 2023 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Canva is the latest platform to jump on the AI train. Yesterday, the platform announced new AI-powered features designed to make…

Meet the South African faculty utilizing prolonged actuality to facilitate studying

Meet the South African faculty utilizing prolonged actuality to facilitate studying

Richard Varha Technical High School in South Africa has officially opened its doors to a new era of education technology with the unveiling of the first South African Extended Reality (XR) public school classroom. Fitted…

Court docket stops Meta, Sama from firing 260 Kenyan content material moderators

Court docket stops Meta, Sama from firing 260 Kenyan content material moderators

Kenya’s Employment and Labour Relations Court has barred social media giant, Meta and its Kenyan outsourcing partner Sama from firing content moderators. The court order also prevents Meta from hiring a new outsourcing firm to…

Inside WomHub’s artistic area for feminine founders in Cape city

Inside WomHub’s artistic area for feminine founders in Cape city

WomHub, a Cape Town based female-founder innovation and coworking space, has officially opened its doors to the public. The space aims to provide a supportive community and workspace for women entrepreneurs, freelancers, and professionals.  Located…

Issue[e] Ventures launches Africa-focused enterprise studio

Issue[e] Ventures launches Africa-focused enterprise studio

Factor[e] Ventures, a team of venture builders that invests in early-stage companies in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, has launched a new venture studio specifically for African startups. The new venture studio, Delta40, will invest…

Registering to file tax returns with the LIRS eTax platform

Registering to file tax returns with the LIRS eTax platform

TechCabal Filing tax returns can be a daunting task, but thanks to the LIRS eTax platform, the process has become much simpler and more convenient. LIRS, which stands for Lagos Internal Revenue Service, is the…