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Technext is a premier tech news publication in Africa deeply covering the digital economy in Nigeria and across the continent. Focusing on startup funding policy analysis and technical innovation, it is a key platform for understanding the explosive growth of African tech.

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FG says no plans to introduce new taxes on telecoms and petroleum products

FG says no plans to introduce new taxes on telecoms and petroleum products

The federal government has clarified that there’s no ongoing attempt to introduce a new tax on telecoms services…

5 things you should know as FG launches Free TV with over 100 channels

5 things you should know as FG launches Free TV with over 100 channels

The federal government of Nigeria is set to launch a new national television package on June 17. This…

E-hailing drivers are not independent contractors if they don’t control prices and make decisions – SA union leader

E-hailing drivers are not independent contractors if they don’t control prices and make decisions – SA union leader

The question of how to classify e-hailing drivers has continued to rage, with platforms like Uber, Bolt and…

IMF warns Nigeria’s $59bn stablecoin surge risks digital dollarisation and weakens naira control

IMF warns Nigeria’s $59bn stablecoin surge risks digital dollarisation and weakens naira control

Nigeria’s rapid embrace of stablecoins has become one of the clearest examples of how digital finance is reshaping…

How the telecoms interconnection pricing review affects 185m Nigerian subscribers

How the telecoms interconnection pricing review affects 185m Nigerian subscribers

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has initiated a critical review of the industry’s interconnection prices between telecom operators.…

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha went from 31k to 6.8m Instagram followers overnight; may earn $68,000 per post

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha went from 31k to 6.8m Instagram followers overnight; may earn $68,000 per post

Vozinha, the goalkeeper of Cape Verde’s national football team, has emerged as the player with the most followers…

Meta celebrates 500 million monthly users on Threads, introduces new feed controls

Meta celebrates 500 million monthly users on Threads, introduces new feed controls

Threads, Meta’s text-based social media platform, has now reached 500 million monthly active users. This comes almost three…

Hyperbridge relaunches as ‘Interoperability Hyperstructure’ with new OFT adapter after $2.5M exploit

Hyperbridge relaunches as ‘Interoperability Hyperstructure’ with new OFT adapter after $2.5M exploit

Hyperbridge, a cross-chain interoperability protocol that processed almost half a billion dollars in transaction volume since launch, has…

Flutterwave secures strategic investment from Ripple to power African stablecoin payments

Flutterwave secures strategic investment from Ripple to power African stablecoin payments

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments infrastructure company, has secured a strategic investment from Ripple as part of a Series…

CapitalSage buys Chimoney 4 weeks after shutdown

CapitalSage buys Chimoney 4 weeks after shutdown

Four weeks ago, Uchi Uchibeke announced that Chimoney, the cross-border payments startup he had spent four years building,…