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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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Utility beyond off-ramping: Inside Busha’s blueprint for a circular crypto economy

Utility beyond off-ramping: Inside Busha’s blueprint for a circular crypto economy

For years, the narrative surrounding cryptocurrency in Nigeria has been dominated by a singular transactional loop: buy, hold,…

Decoding Paga’s Act II: How Sui and Crossmint partnerships are rewiring the African payments ecosystem

Decoding Paga’s Act II: How Sui and Crossmint partnerships are rewiring the African payments ecosystem

Barely a month after Paga Group announced a sweeping partnership with the layer-1 blockchain Sui to deploy the…

MTN Foundation calls for collaboration as over 360,000 Enugu youths engage in drug abuse

MTN Foundation calls for collaboration as over 360,000 Enugu youths engage in drug abuse

MTN Foundation has continued its awareness campaign to tackle drug abuse in Nigeria, especially among youths. This comes…

Meet Sandra Stephanie Chinazor Nwosa, the award-winning project manager powering innovation across fintech, edtech, and healthtech

Meet Sandra Stephanie Chinazor Nwosa, the award-winning project manager powering innovation across fintech, edtech, and healthtech

Sandra Stephanie Chinazor Nwosa went from managing local community projects to winning top national tech awards. Her growth…

Airtel Africa CEO Sunil Taldar earns ₦1.5 billion bonus after 147% surge in profit

Airtel Africa CEO Sunil Taldar earns ₦1.5 billion bonus after 147% surge in profit

Airtel Africa’s CEO, Sunil Taldar, received approximately ₦1.5 billion ($1.09 million) in bonus during the 2025/26 financial year.…

Airtel Nigeria rolled out 200 solar-powered towers in 1 year amid rising diesel costs

Airtel Nigeria rolled out 200 solar-powered towers in 1 year amid rising diesel costs

Airtel Nigeria revealed that it deployed 200 solar-powered telecom towers between April 2025 and March 2026 across rural…

TikTok removed 4 million Nigerian videos in Q4 2025 as it steps up AI content enforcement

TikTok removed 4 million Nigerian videos in Q4 2025 as it steps up AI content enforcement

TikTok removed over four million videos in Nigeria during the last quarter of 2025 for violating its community…

Why Nigerians use social media as virtual fintech banking halls

Why Nigerians use social media as virtual fintech banking halls

On June 5, Wema Bank and its digital banking platform, ALAT, announced they would stop all customer interactions…

Nigerians can now buy into SpaceX ahead of its historic IPO. Here’s how

Nigerians can now buy into SpaceX ahead of its historic IPO. Here’s how

SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite internet company, is going public in three days. And for the first…

Nigeria’s LemFi and BFREE raised 30% of $135m total by African startups in May

Nigeria’s LemFi and BFREE raised 30% of $135m total by African startups in May

Nigerian financial technology company LemFi was one of the pearls of the African funding scene in May, contributing…