David Afolayan
David is a tech Writer and Digital communications strategist. He is a keen observer of topical developments in the global tech space. He follows the news, gets the details, reads between the lines and points out what is evident but not obvious.
“How we survived 2020” with Fehintolu Olaogun, CEO, CredPal
2 years ago, Fehintolu Olaogun co-founded CredPal alongside Olorunfemi Jegede, a technology platform that allows middle and lower-class consumers to buy across online and offline merchants ...
NCC’s NIN Registration Order: Why is This Such a Big Deal?
Last week, Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) issued a directive mandating all mobile network operators to deactivate all Subscriber Identity Module ...
Global Broadband Usage Grew by 38% in 2020 but Internet Subscriptions Declined, Here’s Why
The 2020 edition of the Measuring Digital Development: Facts and Figures report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has shown that ...
Cairo is Africa’s Leading Fintech Ecosystem in 2020, Kampala Leads Sub-Saharan Africa- Report
Egypt’s capital, Cairo is Africa’s leading Fintech Ecosystem and the only African Ecosystem listed among the world’s top “Ecosystems to watch” in ...
“No Nation Can Thrive Without a Serious Economic Plan”- Major Takeaways From #NES26 Day 1
The 26th edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) is unique because this is ...
African Cross-Border Fintech Startup, Chipper Cash Raises $30m in Series B
Chipper Cash, an Africa focused cross-border money transfer platform, has closed a $30 million Series B funding. The round was led by Ribbit Capital with the ...
67% of Nigerian Bank Customers Prefer Physical to Digital Banking Options- Survey Report
67% of bank customers in Nigeria desire physical chat options with relationship officers to fulfil basic banking needs such as Foreign currency ...
Africa Now Has 700,000 Professional Software Developers, Only 21% are Women- Google/IFC Report
Africa presently has nearly 700,000 professional developers. This is according to the e-Conomy Africa 2020 report released by Google and the International ...
Technext at 3: Changing Narratives, Influencing Perspectives
Yesterday made it three years that we officially launched Technext.ng, a tech news and analysis platform that focuses on telling the African technology story in a language that ...