Gbemileke Babatunde
348 posts
Mechanical Engineer; Telling Africa-focused tech stories on startups, policy and governance.
Nigerians react as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo test drives locally assembled electric car
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has test driven the Hyundai Kona, the latest electric car locally assembled…
MyCoverGenius is enabling fully digitised low-cost insurance coverage among Nigerians
Insurance is not commonplace in Nigeria. For one, many people do not even understand the concept of insurance…
3 Nigerians selected for Netflix Development Lab to engender more local African content
Three Nigerians have been selected among the twelve (12) African candidates chosen to participate in the 3-month Netflix…
Possible reasons why Tanzania is pushing for the adoption of Bitcoin and other cryptos
Tanzania President, Samia Suluhu Hassan has directed the country’s Central Bank to begin looking at the feasibility of…
Elon Musk’s Tesla tweet drives Bitcoin above $40,000 for the first time since May
The price of Bitcoin has now surpassed $40,000 for the first time in more than three weeks. Bitcoin…
‘We don’t want to invest in part-time founders’ – Microtraction’s Dayo Koleowo talks about funding startups
Startups need funding to grow and scale. From setting up the business to hiring staff or expanding into…
Eko Innovation Centre partners Africa Agility to train 10,000 girls in tech in Lagos
As part of efforts to close the gender gap in technology and bolster female participation, the Eko Innovation…
5 Things you should know as CBN plans to launch digital currency before end of 2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to launch its Naira digital currency before the end of…
e-Transactions recover to hit record N527bn in May as value of POS payments drop
Electronic payments in Nigeria recovered from a decline in April to reach a record 279.4 million in transaction…
#TwitterBan: Twitter has reached out for dialogue- Nigerian Minister of Communications
The Federal Government has disclosed that Twitter has contacted authorities in the country over the recent ban enforced…