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What do we (and other contributors) think about the happenings in the ecosystem? This page contains our opinion on the news

Commentary on the 3 winning solutions from FirstBank Nigeria's Hackathon

Commentary on the 3 winning solutions from FirstBank Nigeria's Hackathon

> Team Finnovate is to help Banks provide credit score for the underbanked and unbanked through Data Mining #FirstBankin2ovate [https://twitter.com/hashtag/FirstBankin2ovate?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] #hackathon [https://twitter.com/hashtag/hackathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] pic.twitter.com/aOEeK5nHOg [https://t.

From Nigerian prince scam to Nigerian startup funding

From Nigerian prince scam to Nigerian startup funding

Nigeria has been designated as the hub of Internet fraud and scam. But, the exploits of some netpreneurs are obnubilating the "Nigerian Prince Scam" narrative. These startup founders and developers have caught investors’ interest.

Affordable housing in Lagos; the battle is not for startups like Fibre

Affordable housing in Lagos; the battle is not for startups like Fibre

I said I was going to do a thread of 10 things I love about @fibrelifestyle I just got a home off their site. From picking the home (from the comfort of my bed) to paying - 24 hours. 😍😍😍 — Ized... (@zegbua) August 13, 2018

Blockchain; a dark Horse in Nigeria's Economy

Blockchain; a dark Horse in Nigeria's Economy

Addressing the age-long problems of elections, healthcare and identity management with traditional instruments have proven ineffective. How about we try something fairly new - the Blockchain technology

EdTech in Nigeria is not sexy, but it is necessary

EdTech in Nigeria is not sexy, but it is necessary

The pieces Nigerian EdTech startups are yet to fix The number of educational technology (EdTech) solutions leveraging the internet are on the rise. EdTech startups spring up every now and then; each one of them attempting to solve a specific problem. With a growing internet penetration, these EdTechs have experienced

Why we should all learn to code.

Why we should all learn to code.

Correction. He has been employed. 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/S79XTEIBlL — Seni Sulyman (@senisulyman) July 13, 2018

NOI, Twitter's board member and Nigeria's policy titan, a future president?

NOI, Twitter's board member and Nigeria's policy titan, a future president?

This week, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (NOI) was announced as a Twitter board member. We took a look at her antecedents and wondered if she could be Nigeria's future President.