JAMB results 2024 errors and solutions
The SMS option is currently the only working UTME result channel for checking the JAMB 2024 scores. But the JAMB portal will also be updated soon for candidates to access their results and also print them. Technical difficulties or other issues may happen when you’re trying to check your JAMB 2024 results. Here’s a breakdown […]
Read MoreTwiga Foods hires Jumia’s Charles Ballard as new CEO
Four months after the abrupt resignation of founder and CEO Peter Njonjo, Twiga Foods has hired Jumia Kenya’s Charles Ballard as its new CEO. Ballard is joining Twiga from e-commerce giant Jumia where he has been the chief executive since April 2023. He joined Jumia in 2019, first as head of performance and planning before […]
Read MoreI am betting on banking, not fintech
This article was contributed to TechCabal by Uzoma Dozie. I am going to do banking, but better. The vast majority of our current crop of African fintechs claim to make banking easier—banking the unbanked/underbanked, etc. But there are limitations to banking when seen only through the fintech lens; and those who have fintech experience, without […]
Read MoreJAMB 2024 results are now out for checking
The JAMB exams are over, and the results are now available for candidates to access. JAMB offers multiple ways to access your scores once they’re available. Here are three convenient methods to check your JAMB results 2024: 1. The JAMB eFacility portal This is the official platform for accessing your JAMB 2024 results. It offers […]
Read MoreExclusive: BuuPass acquires QuickBus, a bus ticketing platform, in a cash and stock deal
BuuPass, a Kenyan travel booking platform backed by Founders Factory Africa and FrontEnd Ventures, has acquired its Nigeria and South Africa-based competitor QuickBus. Both companies declined to share the transaction amount for the cash and stock deal. QuickBus’s developers, product managers and its head of operations in South Africa will join BuuPass’s management team. The […]
Read MoreTechCabal’s best-read stories of Q1 2024
With the African tech ecosystem beset by a funding downturn, rising inflation, layoffs and startup shutdowns, the industry was off to a slow and uncertain start this year. Despite these challenges, some major highlights have kept us optimistic at TechCabal as we continue to report news about the ecosystem in the best way possible. Our […]
Read MoreTechCabal Quarterly Impact Report – Q1 2024
An ecosystem’s year of grit and excellence In 2023, we began publishing impact reports to publicly track our coverage of the ecosystem and better understand how it is changing. As we roll out 2024’s first report, our objective remains the same: to furnish stakeholders—operators, innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers—with insights that empower them to make […]
Read More👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – 3BG!
In partnership with Share this newsletter: Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Good morning Before we get to today’s edition, here’s a reminder that we launched The Big Daily last week, it’s TC Daily but for Nigerian news. If you’re looking for a daily newsletter that breaks down the most critical Nigerian news, sign […]
Read MoreInvestor confidence in Africa’s blockchain industry renewed
At the CV Summit held in Cape Town on 25 April, investors expressed renewed confidence in the African blockchain startup ecosystem. In 2022, the global crypto and blockchain industry entered a crypto winter as investments in the sector slowed significantly. Africa was not spared. That slowdown caused several African blockchain and crypto startups to lay […]
Read MoreExclusive: CBN directs four fintechs to stop onboarding new customers
Kuda Bank, Moniepoint, OPay and Palmpay have paused account opening for new customers following a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria after the EFCC blocked 1,146 bank accounts involved in unauthorised forex dealings on Wednesday. “We’ve temporarily paused new signups on our platform. This means that you’ll be unable to open a new account […]
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