Ganiu.
@GaniuOloruntade
Senior Editor, @TechCabal. Reach me: [email protected]
Nigeria is a satire; one with seemingly endless theatrics that trigger cacophonies of laughter.
“The myth persists that African tech professionals are “emerging,” “promising,” or “developing.” Those words, though well-meaning, imply that we’re still catching up. It’s important to say this plainly: Nigerian tech talent isn’t waiting to be discovered.” techcabal.com/2025/07/19/sca…
In the next few years we will all be able to pay a business and send money to friends & family on social apps the same way we send contacts, locations, images/videos today. Vendy is building the infrastructure that will enable this shift. As they say, the best way to predict…
Vendy wants to become the go-to payment platform for social commerce in Africa techcabal.com/2025/07/22/ven…
At 21, Federick Abila has created three AI-powered platforms: Buzz Chat, Study Graph, and Legalyse, each tackling a problem he believes to be overlooked or misunderstood.
Safaricom has added PayPal withdrawals to the M-PESA super app, making it easier for Kenyan users, particularly freelancers and remote workers, to access funds earned abroad. techcabal.com/2025/07/23/saf…
54 Collective’s CEO has denied any wrongdoing by his firm and told me that the agreement was not terminated because of a breach. Read for what this means for one of the largest African funds.
Bongani Sithole, the ex-CEO of @54collective_vc, has denied any wrongdoing on the firm’s part and claims that the agreement with @MastercardFdn was not terminated because of a breach. Here's what happened with one of Africa’s largest venture funds. 👇 techcabal.com/2025/07/22/mas…
From model developers and data center operators to AI-first application companies, the growth zone offers a purpose-built, resource-dense ecosystem for building and scaling AI solutions on African soil. techcabal.com/2025/07/22/lag…
.@ItanaAfrica is building Africa’s first full-stack AI and data growth zone, a futuristic enclave of servers, startups, and machine learning models. Described as a “zone within a zone,” it’s a strategic infrastructure designed to serve the entire AI value chain.
Infinity Health, IntraHub partner to automate compliance for Africa’s pharma industry techcabal.com/2025/07/22/inf…
Telecoms giant MTN South Africa has announced a R300 million (nearly $17 million) investment to upgrade its network infrastructure across Gauteng, the country’s most populous province. techcabal.com/2025/07/21/mtn…
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says its newly upgraded AI-powered website is processing registrations at record speed. However, users said that claim doesn't match reality. techcabal.com/2025/07/21/cac…
Whether through MVNOs, new mobile licencees, or strategic partnerships with global players, the time has come to reintroduce competition into the sector. techcabal.com/2025/07/21/nig…
Built for more: Scaling Nigerian tech and learning from global playbooks techcabal.com/2025/07/19/sca…
I know it’s tougher and requires more from us but people need to get better at acknowledging the grey in situations and staying there long enough to have a real conversation. Life isn’t always either/or and life is complex.
What Freedom Way does is insert startup culture into Nigeria’s film and cultural canon. The film answers the question: What does it take to build something in an ecosystem wired against you? techcabal.com/2025/07/19/fre…
Tosin Ayodele is a UK-based engineering lead who grew up in northern Nigeria. Now based in the UK, he’s building an agrotech solution to help farmers in remote areas farm smarter using real-time weather and pest data without smartphones or internet. techcabal.com/2025/07/19/tos…
"Tosin Ayodele left home to build for home." Yeah okay, but did they cook Jollof right after he left?
Tosin Ayodele is a UK-based engineering lead who grew up in northern Nigeria. Now based in the UK, he’s building an agrotech solution to help farmers in remote areas farm smarter using real-time weather and pest data without smartphones or internet. techcabal.com/2025/07/19/tos…
Excited to announce that I have been selected for the 2025 United Nations Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship. I will be learning about the UN's processes and observing the General Assembly to help better cover global development. un.org/en/reham-al-fa…
As one minister put it: “It’s about what God is doing in this generation, using technology to shake the nations.” techcabal.com/2025/07/18/liv…
A short story: In 2006, Philip Jenkins, a professor of history and religious studies at Pennsylvania State University, made a bold prediction: by 2050, Africa would become the “most Christian continent” in the world. How is that going now? Read here: techcabal.com/2025/07/18/liv…
The story of Nigerian Christianity is also a story of tech transformation. It began on the air: radio and TV allowed churches to break free from their physical walls, broadcasting sermons and gospel music nationwide in the '90s and 2000s.