CBN ends cash-deposit limits. Withdrawals now: ₦500k weekly for individuals, ₦5m for corporates. Is this progress, or proof Nigeria isn’t ready for a cashless future? techcrier.com/2025/12/a-win-…

Open weights are cool, but they’re not the game changer. MCP and Claude Skills are. They turn AI into something you can inspect, remix, fork, and improve, just like the early web. Skills are the open building blocks. techcrier.com/2025/12/why-mc…

Bolaji Yusuf went from a Lagos cybercafé kid reverse-engineering the internet to building the infrastructure behind fintech, crypto, and AI systems used across Africa. techcrier.com/2025/12/bolaji…

Africa’s tech space didn’t crash in 2025; it corrected. 10 notable shutdowns across fintech, edtech, BNPL, logistics & healthtech. Main causes? FX shocks, thin margins, weak unit economics, governance issues. techcrier.com/2025/12/10-afr…

Netflix just made a historic $82.7B move: buying Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios, HBO, and its entire streaming business. If regulators approve it, Netflix becomes a full Hollywood titan controlling franchises like DC. techcrier.com/2025/12/netfli…

Flutterwave just solved December spending stress for the diaspora. Meet the Send App Travel Card, a naira debit card you can top up from abroad and use everywhere in Nigeria. No POS failures, no forex surprises. techcrier.com/2025/12/flutte…

Starlink is changing Africa’s internet but not Africa’s wallet. 100+ Mbps, <50 ms latency, works anywhere with Sky Nigeria: Hardware: ₦590k, Monthly: ₦57k Kenya: Hardware: KSh 27k–50k, Monthly: KSh 6,500 Economic problem? Not even close. techcrier.com/2025/12/starli…

South Africans are keeping iPhones longer, and it’s fueling a huge rise in the circular tech economy. iStore’s preowned iPhones now make up 20–30% of weekly sales. Refurbished phones are 23% of global smartphone sales. techcrier.com/2025/12/why-so…

Nigeria is migrating 124M biometric identities to a new open-source system (MOSIP). It’s the digital backbone of banking, SIMs, fintech, welfare & elections. techcrier.com/2025/12/nigeri…

cNGN wasn’t built to save the naira. It was built to make the naira move better. ₦1B+ tokens minted. Fully backed. This isn’t a hedge; it’s infrastructure. techcrier.com/2025/12/inside…

Nigeria’s non-oil exports just hit ₦9.2 trillion in 9 months, a 48% YoY jump. That’s nearly ₦1 trillion per month, driven largely by naira devaluation and improved price competitiveness. techcrier.com/2025/12/nigeri…

YouTube isn’t just “big” in Nigeria anymore. It’s becoming the default entertainment platform. 35% more Nigerian channels now earn ₦1m+ 70% of views come from outside Nigeria. techcrier.com/2025/12/youtub…

Meet Adedamola Samuel Adeloye, a product marketer whose work across digital banking, agent banking, and microfinance reflects where the ecosystem is headed. techcrier.com/2025/12/meet-a…

Africa is building its own AI creator economy. Cassava Technologies and Gebeya just announced Gebeya Dala, an AI-powered platform that lets Africans build apps and create comics without coding or design skills. techcrier.com/2025/12/cassav…

Crypto adoption in Africa is moving fast. Education hasn’t until now. Luno and AltSchool Africa are rolling out a fully funded crypto education programme for 15,000 Nigerians, focused on safety, practical use, and the real economy. techcrier.com/2025/12/luno-a…

Big move in Kenya’s streaming space 🇰🇪 Showmax now supports direct payments via Airtel Money, no cards, no middlemen. Just wallet → PIN → content. In mobile-first markets, payments grow. techcrier.com/2025/12/kenyan…

₦290k hit his account. He never asked for it. Then came the calls, the threats. The messages to his contacts. This is how some Nigerian fintech loan apps use dark patterns, confusing design and data access. techcrier.com/2025/12/one-ta…

Fuel subsidy removal didn’t just hurt Nigerians. It flipped the maths of transportation. ₦40k/day petrol and ₦6k to charge an EV That’s why Nigeria now has its first EV-only assembly plant. techcrier.com/2025/12/how-ni…

The UK Tribunal dismisses all discrimination claims against Kuda. No proof of gender bias, no retaliation. African startups going global should take notes. techcrier.com/2025/12/why-uk…

Airtel isn’t launching satellites for fun; it’s fixing what towers can’t. By partnering with SpaceX, Airtel plans to let smartphones connect directly to satellites when there’s no network. No dish. No router. techcrier.com/2025/12/why-ai…