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Uber Completed 1 Billion Rides Across All Its Markets In Africa

Uber today announced a significant milestone — it has completed 1 billion rides across all its markets in Africa. This feat translates to over 10 billion kilometres in terms of distance covered, according to the company. This milestone for Uber is coming nearly a decade after the mobility tech company set up shop on the continent in Johannesburg, South Africa. It has since established a presence…
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Viral Coffin Dance Meme Sold As NFT For Over $1m

Benjamin Aidoo has sold his viral coffin dance as NFT for over $1 million approximately (GHC 7.45m). Ghana’s Dancing Pallbearers have sold their Coffin Dance meme for over $1 million on NFT. The NFT was acquired by Dubai-based recording agency, 3F Music. Leader, Benjamin…
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VerifyMe Launches Instant Vehicle License Verification Service in Nigeria

Leading digital identity and consumer analytics technology company, VerifyMe Nigeria, has launched a digital plate number verification service that verifies motor vehicle and motor owner data instantly via plate numbers. With products such as license plate verification, VerifyMe continues to bring relevant products to market to help power growth in the fintech, insurance, and services industries.
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TechPreneur: Get To Know Funke Opeke Of MainOne

Funke Opeke is the CEO of the MainOne Cable Company. After a twenty-year career in the United States, where she was the Executive Director at Verizon Communications Wholesale Division. She moved to Nigeria to work as the Chief Technical Officer at MTN Nigeria Communications (MTN). She also advised Transcorp on the acquisition of NITEL (Nigerian Telecommunications Limited) and briefly served as the…
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Blockchain

Why Cryptocurrency’s bruising comedown matters

BITCOIN offices in Istanbul, Turkey seen on May 11, 2022. . Parallel to the global stock market, which has been stretched by the Fed’s 50 basis point policy rate hike, he sold $1 billion in cryptocurrencies to keep the stable coin TerraUSD (UST) at $1. UST, which rose to $ 0.95 yesterday, fell again to $ 0.36 today. The daily loss of LUNA, the cryptocurrency of the Terra network, reached 97…
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