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Airtel is the 5G new cat in Nigeria
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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss tech news this week from around the African continent.
The stories:
- Tension between Ride-hailing companies in Nigeria and their drivers
- Nigerian banks and other institutions fined over ₦200 million for data privacy violations
- Somalia launches QR code standard
- Airtel to launch 5G network
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:40 - Nigerian ride-hailing drivers strike
18:42 - Nigerian banks and institutions fined ₦200 million
29:11 - Somalia's QR code standard
39:23 - Airtel set to launch 5G
46:00 - Other stories
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- E-hailing drivers could go on strike again, but their battle with ride-hailing companies could be a lose-lose
- Nigerian banks and institutions fined over N200 million for data privacy violations
- Somalia's Central Bank launches QR Code standard to drive cashless transactions
- Airtel Nigeria set to launch 5G mobile network today, igniting competition in the telecom market
- MTN Cameroon might scale back operations in Cameroon, lay off 800 staff
- MTN accuses IHS Tower of breaching its agreement
- Google for Startups awards $4 million to 25 African companies for its third Black Founders Fund cohort
This episode was produced by Gracious Sede
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
200 episodes
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Manage episode 366785304 series 2905838
Content provided by Techpoint Africa Podcast and Techpoint Africa. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Techpoint Africa Podcast and Techpoint Africa or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/-cM6qNzvHf0
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss tech news this week from around the African continent.
The stories:
- Tension between Ride-hailing companies in Nigeria and their drivers
- Nigerian banks and other institutions fined over ₦200 million for data privacy violations
- Somalia launches QR code standard
- Airtel to launch 5G network
Subscribe to The Workaholic - https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/
and
Fintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/
and
Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/
and
Intellligence by Techpoint's newsletter -https://intelligence.techpoint.africa/newsletter-signup/
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:40 - Nigerian ride-hailing drivers strike
18:42 - Nigerian banks and institutions fined ₦200 million
29:11 - Somalia's QR code standard
39:23 - Airtel set to launch 5G
46:00 - Other stories
Useful links
- E-hailing drivers could go on strike again, but their battle with ride-hailing companies could be a lose-lose
- Nigerian banks and institutions fined over N200 million for data privacy violations
- Somalia's Central Bank launches QR Code standard to drive cashless transactions
- Airtel Nigeria set to launch 5G mobile network today, igniting competition in the telecom market
- MTN Cameroon might scale back operations in Cameroon, lay off 800 staff
- MTN accuses IHS Tower of breaching its agreement
- Google for Startups awards $4 million to 25 African companies for its third Black Founders Fund cohort
This episode was produced by Gracious Sede
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
200 episodes
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