Airtel is the 5G new cat in Nigeria

Airtel is the 5G new cat in Nigeria

Techpoint Africa Podcast

Airtel is the 5G new cat in Nigeria

Jun 22 2023 | 00:56:49

00:00 / 00:56:49

Hosted By

Chimgozirim Nwokoma

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

Bolu Abiodun

Show Notes

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

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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

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

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