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

 
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