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| The Nigerian elections are less than 100 days away, and one of the biggest talking points revolves around the technology that the electoral umpire will be introducing. And as the country argues whether INEC’s artificial intelligence for result gathering is a good thing, one of the major presidential aspirants, Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has tossed in a tech of his own. |
| The former Vice-President has introduced an online portal through which Nigerians can engage him and ask questions about his campaign. While many believe the eight-time presidential aspirant is stealing a leaf out of Peter Obi’s TikTok live playbook, Atiku’s handlers can only hope that their initiative will be as effective, if not more so, as that of his former running mate as they expand their campaign reach. |
| Speaking of expansions, Dangote Refinery is expanding its IPO into Egypt days after extending its deadline. While Bolt in Nigeria has its hands full dealing with a drivers’ protest and a competitor that doesn’t know how to slow down, Bolt in Kenya is migrating toward subscription services. |
| And authors in Nigeria are about to start eating too because Spotify has launched an audiobook service for authors and publishers to upload audio versions of their books. Readers will pay to access books, and the authors will get a chunk of that pay. |
