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This Nigerian founder is redefining online learning experience for secondary school students with SabiScholar
Techpoint Africa - Nov 25, 2025
WAEC released the 2025 O’level results, revealing only 38.32% pass rate, leading to criticism of education quality. An internal glitch was later found, revising the pass rate to over 60%, highlighting ongoing issues in Nigeria's secondary education.

Lagos plans ₦31 billion innovation fund to back startups, hubs
TechCabal - Aug 20, 2025
Lagos plans to allocate ₦31.07 billion ($20.26 million) for innovation funding as part of the Lagos Innovation Bill. The bill mandates at least 1.5% of the annual capital budget to be dedicated to research and development.

Petition Seeks Justice for Adetunji ‘TeeJay’ Opayele, CTO of Bumpa, Gains Over 35,000 Signatures
Tech In Africa - Mar 29, 2025
A petition seeking justice for Adetunji ‘TeeJay’ Opayele has gained over 20,000 signatures on Change.org. Opayele died following a car accident on March 5, 2025, after being struck by a vehicle driven by Biola Adams-Odutayo.

Petition reveals tragic details of Bumpa Co-founder Adetunji Opayele’s death
Techpoint Africa - Mar 28, 2025
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A petition for justice in the death of Adetunji 'TeeJay' Opayele has gained over 20,000 signatures. Opayele died after a car accident on March 5, 2025, while riding his power bike.

NIBSS bets on QR codes as a cash alternative for small-value payments
TechCabal - Feb 10, 2025
NIBSS has improved the speed of QR code payments by eliminating separate fee queries and enhancing security. NIBSS partnered with the Lagos State government to test QR code bill payments, achieving 750,000 transactions in the first week.
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