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7 Steps to Take Before You Start a Tech Career in 2026

You have probably watched a few videos online. You may know someone who switched careers and is now doing well. Or, you may have read a few LinkedIn posts about salaries in tech that made you pause. But every time you sit down to actually begin, something stops you. Maybe it is the noise of

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Nigeria Lands Exclusive WIPO Office as Global Confidence in Its Innovation Ecosystem Grows

Only Seven Countries Have One And Nigeria Just Joined the List Nigeria’s growing reputation as one of Africa’s leading innovation hubs has received a major international endorsement, with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) set to establish an office in Abuja. The development places Nigeria among a select group of countries worldwide hosting a WIPO

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Nigeria Signs Major Smart Transport Deal With China to Tackle Traffic Chaos

Anyone who has spent hours trapped in Lagos traffic knows one thing: Nigeria’s transport system is under pressure. From endless gridlock and poor traffic coordination to rising road accidents and overwhelmed highways, moving around major Nigerian cities can feel exhausting. Now, Nigeria is turning to China for help—and this new partnership could shape the future

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Heirs Insurance Just Launched Prince AI, And Nigeria’s Insurance Industry Will Never Be the Same

On May 11, 2026, Heirs Insurance Group made history, becoming the first insurer in Nigeria to deploy a multi-language generative AI assistant. Here’s why that matters more than it might first appear. On Monday, May 11, 2026, Heirs Insurance Group held a virtual launch event that, on the surface, looked like a standard corporate announcement.

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Zambia Calls Off World’s Largest Human Right and Tech Summit Days Before Kickoff

Just days before thousands of delegates were set to land in Lusaka, Zambia made a dramatic move, it cancelled one of the world’s biggest gatherings on human rights and technology. The conference, RightsCon 2026, was expected to bring together over 2,600 activists, tech leaders, policymakers, and researchers from around the world. Instead, it was abruptly

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Nigeria Targets $92bn Crypto Flows in Offshore Oversight Test

Nigeria has a $92 billion problem and until now, the government has had almost no idea what to do with it. Between July 2024 and June 2025, Nigerians conducted an estimated $92.1 billion worth of transactions on centralised crypto exchanges  a 52 percent jump from the previous year, according to a new government White Paper. That

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Anthropic Launches Claude Design: Everything You Need to Know:

Five days ago, on April 17, 2026, Anthropic quietly dropped something that sent shockwaves through the design industry. Figma’s stock dropped 7% within hours of a single tweet about it. Designers flooded Twitter, LinkedIn, and every tech Discord server asking the same question: is this the end of the design tool as we know it? The product

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Nigeria Turns Campuses Into Innovation Engines With AI UniPod Launch at UNILAG

On a typical day, University of Lagos hums with lectures, assignments, and student life. But on April 7, 2026, something different took center stage: the launch of the country’s first University Innovation Pod (UniPod), focused on artificial intelligence, marking the start of a nationwide rollout.

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5 Ways to Excel in Your Tech Career

What separates the people who make it from the people who don’t isn’t a computer science degree or natural talent. It’s five things that are entirely within your control. In TechCrush’s most recent #Tech4Africans scholarship cohort, we watched 12 weeks of these principles play out in real time and the results were remarkable.