The rich man Forbes doesn't know

May 12, 2025

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Official News From Last Week

OpenAI is in talks with Microsoft for additional funding following a $57.9 billion raise.
African startups raised $343 million in April 2025, marking a significant increase in venture funding, according to Africa the Big Deal.
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has raised the fee for modifying the Date of Birth (DOB) on its portal to N28,750, up from N16,340, reflecting a 75% increase.
Airtel Nigeria's revenue dropped 30.4% to $1.04 billion for the year ending March 31, 2025, due to Naira devaluation, despite its subscriber base growing to 53.3 million.
The Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed MultiChoice Nigeria's request to uphold recent DStv and GOtv price hikes, ruling in favor of the FCCPC and Nigerian consumers.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) plans to work with Meta Platforms Inc. to resolve ongoing data breach allegations through dialogue and focusing constructive solution rather than escalating the issue.

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As you know, this isn't your regular tech newsletter, so let's get into some of the most intriguing happenings on "tech Twitter" from the past week.

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1…This is the discrimination FCCPC was talking about

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Just maybe

Nigerians always make sure there is balance in an argument

Someone tell Leye Continental that they are fully aware of what they wrote and like it

2… The Rich man Forbes doesn’t know

Update yourself 👍

He is a leader too, he is just lowkey… Also heard he is selling courses

In other words, King James is saying money in his bank account, no money in your bank account

Ahan… chill now

so we know him a bit 🤣

Interesting, hopefully he comes back to X

3… Abeg please Ben show us the way

4…. Please what is the meaning of mekwe or is it a misspelling?

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5… Curious people make us learn everyday