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Analyzing tech and media businesses. MBA @Cornell. Ex: Tech Journalist @TheInformation; Knight-Bagehot Fellow @Columbia; Advisory Board Member @InsideTheCabal.

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Journalist writing on Africa's tech ecosystem. 2022 Knight-Bagehot Fellow at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism doing the MBA track the Columbia Business School. Bylines for RestofWorld, StearsBusiness, TechCabal, Quartz Africa, and Technext.

Abubakar Idris’s Journalist Portfolio

Public Shaming and How a Single Tweet Got Popular Nigerian Developer Kicked Off Google Developer ...

Public Shaming and How a Single Tweet Got Popular Nigerian Developer Kicked Off Google Developer ...

Prosper Otemuyiwa (AKA Unicodeveloper) is one of the biggest names in the Nigerian developer universe. He's r…

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Tech Hubs are Witnessing Stunning Growth in Africa and Here is Why

Tech Hubs are Witnessing Stunning Growth in Africa and Here is Why

Startup hubs are on the rise in Africa. According to a report by GSMA (an originally-European trade body that…

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Who are the African Millennials? - Abubakar Idris - Medium

Who are the African Millennials? - Abubakar Idris - Medium

The word millennial has been tossed around in recent years. But what does it mean exactly? The word millennia…

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The Boko Haram Sect and Growing Terror Networks in West Africa (Part One)

The Boko Haram Sect and Growing Terror Networks in West Africa (Part One)

After nearly nine years of battling the dreaded Boko Haram sect, Nigeria appears nowhere close to ending thei…

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Five Issues to look out for in Political Africa in 2019

Five Issues to look out for in Political Africa in 2019

2018 was a very eventful year for the African continent. Not the obnoxious coups and violent outbreaks typica…

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EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu-Linked Alpha-Beta Firm Rocked By Purge As Top Executive Is Forced Out, Four Sacked Over Alleged Whistleblowing

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By Abubakar Idris
| Opera.News
Nigeria’s controversial revenue consulting firm, Alpha-Beta Consulting, widely linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been plunged into fresh turmoil following the forced retirement of an executive and the dismissal of at least four other staff members over alleged whistleblowing. Documents and insider accounts obtained by SaharaReporters reveal a pattern of internal repression, alleged abuse of power, and deepening leadership crisis under the company’s Managing Director, Akin Doherty.
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How Offline Payment Became the New Battleground for Nigerian Fintechs

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By Abubakar Idris
| notadeepdive.com
Today’s Notadeepdive is a guest post by Abubakar Idris. Check him out on Substack! If you missed Friday’s Notadeepdive, catch up here. If this newsletter was forwarded to you, subscribe here for free: TOGETHER WITH CREDIT DIRECT Your money sitting idle in a regular account is a quiet inefficiency most business owners overlook. Credit Direct Business is designed to fix that, offering up to 15% per annum on deposits, while giving merchants a structured home for their Buy Now, Pay Later earnings.
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Flutterwave and the art of the restart

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By Abubakar Idris
| Substack
Happy New Year! I hope this finds you with a cold beer in hand and your feet up, finally recovering from the week. Today’s guest is a friend of the house, Abubakar Idris. While Flutterwave’s acquisition of Mono dominated the headlines this week, Abubakar takes a different view, situating the “butterfly unicorn” between Scylla and Charybdis. It’s a sober look at a giant trying to grow while the world watches for an exit. Enjoy, and I’ll see you in the comments.
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Awards

PwC Media Excellence Award

2020 - Finalist— PwC Journalist of the Year Award for SME Reporting.
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