Technology Startups: Lagos leads Africa, thanks to Yaba!

 The technology ecosystem of Lagos has been adjudged to be thriving and has recently overtaken Nairobi, Kenya as the city with the highest number of startups in Africa according to a report by Startup Blink Ecosystem Index (2021). 

Yaba technology ecosystem contributed immensely to the ranking.




https://medium.com/@ibgnigeria/yaba-the-making-of-a-technology-ecosystem-2f5ce516b735





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