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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters had a lot to say about the Federal Government's plans to implement a 5% excise duty on all phone calls, text messages and data plan subscriptions.
They also touched on justice being served for victims of the Forsage $300 million fraud scandal in 2020. Bolu, in particular, itemised methods to help identify ponzi/fraudulent schemes.
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Timestamps
1:16 - Nigerians to pay 5% excise duty on calls, SMS, and data
11:41 - US SEC charges Forsage founders and promoters with fraud
21:18 - Rundown of tech happenings this week
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This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and edited by Múyìwá Mátùlúkò
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