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Top Story: Breni: How this Northern Nigerian Startup is Using AI to Transform Multilingual Learning for Students
In Northern Nigeria, language barriers, outdated teaching methods, and low technology adoption leave many school students struggling to learn effectively.
While global edtech platforms exist, few are tailored to the realities of learners in this region. That’s the gap Breni, an AI-powered learning app founded by Abubakar Sadiq Umar and Bilal Abdullahi, is stepping in to fill.
“There is this educational dilemma that 21st century kids or students are being taught by 20th century teachers using 19th century curriculum on an 18thcentury calendar,” Umar told Techpoint Africa.
Launched in August 2025, Breni is designed to make learning accessible, personalised, and engaging, using artificial intelligence to adapt lessons to each student’s language, style, and pace.
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On Startup Spotlight:
How Car Washers in South Africa Can Now Receive Cashless Payments Through Street Wallet and Plush
Street Wallet, a South African cashless payment fintech, has struck a partnership with Plush Car Wash, one of the country’s leading car care brands, to bring digital payments to informal car washers in Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg.
The move marks a major step in modernising how thousands of informal workers, many of them unbanked or underbanked, receive income in one of South Africa’s largest street-level economies.
The companies say the partnership provides a structured way to digitise and secure transactions in an industry that remains predominantly cash-based.
“This partnership shows how digital convenience can meet everyday services, securely, simply, and inclusively,” said Street Wallet CEO Kosta Scholiadis.
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
Also Read:
How Nigerian Startup Kadara Agric is Repositioning Farming with Technology. Yakub Abdulrasheed brings us the details, here.
Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow for the next tech newsletter.
Best, Quadri
