Lagos

=== "Africa's Silicon Valley" ===
[[File:Kamdi Uko - Andela Lagos.jpg|thumb|IT trainer and recruiter Andela, Lagos]]
There are seven tech start-ups in Africa that are said to have "[[Unicorn (finance)|unicorn]]" status (worth over 1 billion euros). Five of them are based in Lagos:<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Eleanya |first=Frank |date=2023-02-09 |title=Nigerian government targets three new tech unicorns in 2023 - |url=https://businessday.ng/technology/article/nigerian-government-targets-three-new-tech-unicorns-in-2023/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Businessday NG |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Flutterwave]]'' is in the virtual bank card business. ''Opay'' and ''[[Interswitch]]'' are platforms for online bookings. ''[[Andela]]'' trains software engineers and places them in the Nigerian labour market. ''[[Jumia]]'' is an online retail company that offers a wide range of products such as electronic devices and fashion.

Lagos is home to more tech hubs than any other city in Africa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2019-12-08 |title=Africa's Top 10 Digital Hubs |url=https://africancube.com/africas-top-10-digital-hubs/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Africancube |language=en-US}}</ref> With more than 90 million internet users, Lagos is attracting investors who want to capitalise on this expanding technology hotspot.<ref name=":0" /> Startupgrind.com refers to Lagos as "Africa's Silicon Valley".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Lagos (in Nigeria) is Africa's Silicon Valley |url=https://www.startupgrind.com/blog/why-lagos-in-nigeria-is-africas-silicon-valley/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Startup Grind |language=en}}</ref> [[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]] highlights "Nigeria's Chaotic Rise as the Tech Heart of Africa" and means ''Lagos'', specifically the [[Yaba, Lagos|Yaba]] district.<ref>{{Citation |title=Nigeria's Chaotic Rise as the Tech Heart of Africa {{!}} Hello World with Ashlee Vance |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL4ZKLvulIU |access-date=2024-01-03 |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Falomo view from the bridgeto MTN PLaza.jpg|thumb|MTN in Lagos]]Lagos is the only African city to have both a ''Google'' and a ''Microsoft'' office. [[MTN Group|''MTN'']] maintains the first and still predominant 4G network in Nigeria. [[Airtel Africa|Airtel]] is another 4G provider. 9Mobile and Dataflex are Internet providers. [[Paystack]] is used by Nigerians who regularly receive payments from abroad. [[ULesson]] maintains a platform on which secondary school learning content is presented. Hotels.ng and allows hotel bookings to be made throughout Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Computer Software Solution in Lagos, Nigeria - List of Computer Software Solution Companies Nigeria |url=https://www.businesslist.com.ng/category/computer-software/city:lagos |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505101644/https://www.businesslist.com.ng/category/computer-software/city:lagos |archive-date=5 May 2022 |access-date=31 January 2022 |website=Businesslist.com.ng}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2021 |title=Top 10 Software Companies in Lagos |url=https://mitrobe.com/top-10-software-companies-in-lagos/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406223814/https://mitrobe.com/top-10-software-companies-in-lagos/ |archive-date=6 April 2022 |access-date=27 December 2021 |website=Mitrobe.com}}</ref>