Miva's open university licence, Vodafone to cut 11,000 jobs, MTN GlobalConnect rebrands

<p>This episode is also available on YouTube -&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/o3OK7Fl7a7Y">https://youtu.be/o3OK7Fl7a7Y</a></p> <p></p> <p>Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters discuss and share insights on the stories sweeping across the African tech space this week.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The stories:</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>MTN GlobalConnect rebrands as Bayobab</li> <li>Mive gets Open University licence</li> <li>Vodafone to cut 11,000 jobs</li> </ul> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div>Register for Lagos Startup Expo here -&nbsp;https://techpoint.africa/events/lagos-startup-expo/</div> <div> <div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Subscribe to <strong>The Workaholic</strong> - https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/</div> <div>and</div> <div><strong>Fintech Today</strong> - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/</div> <div>and</div> <div><strong>Techpoint Digest</strong> -&nbsp;https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/</div> <div> <div>and</div> <div><strong>Intellligence by Techpoint's newsletter </strong>-https://intelligence.techpoint.africa/newsletter-signup/</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong>Timestamps</strong></div> </div> <div>00:00 - Intro</div> <div>00:22 - Lagos Startup Expo</div> <div>01:52 - Miva Open University</div> <div>17:00 - Vodafone to cut 10,000 jobs</div> <div>18:32 - MTN GlobalConnect rebrands</div> <div>21:26 - Nigerian telcos can cut banks off from using USSD</div> <div>24:39 - Nigeria's harmonised USSD codes</div> <div>26:00 - Nigeria's digital certificate of occupancy process</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong>Useful links</strong></div> </div> <ul> <li>MTN <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2023/05/16/techpoint-digest-583/#:~:text=electric%20mobility%20solutions.-,MTN%20GlobalConnect%20rebrands%20as%20Bayobab,-MTN%20GlobalConnect%20is">GlobalConnect rebrands as Bayobab</a></li> <li>Sim Shagaya&rsquo;s <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2023/05/16/miva-open-university-gets-open-learning-licence/">