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Nigerian government sets up special committee to support struggling startups

Abubakar Idris

7th April 2020
Business, Ecosystem, Government, News, Policy, Startups

Nigeria’s lockdown is hurting logistics businesses

Abubakar Idris

3rd April 2020
Business, Government, Internet, Long Reads, Mobile, News, Policy

Pandemic anxiety means Nigerians are vulnerable to online scams and fake news

Abubakar Idris

3rd April 2020
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, News, Startups

Nigerian crowdfunding startups are finally coming under heavy regulation

Abubakar Idris

1st April 2020
Business, Mobile, News, Startups

Meet EasyBuy, another fintech backed by Transsion

Abubakar Idris

31st March 2020
Business, FinTech, Mobile, News, Startups

One of Nigeria’s biggest banks, GTBank is restructuring to take on the fintech industry

Abubakar Idris

26th March 2020
Business, Features, FinTech, Mobile, News, Startups

Will card payments disappear in the nearest future?

Abubakar Idris

25th March 2020
Business, Internet, News, Startups

In Africa, private equity firms are reducing their funding sizes to target startups

Abubakar Idris

24th March 2020
Business, Features, Healthcare, News, Startups

Investor interest in Africa’s innovative pharma business is growing

Abubakar Idris

16th March 2020
Business, Features

Ekocab launch: questions and controversy trail Lagos State backed ride-hailing platform

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

11th March 2020
Business, Healthcare, News, Startups

Nigerian healthtech startup, Field Intelligence raises $3.6m funding

Abubakar Idris

11th March 2020
Business, News, Startups

Nigerian startup, Youverify raises $1.5 million and is looking to solve Africa’s identity verification problem

Abubakar Idris

10th March 2020
Business

Why Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey may no longer be moving to Africa

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

6th March 2020
Business, FinTech, Government, News, Policy

Nigerian fintech startups may need to brace up for a change in licence regime

Abubakar Idris

6th March 2020
Business, FinTech, Government, News

Fintech regulation in Nigeria is complicated

Abubakar Idris

3rd March 2020
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, News, Startups

How Paystack and Flutterwave crashed the Racksterly ponzi scheme in Nigeria

Abubakar Idris

19th February 2020
Business, Ecosystem, Government, Mobile, News

The Asian example: how to regulate okada in Lagos

Abubakar Idris

19th February 2020
Business, FinTech

Chinese-owned PalmPay and an aggressive growth strategy for Nigeria

Abubakar Idris

12th February 2020
Business, FinTech, Internet, News, Startups

Nigerian fintech, Aella Credit is pivoting after raising $10 million

Abubakar Idris

10th February 2020
Business, Entrepreneurship

Ethiopian edtech talent company, Gebeya closes $2m seed round

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

7th February 2020
Business, News, Startups

Farmcrowdy acquires Best Foods as it formally enters the meat market

Abubakar Idris

5th February 2020
Business, Startups

Egyptian ecommerce startup, Homzmart raises $1.3 million seed funding

Abubakar Idris

3rd February 2020
Business, Logistics & Transport

Despite legal questions, Lagos commissioner insists ban on ORide, MAX.ng and Gokada will stand

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

30th January 2020
Business

BREAKING: ORide, MAX.ng, Gokada and others banned from major areas in Lagos

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

27th January 2020
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, Internet, News

Flutterwave and Paystack, and an acquisition path for African fintechs

Abubakar Idris

24th January 2020
Business, Funding, Startups, Venture Capital

The CDC Group invests $15 million in TLcom’s Africa Fund

Abubakar Idris

21st January 2020
Business, FinTech, Government, Internet, Mobile, News, Policy, Startups

Inside the Finance Bill: Nigeria is planning to introduce digital taxes

Abubakar Idris

15th January 2020
Business, Features

Are networking events becoming obsolete because of social media?

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

2nd January 2020
African Tech Roundup, Business, Ecosystem, Features, FinTech, Funding, Government

Here’s what you should look out for in African tech in 2020

Abubakar Idris

31st December 2019
Business

Countdown: The 10 most important African tech companies of the decade

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

26th December 2019
Business

Nigerian’s Carbon launches in Kenya’s crowded digital lending market

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

19th December 2019
Business, Funding

French VC firm Partech is fishing for innovation in Africa’s informal economy

Alexander Onukwue

12th December 2019
Business, Features, Funding

Why your favourite African startups are incorporating abroad

Abubakar Idris

12th December 2019
Business, Funding, News, Startups

Jiji raises $21 million as competition with OList grows stiffer

Abubakar Idris

10th December 2019
Business

Cars45 expands to Ghana and Kenya weeks after parent company raises $400 million

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

10th December 2019
Battlefield, Business, Funding

Winners announced at Seedstars Africa Summit

Abubakar Idris

6th December 2019
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, Government, Long Reads, News, Policy, Startups

Two weeks after Cameroon exit, Jumia closes shop in Tanzania in pursuit of profits

Abubakar Idris

28th November 2019
Business, Ecosystem, Government, Long Reads, Mobile, News, Policy, Politics, Startups

Bike-hailing companies must be taxed because they are foreign-owned, says NURTW official

Abubakar Idris

27th November 2019
Blog, Business, Ecosystem, Government, News, Ridesharing, Startups

Transport unions reach N500 agreement with bike-hailing startups in Lagos

Abubakar Idris

25th November 2019
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech

‘Freedom’ and free transactions: How Nigerian digital banks want to gain your attention

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

22nd November 2019