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  News

  As Nigeria raises fuel prices by 40%, spare a thought for struggling gig drivers

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  3rd September 2024

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  Banking, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, News

  Banks and fintechs remain wary of Crypto despite new licences

  Ngozi Chukwu

  3rd September 2024

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  News

  Tingo Group CEO Dozy Mmobuosi must pay over $250m after inflating financial performance

  Editor

  1st September 2024

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  News

  Nigeria’s SEC grants provisional crypto licences to Quidax and Busha

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  29th August 2024

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  Exclusive, News

  Spleet replaced CEO in early 2024 over claims of ‘misappropriating’ $1.5 million

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  29th August 2024

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  News

  Starlink launches in Botswana three months after securing licence 

  Ephraim Modise

  28th August 2024

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  Exclusive, News

  Nigerian fintech lost ₦146 Million initially recovered from fraudsters

  Muktar Oladunmade

  26th August 2024

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  Exclusive, News

  Exclusive: Safaricom wants satellite ISPs like Starlink blocked

  Adonijah Ndege

  23rd August 2024

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  Exclusive, FinTech, News

  Exclusive: TymeBank to launch in Indonesia as it continues Southeast Asia focus

  Ephraim Modise

  23rd August 2024

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  News

  Andela appoints ex-Uber executive Carrol Chang as new CEO

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  22nd August 2024

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  News

  Breaking: Bank of Botswana reduces interest rate to 1.9%

  Ephraim Modise

  22nd August 2024

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  News

  Fidelity Bank denies data breach allegations, rejects ₦555.8 million fine

  Faith Omoniyi

  22nd August 2024

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  Companies, Exclusive, News

  Exclusive: Twiga Foods lays off 59 employees as it restructures business for “sustainability” 

  Kenn Abuya

  21st August 2024

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  News

  Flutterwave will accept American Express card payments as AMEX continues Africa push 

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  20th August 2024

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  Exclusive, News

  IHS Towers lays off 100 employees as devaluation in Nigeria erodes profits

  Muktar Oladunmade

  20th August 2024

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  News

  Nigeria’s inflation slows for the first time in 19 months

  Faith Omoniyi

  15th August 2024

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  Banking, News

  GTBank website outage was likely caused by a delay in domain name renewal, not a hack

  Ngozi Chukwu

  15th August 2024

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  News, Reports

  Most Lagosians earn less than ₦100,000 monthly, PaidHR survey shows

  Faith Omoniyi

  14th August 2024

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  News

  MTN, Airtel, IHS warn of reduced spending in Nigeria, push for tariff hikes

  Frank Eleanya

  14th August 2024

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  Ecommerce, News

  Jameson producer Pernod Ricard buys 1.27 million Jumia’s secondary shares upping stake to 7.5%

  Ngozi Chukwu

  13th August 2024

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  News, Startups

  Exclusive: Hohm Energy in financial distress months after $8m raise

  Ephraim Modise

  9th August 2024

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  News

  Fintech startup Fincra opens new office in Lagos

  Editor

  8th August 2024

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  News

  MTN Nigeria renegotiates tower lease with IHS and ATC, quashes conflict rumors

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  7th August 2024

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  News, Venture Capital

  Founders Factory Africa rebrands to 54 Collective, a sector-agnostic VC firm

  Frank Eleanya

  7th August 2024

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  News

  Jumia narrows losses to $19 million as currency problems pressure revenues

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  6th August 2024

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  Banking, FinTech, News

  Kuda, the Target Global-backed challenger bank, tripled revenue to $22 million in 2022

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  6th August 2024

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  Banking, Exclusive, Exclusive, News

  Exclusive: First Bank sacks over 100 employees after ₦40bn fraud, freezes their personal accounts 

  Ngozi Chukwu

  5th August 2024

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  Exclusive, News

  LagRide could lose ₦10m daily due to nationwide protests

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  2nd August 2024

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  News

  Inside Shago Payments and Fidelity Bank’s ₦811 million chargeback tussle

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  1st August 2024

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  News

  OurPass acquires MFB licence as it hopes to serve enterprise customers

  Faith Omoniyi

  1st August 2024

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  Exclusive, News

  Exclusive: WhatsApp could exit Nigeria over FCCPC demands, $220 million fine

  Faith Omoniyi

  1st August 2024

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  Logistics & Transport, News

  As Chowdeck dominates food delivery, its ad business is growing

  Ngozi Chukwu

  1st August 2024

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  News

  Nigerian banks ask employees to work remotely, “maintain situational awareness” as protests begin

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  1st August 2024

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  Ecommerce, FinTech, News

  Jumia hires ex-PalmPay manager, Anthony Mbagwu, to head its Nigerian fintech subsidiary

  Ngozi Chukwu

  31st July 2024

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  News

  ₦519 billion H1 loss: MTN Nigeria’s bottom line takes an FX-induced battering

  Editor

  31st July 2024

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  News

  Nigeria seeks to force digital transformation with new bill

  Faith Omoniyi

  30th July 2024

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  East Africa, Government, News

  Ethiopia secures $3.4 billion IMF loan after floating currency

  Adonijah Ndege

  30th July 2024

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  Banking, Exclusive, FinTech, News

  Raenest, Leatherback, Vesti, and Graph pitch themselves to African founders as Mercury alternatives

  Ngozi Chukwu

  29th July 2024

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  Exclusive

  Exclusive: Wasoko ex-employees discontinue wrongful termination suit

  Kenn Abuya

  26th July 2024

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  Exclusive, News

  Hope PSB hit by ₦6.5 billion cyberattack, seeks legal recourse for recovery

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  25th July 2024