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  News

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

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  20th Aug, 2024

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  Exclusive, News

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

  Muktar Oladunmade

  20th Aug, 2024

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  News

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

  Faith Omoniyi

  15th Aug, 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 Aug, 2024

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  News, Reports

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

  Faith Omoniyi

  14th Aug, 2024

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  News

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

  Frank Eleanya

  14th Aug, 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 Aug, 2024

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  News, Startups

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

  Ephraim Modise

  9th Aug, 2024

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  News

  Fintech startup Fincra opens new office in Lagos

  Editor

  8th Aug, 2024

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  News

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

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  7th Aug, 2024

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  News, Venture Capital

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

  Frank Eleanya

  7th Aug, 2024

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  News

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

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  6th Aug, 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 Aug, 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 Aug, 2024

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  Exclusive, News

  LagRide could lose ₦10m daily due to nationwide protests

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  2nd Aug, 2024

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  News

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

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  1st Aug, 2024

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  News

  OurPass acquires MFB licence as it hopes to serve enterprise customers

  Faith Omoniyi

  1st Aug, 2024

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  Exclusive, News

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

  Faith Omoniyi

  1st Aug, 2024

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  Logistics & Transport, News

  As Chowdeck dominates food delivery, its ad business is growing

  Ngozi Chukwu

  1st Aug, 2024

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  News

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

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  1st Aug, 2024

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  Ecommerce, FinTech, News

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

  Ngozi Chukwu

  31st Jul, 2024

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  News

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

  Editor

  31st Jul, 2024

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  News

  Nigeria seeks to force digital transformation with new bill

  Faith Omoniyi

  30th Jul, 2024

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  East Africa, Government, News

  Ethiopia secures $3.4 billion IMF loan after floating currency

  Adonijah Ndege

  30th Jul, 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 Jul, 2024

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  Exclusive

  Exclusive: Wasoko ex-employees discontinue wrongful termination suit

  Kenn Abuya

  26th Jul, 2024

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  Exclusive, News

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

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  25th Jul, 2024

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  News

  Nigerian AI startup Intron Health raises $1.6 million to advance clinical speech recognition

  Faith Omoniyi

  25th Jul, 2024

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  News, Telecoms

  Airtel Africa reports $31 million in Q1 2024 profit, but macroeconomic headwinds persist in key market

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  25th Jul, 2024

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  Ecommerce, Food Delivery, Food Delivery, News

  “Free delivery brings disloyal customers,” ChopNowNow founder muses as he pivots to grocery delivery

  Ngozi Chukwu

  24th Jul, 2024

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  Exclusive, Exclusive, News

  Exclusive: Risevest in talks to acquire Kenya’s Hisa

  Kenn Abuya

  24th Jul, 2024

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  News

  Nigeria raises benchmark rates by 50 basis points

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  23rd Jul, 2024

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  News

  Village Capital invests $850,000 in two African Agtech startups

  Faith Omoniyi

  23rd Jul, 2024

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  News

  US Bank Mercury to close accounts of startups in 13 African countries after internal compliance changes 

  Ngozi Chukwu

  23rd Jul, 2024

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  News

  FCCPC probe found WhatsApp threatened to delete user accounts, collected excessive data

  Muktar Oladunmade

  22nd Jul, 2024

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  Mobility, News

  Kenyan ride-hailing drivers threaten another strike to press home demand for better pricing

  Kenn Abuya

  22nd Jul, 2024

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  Ecommerce, Exclusive, News

  Exclusive: Copia co-founder Tracey Turner plots comeback after e-commerce firm’s demise

  Adonijah Ndege

  22nd Jul, 2024

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  News

  Meta will appeal $220 million FCCPC fine, disagrees with data privacy claims

  Editor

  19th Jul, 2024

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  Exclusive, News

  Microsoft shrinks Nigerian office from six to two floors, moves more roles to Kenya

  Frank Eleanya

  19th Jul, 2024

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  Government, Kenya, News

  Breaking: President Ruto names part of new cabinet to defuse crisis

  Adonijah Ndege

  19th Jul, 2024