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  News

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

  Faith Omoniyi

  25th July 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 July 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 July 2024

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  Exclusive, Exclusive, News

  Exclusive: Risevest in talks to acquire Kenya’s Hisa

  Kenn Abuya

  24th July 2024

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  News

  Nigeria raises benchmark rates by 50 basis points

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  23rd July 2024

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  News

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

  Faith Omoniyi

  23rd July 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 July 2024

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  News

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

  Muktar Oladunmade

  22nd July 2024

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  Mobility, News

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

  Kenn Abuya

  22nd July 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 July 2024

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  News

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

  Editor

  19th July 2024

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  Exclusive, News

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

  Frank Eleanya

  19th July 2024

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  Government, Kenya, News

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

  Adonijah Ndege

  19th July 2024

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  News

  Kenya demands details on $5.7m grant to alleged protest backers

  Adonijah Ndege

  19th July 2024

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  News

  Breaking: Nation Media CEO Stephen Gitagama resigns, 80% of board to leave

  Kenn Abuya

  19th July 2024

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  News

  Breaking: President Tinubu endorses ₦70,000 ($43) minimum wage

  Editor

  18th July 2024

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  News

  As naira slides to ₦1,580, FX street traders retreat on fears of EFCC raid

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  18th July 2024

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  Legislation, News

  Kenya’s communications regulator warns media houses as protests continue on Thursday

  Kenn Abuya

  18th July 2024

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  FinTech, News

  Flutterwave, Kuda, Piggyvest named CNBC’s Top 250 Fintech Companies

  Ngozi Chukwu

  17th July 2024

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  Banking, News

  Tinubu asks Senate to amend Finance Act to tax banks’ FX gains of ₦2 Trillion

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  17th July 2024

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  News

  Swedfund grants Access Bank Nigeria $30 million loan to support SMEs

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  16th July 2024

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  Exclusive, News, Startups

  Want your rice with a side of ads? Chowdeck is working on an ad product

  Ngozi Chukwu

  16th July 2024

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  Government, News

  Running out of steam? Kenya protests are off to a slow start in fourth week

  Kenn Abuya

  16th July 2024

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  Mobility, News

  Kenya ride-hailing strike: drivers demand fair pay, pricing power

  Kenn Abuya

  15th July 2024

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  News

  Nigeria’s inflation quickens in June as pressure to cut interest rates mounts

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  15th July 2024

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  News

  Skincare e-commerce startup Uncover raises $1.4 million to expand into Ghana and Uganda

  Faith Omoniyi

  15th July 2024

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  Government, News

  Breaking: Ruto dissolves entire cabinet with immediate effect

  Adonijah Ndege

  11th July 2024

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  Exclusive, FinTech, News

  Exclusive: How a six-week freeze on customer onboarding slowed card demand for OPay and Moniepoint

  Muktar Oladunmade

  11th July 2024

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  News

  Digital economy bill will unlock EdTech investment, Nigeria’s tech minister says

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  10th July 2024

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  Cloud Computing, Exclusive

  Nigerian cloud provider hit with ransomware attack as government agency works to “swiftly resolve incident”

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  10th July 2024

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  Banking, Business, News

  “Our vision is now global,” says Nigeria’s Access Holdings as it begins $233 million capital raise

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  10th July 2024

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  News

  EdTech funding decline takes centerstage at Mastercard Foundation conference

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  9th July 2024

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  News

  As cholera cases mount in Nigeria, this website wants to keep you safe

  Faith Omoniyi

  9th July 2024

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  Government, Kenya, News

  Moody’s downgrades Kenya’s credit rating after Ruto scrapped controversial taxes

  Adonijah Ndege

  9th July 2024

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  News

  Mastercard Foundation convenes EdTech conference on resilient and inclusive learning in Africa

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  9th July 2024

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  Cloud Computing, Exclusive, News

  TLcom-backed Okra expands into cloud services

  Ngozi Chukwu

  9th July 2024

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  Banking, News

  Five interesting takeaways from GTCO’s “Facts Behind the Offer” presentation

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  8th July 2024

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  News

  GTCO, banking’s efficiency leader, eyes $1 billion profit as it begins ₦400bn raise

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  8th July 2024

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  Exclusive, FinTech, News

  ₦714 million glitch: fintech giant OPay gets court order to restrict customer accounts

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  8th July 2024

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  News

  Businesses prefer saving on fintechs than banks and other things we learned from Moniepoint’s informal economy report.

  Muktar Oladunmade

  6th July 2024