News

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  FinTech, News

  Exclusive: Kippa Cofounder Duke Ekezie exits after agency banking shutdown, embarks on new venture

  Ngozi Chukwu

  1st February 2024

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  News, Telecoms

  Airtel Africa’s profits plunge 99% on the back of currency devaluation in Nigeria and Malawi

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  1st February 2024

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  News

  MultiChoice will invest a further $89 million in Showmax by March

  Ephraim Modise

  1st February 2024

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  News

  Canal+ tests the waters with a bid to buy MultiChoice

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  1st February 2024

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  News, Regulation

  As Nigerian stock market booms, SEC board’s absence casts shadow over rally

  Ngozi Chukwu

  31st January 2024

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  News

  Here is why SA startups saw an uptick in average valuations in 2023

  Ephraim Modise

  31st January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: Target Global backed fintech, Kippa, is pivoting to edtech

  Ngozi Chukwu

  31st January 2024

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  Internet, News, Telecoms

  Nigeria’s broadband penetration drops 10.7% on adjusted population figure

  Frank Eleanya

  31st January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: Chaka founder Tosin Osibodu exits company after Rise merger

  Ngozi Chukwu

  29th January 2024

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  News

  Breaking: Y Combinator latest African pick is Miden, a Nigerian API-fintech startup

  Faith Omoniyi

  29th January 2024

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  News

  Takealot appoints new CEO as Amazon arrival looms

  Ephraim Modise

  26th January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: Moniepoint processed more than 5 billion transactions in 2023

  Muktar Oladunmade

  26th January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: We did our due diligence, says Livestock Wealth investors

  Ephraim Modise

  26th January 2024

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  News

  Access HoldCo in final stages of regulatory approval to acquire ARM Pensions

  Faith Omoniyi

  26th January 2024

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  News, Telecoms

  Nigeria’s telecom industry to see new operator “sometime this year”

  Frank Eleanya

  25th January 2024

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  News

  Nigeria’s CBN governor keeps promising to tackle inflation but is light on details

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  24th January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: Nigerian Banks and fintech join forces to tackle soaring fraud, seek CBN approval

  Frank Eleanya

  24th January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: AltSchool Africa launches in Kenya, its second-biggest market by revenue

  Faith Omoniyi

  24th January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: Twiga, Incentro agree to renegotiate terms of contentious $261k debt

  Abraham Augustine

  23rd January 2024

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  Cryptocurrency, News

  Exclusive: Two crypto startups submit licence application to Nigerian SEC

  Ngozi Chukwu

  23rd January 2024

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  Ecommerce, News

  Exclusive: BNPL Blues: Zilla hits pause as consumer understanding hampers growth

  Hannatu Asheolge

  22nd January 2024

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  Banking, News

  Nigeria Central Bank bows to pressure, sets interest rate meeting date for February

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  19th January 2024

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  News

  Amazon Prime to layoff staff and stop producing African content

  Muktar Oladunmade

  18th January 2024

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  News

  Breaking: Glo avoids disconnection as NCC gives 21 days to reach agreement with MTN

  Faith Omoniyi

  18th January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: Backed by $750k grant, Aboyeji and Koschitzky-Kimani are launching the YC of Africa

  Ngozi Chukwu

  17th January 2024

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  News

  Six months after posting $45 million loss, TymeBank reports a profit

  Ephraim Modise

  16th January 2024

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  News

  Vodafone inks $1.5 billion deal with Microsoft to develop digital payments for African SMEs

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  16th January 2024

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  News

  10 startups to compete for funding at Africa Tech Summit

  Faith Omoniyi

  16th January 2024

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  News

  Canza Finance raises $2.3m to deepen its cross-border trade play

  Faith Omoniyi

  16th January 2024

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  News

  General Atlantic acquires Actis in $12.5bn+ bet on sustainable infrastructure

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  16th January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: ₦30 million internal fraud sours exit as Kippa scraps severance for laid-off workers

  Muktar Oladunmade

  15th January 2024

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  Business, News

  Nigeria’s inflation hits 28.92% as food costs soar

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  15th January 2024

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  News

  Showmax reboots with mobile-first focus, Premier League plan at ₦2,900

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  15th January 2024

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  News

  Woven Finance fumble: startup denies shutdown after erroneous email

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  12th January 2024

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  News

  Nigerian Banking shakeup: Oni, Imam, Akintola take over Union, Polaris and Keystone Bank after CBN intervention

  Faith Omoniyi

  11th January 2024

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  News

  CBN sacks board of three Nigerian banks weeks after Emefiele probe

  Muktar Oladunmade

  10th January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: “One or two” tech startups may list on the NGX tech board this year with rule changes imminent

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  10th January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: Woven Finance, a fintech startup backed by Coronation Group, is shutting down 

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  10th January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: Twiga legal chief departs company days after founder’s resignation

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  8th January 2024

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  News

  Exclusive: Wasoko and MaxAB to cut overlapping workforce as merger talks advance

  Abraham Augustine

  8th January 2024