News

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  Companies, Mobile Money, News

  Airtel plans 2026 IPO for mobile money unit in push against M-Pesa, MoMo

  Adonijah Ndege

  8th May 2025

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  EdTech, News

  MIVA, Nigeria’s first private open university, targets 100,000 students with new Lagos study centre

  Faith Omoniyi

  7th May 2025

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  News, Telecoms

  Airtel Africa partners SpaceX to expand Starlink to remote communities

  Frank Eleanya

  5th May 2025

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  News, Venture Capital

  Lemfi’s $53 million Series B delivers 29x return for Silverbacks Holdings

  Muktar Oladunmade

  2nd May 2025

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  News

  TVC launches Nigeria’s first AI multilingual news anchors 

  Abdulrasheed Abubakar

  2nd May 2025

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  News

  An unusual liquidity event at Arnergy made employees millions of naira

  Muktar Oladunmade

  2nd May 2025

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  Banking, News

  Kenyan banks reject Central Bank’s new loan pricing model

  Adonijah Ndege

  1st May 2025

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  News, Telecoms

  NCC to revise 22-year-old telecoms law to address AI, 5G, and cybersecurity

  Frank Eleanya

  30th April 2025

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  Funding, News

  Kofa raises $8.1 million to expand battery-swapping energy network

  Faith Omoniyi

  30th April 2025

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  News, Telecoms

  MTN Nigeria posts ₦133.7 billion Q1 profit in second straight positive quarter

  Frank Eleanya

  29th April 2025

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  News

  Nigeria’s open banking to launch in August after four-year wait

  Muktar Oladunmade

  29th April 2025

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  News, Telecoms

  9mobile claims SIM porting is active, but users say otherwise

  Frank Eleanya

  29th April 2025

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  FinTech, News

  Lendsqr develops AI to assess Nigerian borrowers by face and voice

  Muktar Oladunmade

  29th April 2025

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  News, Startups

  Landmark ruling on unequal pay puts Kenyan startups, SMEs on notice

  Adonijah Ndege

  29th April 2025

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  News

  BoxCommerce enters UAE to tap SME e-commerce boom

  Sakhile Dube

  28th April 2025

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  News, Telecoms

  MTN Nigeria’s stock activity surges amid profit recovery hopes

  Frank Eleanya

  28th April 2025

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  News

  GetEquity hits profitability after shift to local debt investments

  Muktar Oladunmade

  25th April 2025

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  News

  Rwanda hopes to ditch paper health records by December with e-Ubuzima rollout

  John Adoyi

  24th April 2025

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  Education, News

  Educating a Nigerian child privately now costs up to ₦65.5 million

  Abdulrasheed Abubakar

  24th April 2025

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  News, Telecoms

  Ogun, Osun lead Nigerian states in highest Right-of-Way fees

  Frank Eleanya

  24th April 2025

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  News

  South Africa drops controversial VAT hike, leaving $4 billion budget gap

  Adonijah Ndege

  24th April 2025

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  News

  Crossfin invests in South Africa’s DigiSquad to expand digital payments in underserved markets

  Sakhile Dube

  23rd April 2025

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  Banking, Kenya, News, Regulation

  Kenya to scrap risk-based loan pricing in push for lower interest rates

  Adonijah Ndege

  23rd April 2025

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  News, Telecoms

  Facebook, TikTok videos drive Nigeria’s record internet traffic

  Frank Eleanya

  22nd April 2025

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  News

  Why Visa is banking on contactless payments for its next growth wave in Africa

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  22nd April 2025

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  News, Telecoms

  Niger waives right-of-way fees for telcos, introduces ₦500,000 one-time permit 

  Frank Eleanya

  21st April 2025

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  News

  “I just want my $22,000 back”: Thousands of Nigerians grapple with losses after CBEX heist

  Emmanuel Nwosu

  19th April 2025

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  News

  Nigeria is banking on AI, cybersecurity to lead Africa’s digital future

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  16th April 2025

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  Banking, News

  UBA, Access, 8 others earn a record ₦674 billion from e-payments

  Bunmi Bailey

  16th April 2025

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  FinTech, News

  Tala lays off 28 staff as loan defaults and customer queries fall

  Kenn Abuya

  16th April 2025

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  FinTech, News

  How Moniepoint is going after remittances with Monieworld

  Muktar Oladunmade

  16th April 2025

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  Internet, News

  Opera Mini rolls out AI-powered upgrade to take on Google and Microsoft browsers

  Frank Eleanya

  16th April 2025

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  News

  Nigeria’s inflation accelerates to 24.4% in March

  Faith Omoniyi

  15th April 2025

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  News

  ‘CBEX’ promised to double Nigerians’ money. Now thousands of Nigerians can’t access their funds

  Emmanuel Nwosu

  15th April 2025

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  Events, News

  Morocco is betting big on tech, and GITEX Africa is its global stage 

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  15th April 2025

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  Companies, News

  NMG shareholders miss out on dividends after record $1.9 million loss

  Adonijah Ndege

  15th April 2025

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  News, Telecoms

  Equinix to invest $140 million to expand internet access in Southern Nigeria

  Frank Eleanya

  14th April 2025

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  Banking, News

  Kenya’s Central Bank and Treasury approve Access Bank’s acquisition of struggling NBK

  Adonijah Ndege

  14th April 2025

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  News

  US investors flag corruption, IP and digital tax risks in Kenya and Nigeria

  Adonijah Ndege

  11th April 2025

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  Food Delivery, News

  Chowdeck taps Bolt manager to lead Ghana expansion

  Ngozi Chukwu

  10th April 2025