Startups & Funding

The $3.1 Million Bfree Venture Round: Why Debt Management is April’s Single Biggest Success

byIruoghene Otefia

May 20, 2026

Policy & Regulation

NCC’s “AI Ethics Charter”: New Transparency Mandates for Telecom Chatbots and Credit Scoring

Fintech

The Rise of “Compliance-as-a-Service” (CaaS): The CBN’s New Shared Utility for Fintechs

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Product & Updates

Can 9mobile’s Rebrand Revive Nigeria’s Fourth Telco?

Startups & Funding

The $34 Million Deeptech Pivot: Terra Industries and the New Investor Appetite for “Hard” Tech

byIruoghene Otefia

The "Judicial Upgrade": Why Nigeria’s Courts are the New Battleground for Digital Sovereignty

Policy & Regulation

The “Judicial Upgrade”: Why Nigeria’s Courts are the New Battleground for Digital Sovereignty

byIruoghene Otefia

Digital Economy

NEDI AI Education Database Launches in Nigeria

bySamuel Oretan

Apps

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The Invisible Engine: How Payment Rails are Fueling Nigeria’s $300 Million iGaming Boom

Fintech

The Invisible Engine: How Payment Rails are Fueling Nigeria’s $300 Million iGaming Boom

Nigeria’s iGaming sector is undergoing a massive structural transformation, with the market projected to surpass $300 million in GGR (Gross Gaming Revenue) by the end of 2026.

byIruoghene Otefia

May 19, 2026

Startups & Funding

Digital Africa Launches €50 Million Seed Fund

bySamuel Oretan

May 18, 2026

Policy & Regulation

Digital PayExpo 2026: The “Pan-African Market Expansion” Roadmap in Lagos

byIruoghene Otefia

May 18, 2026

Analysis & Insights

Why 2026 Is the Year of Operational AI Integration

bySamuel Oretan

May 18, 2026

From Payments to Credit: Why BFREE and Carbon are Winning the “Credit-Buying” Race

In a significant shift for Nigeria’s digital economy, fintech leaders BFREE and Carbon are transitioning from simple payment processors to sophisticated, AI-driven credit and debt-buying powerhouses.

byIruoghene Otefia

May 18, 2026

The National Assembly’s 90-Day "AI Compliance Sprint": Amending the NDPA

Policy & Regulation

The National Assembly’s 90-Day “AI Compliance Sprint”: Amending the NDPA

byIruoghene Otefia

May 18, 2026

Analysis & Insights

The M&A Liquidity Wave: Why Exits Doubled in Early 2026

bySamuel Oretan

May 15, 2026

Cairo Surpasses Lagos in start up funding

bySamuel Oretan

May 15, 2026

Hardware

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Policy & Regulation

The Gender Gap Widens: Female-Led Startup Funding Plummets by 56%

Venture capital funding for African startups with at least one female founder or CEO fell by 56% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026.

byIruoghene Otefia

May 15, 2026

Analysis & Insights

The Rise of Japan as Africa’s Strategic Tech Benefactor

bySamuel Oretan

May 15, 2026

Startups & Funding

The Debt Dominance Paradox: Why Equity Fell 27% While Debt Expanded Sixfold

byIruoghene Otefia

May 15, 2026

The Post-Mortem of Chimoney: What It Reveals About Rising Compliance Costs

byIruoghene Otefia

May 15, 2026

Policy & Regulation

The Rise of “Stablecoin-as-a-Service”: How Nigerian SMEs are Hedging Against Inflation

byIruoghene Otefia

May 14, 2026

Product & Updates

WhatsApp Native Storefront vs. Independent Enablers: The Battle for the Nigerian Vendor

byIruoghene Otefia

May 14, 2026

Startups & Funding

Climate-Tech is the New Fintech: Why Nigerian VCs are Pivoting to Solar-as-a-Service

byIruoghene Otefia

May 14, 2026

The “Break the Pattern” Initiative: Moniepoint & Google’s Women-in-Tech Drive

byIruoghene Otefia

May 13, 2026

Tech News

AI Hiring Shift Hits Nigerian Startups

bySamuel Oretan

May 13, 2026

Startups & Funding

The ₦250,000 “Skills-First” Grant: WAWU Africa’s June 2026 Rollout

byIruoghene Otefia

May 13, 2026

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Business & Economy

The N161 Trillion Market: Nigerian Breweries Leads Recovery

Nigeria’s stock market reached a historic milestone as the All-Share Index climbed to a record valuation of over N161 trillion. Among the biggest gainers, Nigerian Breweries surged by 9…

bySamuel Oretan

May 13, 2026

Shoppoint Bets Big on Receipt Data in Nigeria’s Cash Economy

bySamuel Oretan

The "Safety First" Mandate: NCAA’s New Centralized Digital Licensing Platform

Policy & Regulation

The “Safety First” Mandate: NCAA’s New Centralized Digital Licensing Platform

byIruoghene Otefia

Startups & Funding

The “April Chill”: Why Fintech Swallowed 85% of Nigeria’s $4M Startup Funding

byIruoghene Otefia

Policy & Regulation

UAE-Nigeria Digital Pact: 50,000 Youths Join the Global Remote-Work Race

byIruoghene Otefia

Social

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Tech News

SudoForce Pushes Intelligence-Led Cybersecurity

bySamuel Oretan

May 12, 2026

Fintech

Mastercard, BMONI Launch Multi-Currency Cards

bySamuel Oretan

May 12, 2026

Tech News

Xiaomi, Tecno Lead Nigeria’s 5G Market Shift

bySamuel Oretan

May 12, 2026

Policy & Regulation

The $500M Research Sovereign: Inside the New National Research & Innovation Fund (NRIDF)

byIruoghene Otefia

May 12, 2026

Digital Economy

Business Automation in 2026: Why Manual Workflows Are Becoming a Liability

bySamuel Oretan

May 11, 2026

AI

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Tech News

The “Cloud-Local” Hybrid: Why Sovereign Hosting Is Rising in Nigeria

bySamuel Oretan

May 11, 2026

The $59B Retail Surge: Why Small Transactions are Carrying Nigeria’s Crypto Market

byIruoghene Otefia

May 11, 2026

The $50M SEDC Pitch Finals: Unlocking South-East Nigeria’s Innovation

Startups & Funding

The $50M SEDC Pitch Finals: Unlocking South-East Nigeria’s Innovation

byIruoghene Otefia

Tech News

Nigeria’s EdTech Push Into West Africa

bySamuel Oretan

Commerce

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Policy & Regulation

The Child Online Access Protection Bill: Nigeria’s New Digital “Safe Zone”

Legislative momentum for Nigeria’s Child Online Access Protection Bill has reached a fever pitch this week, with the Presidency expected to sign the landmark legislation into law by month-end.

byIruoghene Otefia

May 11, 2026