Beyond the Big Four: Digital Africa’s $58 Million Seed Fund for "Overlooked" Markets

Startups & Funding

Beyond the Big Four: Digital Africa’s $58 Million Seed Fund for “Overlooked” Markets

byIruoghene Otefia

May 21, 2026

Why CBN’s 2026 Stricter Capital Thresholds are Killing the “Lone Fintech”

Policy & Regulation

The National AI Strategy Awaits the Gavel: What’s in the Final Bill?

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

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

Policy & Regulation

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

byIruoghene Otefia

Fintech

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

byIruoghene Otefia

Product & Updates

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

bySamuel Oretan

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Startups & Funding

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

In a decisive shift for the African venture landscape, Nigerian defense-tech startup Terra Industries (formerly Terrahaptix) has extended its seed funding to a record $34 million.

byIruoghene Otefia

May 19, 2026

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

May 19, 2026

Digital Economy

NEDI AI Education Database Launches in Nigeria

bySamuel Oretan

May 19, 2026

Fintech

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

byIruoghene Otefia

May 19, 2026

Digital Africa Launches €50 Million Seed Fund

Digital Africa has launched a €50 million seed fund aimed at supporting startups across 20 underserved African markets. Through the Digital Africa Seed Fund (DASF), the initiative plans to…

bySamuel Oretan

May 18, 2026

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

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

Fintech

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

byIruoghene Otefia

May 18, 2026

Hardware

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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

The Nigerian National Assembly has officially signaled an urgent review of the National Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023, moving to include Mandatory Algorithmic Impact Assessments (MAIA).

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

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

Policy & Regulation

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

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

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

Moniepoint, in partnership with the Google Developer Group (GDG), officially unveiled the "Break the Pattern" initiative today at its Lagos headquarters. This strategic drive focuses on…

byIruoghene Otefia

May 13, 2026