Startups & Funding

Digital Africa Launches €50 Million Seed Fund

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

Analysis & Insights

Why 2026 Is the Year of Operational AI Integration

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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

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

Analysis & Insights

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

bySamuel Oretan

Cairo Surpasses Lagos in start up funding

bySamuel Oretan

Apps

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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

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

In May 2026, Nigerian fintechs are increasingly deploying Stablecoin-as-a-Service (SaaS) via API-integrated wallets to help SMEs bypass traditional foreign exchange (FX) bottlenecks.

byIruoghene Otefia

May 14, 2026

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

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

Hardware

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Tech News

AI Hiring Shift Hits Nigerian Startups

A new hiring trend is reshaping Nigeria’s startup ecosystem as founders increasingly prioritize artificial intelligence (AI) proficiency over traditional software development skills. Recent…

bySamuel Oretan

May 13, 2026

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

Startups & Funding

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

byIruoghene Otefia

May 13, 2026

Business & Economy

The N161 Trillion Market: Nigerian Breweries Leads Recovery

bySamuel Oretan

May 13, 2026

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

bySamuel Oretan

May 13, 2026

Policy & Regulation

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

byIruoghene Otefia

May 13, 2026

Startups & Funding

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

byIruoghene Otefia

May 12, 2026

Policy & Regulation

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

byIruoghene Otefia

May 12, 2026

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

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Policy & Regulation

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

The Nigerian Presidency has officially approved the establishment of the National Research and Innovation Fund (NRIDF), earmarking $500 million annually to catalyze the commercialization of…

byIruoghene Otefia

May 12, 2026

Digital Economy

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

bySamuel Oretan

Tech News

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

bySamuel Oretan

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

byIruoghene Otefia

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

Social

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Tech News

Nigeria’s EdTech Push Into West Africa

bySamuel Oretan

May 11, 2026

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

Policy & Regulation

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

byIruoghene Otefia

May 11, 2026

Digital Economy

Project TAT AI Brings Smart Farming to Akwa Ibom

bySamuel Oretan

May 8, 2026

Tech News

DeepLoad Malware Hits Nigerian Banks

bySamuel Oretan

May 8, 2026

The $887M Paradox: Why Nigerian Funding is Rising While Deal Counts Drop

byIruoghene Otefia

May 8, 2026

AI

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Policy & Regulation

90,000km of Fibre: The World Bank-Backed Infrastructure Sprint

byIruoghene Otefia

May 8, 2026

Tech News

Kled AI Blocks Nigeria: The Growing Risk of an “AI Blacklist”

bySamuel Oretan

May 8, 2026

The June 10 Countdown: CBN’s Deadline for Automated AML Roadmaps

Policy & Regulation

The June 10 Countdown: CBN’s Deadline for Automated AML Roadmaps

byIruoghene Otefia

The $18.3 Billion Projection: Can Nigeria Double its Digital Revenue by Year-End?

Startups & Funding

Beyond the Grey List: How Nigeria’s FATF Exit is Unlocking Q2 Capital

byIruoghene Otefia

Commerce

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Policy & Regulation

The “Honorary Degree” Crackdown: Science Ministry Targets Academic Fraud

The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology has issued a decisive warning against the unauthorized use of academic titles within the technology sector, targeting the…

byIruoghene Otefia

May 7, 2026