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PAPSS Powers Cross-Border B2B Payments in Africa

bySamuel Oretan

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Brain Gain: Silicon Valley Layoffs Are Powering Lagos’ Tech Leadership Boom

Debt Over Equity: Analyzing the Rise of Local Currency Venture Debt for Nigerian Scaleups

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Debt Over Equity: Analyzing the Rise of Local Currency Venture Debt for Nigerian Scaleups

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WhatsApp Banking Nigeria: Why Tier-1 Banks Quietly Migrate Retail Users to Chatbots

NITDA AI Sandbox: Why Nigeria's New Automated Ethics Code Has Divided Local Developers

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NITDA AI Sandbox: Why Nigeria’s New Automated Ethics Code Has Divided Local Developers

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Web3 Enters Real-World Assets: Stellar and CV Labs Deploy 12-Week Accelerator for African DeFi

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Web3 Enters Real-World Assets: Stellar and CV Labs Deploy 12-Week Accelerator for African DeFi

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Science Parks vs Digital Hubs in Nigeria

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Exclusivity Bans and Geo-Fencing: Why CBN Extended the PoS Compliance Deadline to August 2026

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Exclusivity Bans and Geo-Fencing: Why CBN Extended the PoS Compliance Deadline to August 2026

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a circular extending the enforcement deadline for its mandatory Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminal geo-fencing and exclusivity ban to August 1, 2026.

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June 1, 2026

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Trust-by-Design and Financial Inclusion for Nigerian Women

bySamuel Oretan

June 1, 2026

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The June 17 Deadline: Will the Long-Delayed Digital Switchover (DSO) Finally Unlock Nigeria’s $1B Ad Market?

byIruoghene Otefia

June 1, 2026

Invisible Rails: How Agent Networks Became Nigeria’s Unofficial SME ERP

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The “Quality over Quantity” Era: Why 2026 Funding is Hitting $1B Despite Fewer Deals

African startup funding is on track to cross the $1 billion mark in the first half of 2026, even as the number of deals has plummeted by over 50%.

byIruoghene Otefia

May 26, 2026

NITDA Inaugurates Unified Sandbox: The End of Nigeria’s Regulatory Silos?

byIruoghene Otefia

May 26, 2026

Startups & Funding

AFC Commits $100M to African Tech VCs: A New Era for Institutional Capital

byIruoghene Otefia

May 25, 2026

From “Move Fast” to “Comply Fast”: CBN’s New KYC/AML Enforcement for Fintechs

byIruoghene Otefia

May 25, 2026

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Inside Nigeria’s New National Telecommunications Policy (2026)

Nigeria has officially launched a comprehensive review of its 2000 National Telecommunications Policy (NTP) to align with a digital economy that has outgrown simple voice and data services.

byIruoghene Otefia

May 25, 2026

The Death of the "Aggressive Pivot": What Chimoney’s May Shutdown Teaches the Lagos System

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The Death of the “Aggressive Pivot”: What Chimoney’s May Shutdown Teaches the Lagos System

byIruoghene Otefia

May 22, 2026

The 2026 Telecom Policy Overhaul: 15 Major Changes to Nigeria’s 26-Year-Old Rulebook

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The 2026 Telecom Policy Overhaul: 15 Major Changes to Nigeria’s 26-Year-Old Rulebook

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May 22, 2026

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

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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”

byIruoghene Otefia

May 21, 2026

Policy & Regulation

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

byIruoghene Otefia

May 21, 2026

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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

byIruoghene Otefia

May 20, 2026

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

byIruoghene Otefia

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

bySamuel Oretan

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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