Policy & Regulation

Nigeria Digital Economy: Ministry Orders NCC, NITDA, and NDPC to Pause New Internet Rules

byIruoghene Otefia

July 8, 2026

Startups & Funding

AI Compliance Is Changing Startup Fundraising in Nigeria

Fintech

Lagos Fintech Micro-Transactions: Low-Value Payments Sustain Digital Infrastructure

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Nigeria Crypto Licensing: SEC Grants Approval-in-Principle to 9 Firms

Policy & Regulation

Nigeria Crypto Licensing: SEC Grants Approval-in-Principle to 9 Firms

Nigeria’s ₦25 Million Digital Tax Rule: What It Means for Global Tech Companies

bySamuel Oretan

Debt Over Equity: How Debt is Sustaining Africa's $1.2B H1 2026 Startup Funding Amid an Equity Crunch

Startups & Funding

Debt Over Equity: How Debt is Sustaining Africa’s $1.2B H1 2026 Startup Funding Amid an Equity Crunch

byIruoghene Otefia

MOFI’s ₦100T Asset Push: Can Digitization Drive Diversification?

bySamuel Oretan

Apps

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Will SEC’s Revised VASP Rules Force a Crypto Consolidation Ahead of the 2027 Countdown?

Fintech

Will SEC’s Revised VASP Rules Force a Crypto Consolidation Ahead of the 2027 Countdown?

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria has initiated a sweeping regulatory shakeup by revising the framework for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs).

byIruoghene Otefia

July 2, 2026

CBN Revokes 46 Microfinance Bank Licenses, Disrupting Key Fintech Regulatory Hack

Policy & Regulation

CBN Revokes 46 Microfinance Bank Licenses, Disrupting Key Fintech Regulatory Hack

byIruoghene Otefia

July 2, 2026

Policy & Regulation

The Access Liability Rule: Why Foreign Dev Teams Face Cross-Border Compliance Traps Under the CBN’s Data Sovereignty Guidelines

byIruoghene Otefia

July 1, 2026

The Non-Custodial Pivot: Why Local Crypto Startups are Rushing to Deploy Multi-Sig Self-Custody APIs Before the SEC Capital Deadline

Smaller African web3 startups are rapidly integrating multi-signature, self-custody APIs to bypass the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) steep new ₦2 billion ($1.4 million) minimum…

byIruoghene Otefia

June 30, 2026

Policy & Regulation

NIMC Act 2026 Signed Law: How Nigeria’s New Digital Public Infrastructure Reshapes Identity Theft Penalties

byIruoghene Otefia

June 30, 2026

Fintech

CBN Pushes Single Window for FinTech Licensing?

bySamuel Oretan

June 30, 2026

Policy & Regulation

CBN Freeze Order Reshapes BDC Compliance

bySamuel Oretan

June 30, 2026

Hardware

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Tech News

NAICOM Insurtech Guidelines 2026: Strict 30-Day Window Threatens Embedded Insurtech API Partnerships

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has triggered widespread anxiety across Nigeria's digital insurance ecosystem by enforcing an unyielding 30-day compliance alignment window.

byIruoghene Otefia

June 29, 2026

Bloomberg BMatch Interbank Trading Nigeria: How CBN’s EFEMS Reshapes FinTech Remittance Rails

Analysis & Insights

Bloomberg BMatch Interbank Trading Nigeria: How CBN’s EFEMS Reshapes FinTech Remittance Rails

byIruoghene Otefia

June 29, 2026

The AWS Infrastructure Inflow: How Startup Abuja’s ₦100 Million Innovation Challenge Arbitrages Scaling Costs for Local Devs

Product & Updates

The AWS Infrastructure Inflow: How Startup Abuja’s ₦100 Million Innovation Challenge Arbitrages Scaling Costs for Local Devs

byIruoghene Otefia

June 29, 2026

The Safe-Haven Shift: Why High-Growth Startups Are Converting Parent-Subsidiary Loans into Local Equity Packages

Startups & Funding

Bunce Wins Next Big Bet Pitch: DOA Business Series 2026 Signifies Venture Capital Shift Toward Retention Infrastructure

byIruoghene Otefia

June 25, 2026

Fintech

Hard 6-Month Migrations Put Local Storage Payment Data Nigeria in Overdrive

byIruoghene Otefia

June 25, 2026

Policy & Regulation

NDPC and CBN Unified Audit Traps Opaque Offshore Startup Holding Entities

byIruoghene Otefia

June 25, 2026

OPay Opens Kaduna Support Office: Digital Banking Offline Expansion Redefines Physical Customer Care Fintech Nigeria

byIruoghene Otefia

June 24, 2026

Analysis & Insights

CBN Regulatory Sandbox Exit Pathways: Mature Trial Model Promotes Early-Stage Tech Investment Risk Reduction

byIruoghene Otefia

June 24, 2026

Tech News

BVN Phone Number Change Limit: New Lifetime Cap Threatens Mobile Loan App Verification Nigeria

byIruoghene Otefia

June 24, 2026

Startups & Funding

WBAF Investors Week Lagos: 17% Venture Capital Decline Nigeria 2026 Re-Engineers Role of Cross-Border Angel Syndicates Africa

byIruoghene Otefia

June 23, 2026

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CBN Dual Connectivity Circular 2026: Hard Order Forces Payment Terminal Service Aggregators Nigeria to Integrate Dual-Routing

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CBN Dual Connectivity Circular 2026: Hard Order Forces Payment Terminal Service Aggregators Nigeria to Integrate Dual-Routing

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued an aggressive payments directive mandating all Payment Terminal Service Providers (PTSPs) and merchant acquirers to establish simultaneous…

byIruoghene Otefia

June 23, 2026

NDPC and CBN Unified Audit Traps Opaque Offshore Startup Holding Entities

Policy & Regulation

The DCPMI Tier Architecture: How the New GAID Classifications Impose Heavy Registration Fees on Enterprise Data Processors

byIruoghene Otefia

Startups & Funding

The Safe-Haven Shift: Why High-Growth Startups Are Converting Parent-Subsidiary Loans into Local Equity Packages

byIruoghene Otefia

CBN Foreign Exchange Manual 2026: Strict 24-Hour eCCI Processing Timeline Nigeria Alters Profit Repatriation Rules

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CBN Foreign Exchange Manual 2026: Strict 24-Hour eCCI Processing Timeline Nigeria Alters Profit Repatriation Rules

byIruoghene Otefia

Policy & Regulation

NCC CAC Telecom Share Transfers: New 10% Ownership Hurdle Requires Mandatory Letter of No Objection NCC

byIruoghene Otefia

Social

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Fintech

CBN Data Localisation Push Fintech: CTOs Raise Alarm Over Local Server Capacity Nigeria Ahead of 2027 Deadline

byIruoghene Otefia

June 19, 2026

CBN Baseline Standards 2026 AML: Fintechs Face 24-Hour Automated Trigger Mandate

Policy & Regulation

CBN Baseline Standards 2026 AML: Fintechs Face 24-Hour Automated Trigger Mandate

byIruoghene Otefia

June 19, 2026

Digital Economy

The AI Clinic Framework: How Kano Is Turning AI Into a Civic Tool

bySamuel Oretan

June 18, 2026

Startups & Funding

The Skill-First Validation: How WAWU Africa Is Redefining Startup Grants

bySamuel Oretan

June 18, 2026

Startups & Funding

Bluechip Technologies Acquires YarnGPT: Vernacular LLM Acquisition Africa Boosts Local Voice AI Startups Nigeria

byIruoghene Otefia

June 18, 2026

AI

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Policy & Regulation

GITEX Nigeria 2026 : What the Abuja-Lagos Split Means

bySamuel Oretan

June 18, 2026

Policy & Regulation

CBN Financial Holding Company Guidelines 2026: Revamped Rules Drive N370bn Capital Cushion Overhaul

byIruoghene Otefia

June 18, 2026

Fintech

The FX Manual Overhaul: How Payment Gateways Are Automating Treasury Workflows

bySamuel Oretan

Product & Updates

The Identity Layer Reset: Fixing Zero-Trust Gaps in Nigerian FinTech Onboarding

bySamuel Oretan

Commerce

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The 26.5% Benchmark: Why Fintechs Are Rethinking Debt in a High-Rate Economy

Nigeria’s financial technology sector is facing a new reality. With the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) holding at 26.5%, the cost of borrowing from local commercial banks has reached levels many…

bySamuel Oretan

June 17, 2026