Business & Economy

Telecom Firms Push Escrow Model for Infrastructure Protection

bySamuel Oretan

June 11, 2026

Digital Economy

Opay Innovation Challenge Funds Student innovators

Top Heavy Deals Threaten Lagos Seed Stage Pipeline

Startups & Funding

Top Heavy Deals Threaten Lagos Seed Stage Pipeline

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Fintech

NIBSS Open Banking Registry: Mandatory Customer Consent Architecture Fintech Standards Enforced in Mid-2026 Rollout

Tech News

Women in Tech Lead Fight Against Phishing

bySamuel Oretan

NAICOM Insurtech Guidelines 2026: Digital Underwriters Scramble as 30-Day Transition Window Ignites SLA Overhauls

Policy & Regulation

NAICOM Insurtech Guidelines 2026: Digital Underwriters Scramble as 30-Day Transition Window Ignites SLA Overhauls

byIruoghene Otefia

Startups & Funding

Venture Debt Is Reshaping Startup Funding in 2026

bySamuel Oretan

Apps

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Fintech

Crypto Tax Rules Reshape Digital Asset Balance Sheets

Nigeria’s digital asset industry is entering a new compliance era as corporate tax authorities begin enforcing updated rules that recognize virtual asset profits as chargeable gains subject to…

bySamuel Oretan

June 10, 2026

iDICE Startup Bridge Nigeria: $617m Government Startup Funding 2026

Digital Economy

iDICE Startup Bridge Nigeria: $617m Government Startup Funding 2026

byIruoghene Otefia

June 10, 2026

Product & Updates

Real-Time FX APIs Transform Multi-Currency Payments

bySamuel Oretan

June 10, 2026

DEON Regulations Digital Lending: Retail Apps Strip Contact Access Under New Rules

byIruoghene Otefia

June 10, 2026

CBN Mandates Bloomberg BMatch for EFEMS Interbank FX Trading

Bloomberg BMatch: The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially transitioned interbank foreign exchange trading to the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System (EFEMS), designating…

byIruoghene Otefia

June 10, 2026

Startups & Funding

Cascador’s $5 Million Allocation Highlights Non-Dilutive Capital Pivot

byIruoghene Otefia

June 9, 2026

Fintech

MTN Group Fintech Ant International: MoMo Mini App Platform Re-Engineers Mobile Money Super App Nigeria

byIruoghene Otefia

June 9, 2026

Policy & Regulation

CBN KYC Fintech Rules 2026: Mandatory Risk Based Customer Due Diligence Banishes Static Database Snapshots

byIruoghene Otefia

June 9, 2026

Hardware

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Startups & Funding

NiRA Active Domains Nigeria: NITDA Internet Identity 2026 Strategy Drives Local Startup Domain Hosting Surge

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has officially approved the 2026 business expansion plan of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), paving the way…

byIruoghene Otefia

June 8, 2026

CBN Automated AML Solutions 2026: Fintechs Race Against June 10 Deadline for Real Time Payment Monitoring Nigeria

Fintech

Liveness Spoofing: Why Digital Lenders are Upgrading to 3D Depth-Sensing to Combat AI Identity Fraud

byIruoghene Otefia

June 8, 2026

Policy & Regulation

CBN Automated AML Solutions 2026: Fintechs Race Against June 10 Deadline for Real Time Payment Monitoring Nigeria

byIruoghene Otefia

June 8, 2026

Fintech Credit Guarantee Window: CBN Development Finance 2026 Unlocks Startup Debt Facilities Nigeria

Startups & Funding

Fintech Credit Guarantee Window: CBN Development Finance 2026 Unlocks Startup Debt Facilities Nigeria

byIruoghene Otefia

June 5, 2026

Fintech

CBN Automated AML Solutions 2026: Mandatory Real Time Payment Monitoring Nigeria Hits Tier-3 Fintech Margins

byIruoghene Otefia

June 5, 2026

Policy & Regulation

Telecoms Identity Risk Management System: CBN NCC TIRMS Portal Automates Mobile Fraud Prevention

byIruoghene Otefia

June 5, 2026

Startups & Funding

Startup Secondary Markets Africa: Early VCs Discount Portfolios to Family Offices

byIruoghene Otefia

June 4, 2026

Fintech

Commercial Transaction Tracking Nigeria: Merchant Aggregators Flag Personal Accounts for Retail Inflows

byIruoghene Otefia

June 4, 2026

Policy & Regulation

NCC NIMC Verification API: SIM Linkage Blocks Nigeria 2026 For Multi-SIM Business Users

byIruoghene Otefia

June 4, 2026

Fintech

PAPSS Powers Cross-Border B2B Payments in Africa

bySamuel Oretan

June 2, 2026

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Analysis & Insights

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

A new shift is reshaping Nigeria’s tech ecosystem as software engineers who previously migrated abroad during the 2020–2023 “Japa” wave begin returning to local opportunities. Many of these…

bySamuel Oretan

June 2, 2026

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

Startups & Funding

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

byIruoghene Otefia

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

Fintech

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

byIruoghene Otefia

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

Policy & Regulation

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

byIruoghene Otefia

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

Product & Updates

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

byIruoghene Otefia

Social

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Analysis & Insights

Science Parks vs Digital Hubs in Nigeria

bySamuel Oretan

June 1, 2026

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

Fintech

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

byIruoghene Otefia

June 1, 2026

Fintech

Trust-by-Design and Financial Inclusion for Nigerian Women

bySamuel Oretan

June 1, 2026

Policy & Regulation

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

byIruoghene Otefia

May 26, 2026

AI

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

byIruoghene Otefia

May 26, 2026

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

byIruoghene Otefia

May 26, 2026

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

Startups & Funding

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

byIruoghene Otefia

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

byIruoghene Otefia

Commerce

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Policy & Regulation

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