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The unsurprising yet disappointing silence over DealDey exit
One of the shortcomings of the tech space in Nigeria and elsewhere that I still fail to understand…
In 2018, Nigerians paid N57 trillion electronically, mostly through ATM
Between January and September 2018, Nigerians performed transactions worth N56.85 trillion through electronic payment channels according to the…
Apply: African App Launchpad Initiative 2019 for Young African Startups
The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, announced the African App Launchpad initiative within the closing ceremony of…
MTN and CBN reach agreement, operator to pay over N19 billion
Just few hours to Christmas, telecoms giant, MTN, announced it has reached an agreement with the regulator of…
Wakanow Secures $40 Million Investment Fund from Carlyle Group
Nigeria’s online travel company, Wakanow, has closed an investment fund from the Carlyle Group – Carlyle Sub Saharan…
Call for Applications: The Westerwelle Young Founders Program for African Startups
The Westerwelle Foundation, a German non-profit which aims to promote entrepreneurship and collaboration among innovators in emerging markets, has…
Apply: MTN Startup Program 2019 for Early-Stage Startups
Along with the MTN Open API, MTN will also be launching a Startup Program to support Early stage…
In Lagos, startups from Uganda and South Africa win TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018
Even though the competition was held in Nigeria’s tech capital city of Lagos, startups from east and southern…
Paylater’s parent company gets Africa’s first credit rating for a FinTech company
One Finance Limited [OneFi], the company behind Paylater, Nigeria’s leading digital financial services platform that specialises in consumer lending,…
MainOne CEO bags leadership award
MainOne‘s CEO, Funke Opeke, has emerged the 2018 Data Centre Dynamics Business Leader of the Year. This was…