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Selar’s CEO Accuses Lagos Tax Authority of Trying to “Extort” Creators Over Backdated Royalty Fee

Selar CEO Douglas Kendyson has publicly accused the Lagos State Internal Revenue

byFatima Oladunni

July 16, 2026

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Rwanda Makes eKash Mandatory, Kills the Wallet App That Carried It

Rwanda has made eKash mandatory for all interoperable bank and mobile money

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NITDA’s New Framework Wants to Prove Nigeria’s Digital Economy Is Real

NITDA has begun validating Nigeria's first standardised framework to measure the

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Nigeria

10 Nigerians Transforming Artificial Intelligence in 2026

Ten Nigerian founders are building AI companies that global labs overlooked:

CBN’s 2027 Data Localisation Mandate Forces Fintech Reckoning

The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks, fintechs, and payment operators

Nigeria's NGX Ranks World's #2 Best Stock Market in 2026

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Nigeria

Nigeria’s NGX Beats Every Major Market Except South Korea’s in H1 2026

The NGX All-Share Index returned 46 percent in H1 2026, the world's second-best

Why Your Fintech’s First 1,000 Users Are Probably Fraudsters — And What to Do About It

Nigeria's banking sector is in the middle of a cybersecurity crisis

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Alternative Funding Routes for African Startups in 2026

Alternative Funding Routes When VCs Stop Investing

African startup funding hasn't disappeared — it has changed shape

byMuhammed Mustapha

July 13, 2026

Highest Paying Tech Jobs in Africa Right Now (2026)

A senior cloud engineer in Lagos can clock the same hours, ship the same

byBetty Wangari

July 13, 2026

Tech Grants African Founders Should Apply To in July 2026

Eight Tech Grants, Fellowships and Accelerators African Founders Should Apply To Before July Ends

Eight tech grants, fellowships and accelerators for African founders close

byBetty Wangari

July 10, 2026

Nearpays Wins AI for Good Innovation Factory 2026

Nearpays Wins $20,000 at AI for Good Innovation Factory 2026

Nigerian fintech Nearpays won the AI for Good Innovation Factory 2026 Grand

byBolu Babalola

July 10, 2026

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Why Nigeria Is Investigating Meta, Google, X and AI Firms

President Bola Tinubu has ordered Nigeria’s competition watchdog to

byFatima Oladunni

July 10, 2026

2026 Fintech Compliance Checklist for African Startups

2026 Fintech Compliance Checklist for African Tech Startups

Africa's fintech rulebook has changed faster in the last eighteen months than in

byBetty Wangari

July 8, 2026

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Brutal Truths About African Tech Startup Funding in H1 2026

African tech funding held roughly flat in H1 2026 — but the headline number

byBolu Babalola

July 8, 2026

Ghana and UNDP Strengthen Digital Transformation Partnership

Ghana's Communication Minister Samuel Nartey George met UNDP Ghana

byBolu Babalola

July 7, 2026

Signal Alliance Rebrands Two Units Under Unified SATH Identity

Signal Alliance Technology Holding has renamed its cloud and consulting

byFatima Oladunni

July 7, 2026

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Best AI Tools for African Startups in 2026: From Customer Service to Localized Marketing

African founders are getting enterprise-level leverage from a lean AI stack —

byBetty Wangari

July 7, 2026

CBN Fintech Guidelines Explained: A 2026 Compliance Guide for Nigerian Startups

Nigeria's fintech sector enters 2026 with its busiest enforcement calendar yet —

byBolu Babalola

July 7, 2026

Google Unveils $1 Million Fund for Indie Game Studios in Sub-Saharan Africa

Google Play has launched its first Indie Games Fund for Africa, committing $1

byBetty Wangari

July 6, 2026

Taiwo Oyedele and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Nigeria Moves to Reassure Investors With Public Finance Clarification

Nigeria's Federal Government has rejected claims that it spent over ₦8 trillion

byBolu Babalola

July 6, 2026

FoodCourt Pauses Operations, Exposing Cracks in Nigeria’s Cloud Kitchen Model

FoodCourt, the Y Combinator-backed Nigerian cloud kitchen startup, has paused

byFatima Oladunni

July 6, 2026

Inside DeepTech_Ready’s Push to Position Nigeria for the Future of Work

Data Science Nigeria, The People Practice, and the Federal Government’s 3

byFatima Oladunni

July 3, 2026

Interswitch Names Abdul-Hafiz Ibrahim Chief Technology Officer

Interswitch has appointed Abdul-Hafiz Ibrahim as its new Chief Technology

byFatima Oladunni

July 3, 2026

Nigeria Bets $170.6M on Home-Grown Tech Talent With Landmark iDICE Fund of Funds

The Bank of Industry has tapped Kuramo Capital to manage the iDICE Fund — one of

byBolu Babalola

July 2, 2026

Nigeria Deepens Digital Economy Drive Through Finance Ministry–NIGCOMSAT Partnership

Nigeria’s push to build a $1 trillion digital economy is increasingly

byFatima Oladunni

July 2, 2026

Grey Launches Local Currency Deposits in Ghana and Kenya

byBetty Wangari

July 2, 2026

Nigeria’s Central Bank Revokes Licences of 46 Microfinance Banks in Sweeping Regulatory Crackdown

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NITA Stakeholders Engagement on E-wallet

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Open Startup Marks 10 Years with The Science Road for African Science and Deep Tech Ventures

Open Startup, the pan-African organization supporting entrepreneurs and

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The Olodo Uprising and How JAMB’s 150 Cut-Off Mark Is Quietly Costing Nigeria Its Next Tech Generation

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NIMC Act 2026 Signing by President Bola Tinubu

NIMC Act 2026: Nigeria Just Built the Pipes for a Trillion-Naira Identity Economy

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NSIA Opens NPI 4.0 Applications With $275,000 Prize Pool

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Marco Rebecchi, Country Manager Nokia Ghana & Nigeria and Napa Onwusah Managing Partner & CEO B4B Partners at ATE 2026

ATE 2026 Day Two: Lagos Charts a Bold Path on Convenience, Fintech and Smart Infrastructure

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Wakanow's Bayo Adedeji and Clinton Nnaemeka ATE Founder.

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Why Nigeria Is Investigating Meta, Google, X and AI Firms

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Grey Launches Local Currency Deposits in Ghana and Kenya

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