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Bolt, inDrive Strike Hits Lagos as Drivers Demand 10% Cap

Lagos ride-hailing drivers began an indefinite strike against Bolt and inDrive

byFatima Oladunni

October 13, 2026

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JPMorgan Plans Nigeria Merchant Bank Before 2026 Ends

JPMorgan plans to open a merchant bank in Nigeria before the end of 2026, its

OPay IPO: Standard Bank to Invest Up to $200M

Standard Bank will invest up to $200 million in OPay through a private placement

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Airtel Money IPO Slips Below Offer Price in London Debut

Airtel Money began trading in London at its £1

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Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru Named Tech Minister

Frehiwot Tamiru spent eight years turning Ethio Telecom into a $1

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Moove Exits Nigeria, Handing Drivers ₦35bn Worth of Cars

Moove built its business financing cars for Nigeria's ride-hailing drivers

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Safaricom Launches Ziidi Shari’ah Money Market Fund

Safaricom has launched Ziidi Shari’ah, a money market fund that lets M-Pesa

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Kenya and UK Strengthen Cybersecurity Partnership

Britain’s top cyber technologist has visited Nairobi to deepen the UK-Kenya

byBetty Wangari

October 8, 2026

NDPC and NOA Sign MoU to Widen Data Protection Awareness

Nigeria's data regulator has enlisted the government's largest public-messaging

byFatima Oladunni

October 7, 2026

MTN Ghana Secures $202M 5G Spectrum as Ghana Opens Market

MTN Ghana paid $202 million for 15-year 5G spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3 GHz

byBolu Babalola

October 7, 2026

Tech Opportunities in Africa October 2026: Startup Money Is Back, but It’s Choosier

The best tech opportunities in Africa October 2026 sit inside a funding market

byBolu Babalola

October 6, 2026

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Your October guide to African tech events: Lagos takes the crown, but the best deals may be in the side rooms

October is the month the tech events in Africa October 2026 calendar gets

byFausat Abiola

October 6, 2026

Nigeria at 66: Six Best and Six Worst Tech Moments

Nigeria turned 66 with a new national postcode and a long record of tech wins

byMuhammed Mustapha

October 5, 2026

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NIMC’s NINAuth Mandate and Nigeria’s 180M NIN Push

NIMC has mandated NINAuth across every federal agency and is racing toward 180

byBolu Babalola

October 5, 2026

Untitled Designers Conference 2026 Returns to Lagos Oct. 16

The Untitled Designers Conference returns to Regal Hall in Ikeja on October 16

byGuest Post

October 2, 2026

Meta fights $100,000 Nigerian privacy ruling

Meta filed its notice of appeal on September 30, five days after a Lagos High

byFatima Oladunni

October 2, 2026

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Nigeria Alphanumeric Postcode Goes Live. Adoption Is the Test

Nigeria's alphanumeric postcode went live on Independence Day, assigning every

byBolu Babalola

October 1, 2026

i3 Announces 4 New Deals at 4th Access to Markets Event, Driving the Future of Healthcare Innovation Across Africa

Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative designed to help

byGuest Post

September 29, 2026

Africa AI Governance: The AU Wants a Continental Baseline, Not Identical Laws

The African Union asked 55 countries this week how to govern artificial

byBolu Babalola

September 29, 2026

NITDA and NDPC Pledge Closer Ties, but Put Nothing in Writing

Nigeria’s two main digital regulators promised closer integration this

byFatima Oladunni

September 29, 2026

How to Get a Police Character Certificate via POSSAP

How to Get a Police Character Certificate in Nigeria via POSSAP

Nigeria's police now process Police Character Certificates entirely through the

byFatima Oladunni

September 28, 2026

Tigray Internet Blackout during Ethiopia War

Tigray Internet Blackout: Telecoms Caught in Ethiopia’s War

A Tigray internet blackout has cut phones, internet and mobile money across

byBolu Babalola

September 28, 2026

Airtel Starlink Uganda Launch Tests Africa’s Satellite Rules

Airtel Uganda went live with Starlink satellite-to-phone service on 24

byBetty Wangari

September 28, 2026

NITDA’s Kashifu Inuwa Courts U.S. Tech Diplomats at Purdue

NITDA's Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi pitched Nigeria's youthful population and

byBolu Babalola

September 24, 2026

MTN, Gates Foundation Back $25M Nigeria Maternal Health AI

MTN Group Foundation and the Gates Foundation committed $25 million to the

byFatima Oladunni

September 24, 2026

Rwanda Signs ChipMango MoU to Build Local Chip Design Talent

byBolu Babalola

September 22, 2026

Kenya Partners With Intel to Bring AI Literacy to Public Libraries

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Eniolorunda to Chair Askya's AI Growth Platform

Moniepoint’s Eniolorunda Chairs Askya’s Zero-Equity AI Accelerator

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Spiro Secures $36M AfricaGoGreen Fund Commitment for E-Mobility Push

Africa Go Green Fund has doubled its financing commitment to Spiro to $36

byBetty Wangari

September 22, 2026

Paymob Raises $35M Pre-Series C Led by Mubadala, EBRD

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Airtel Money Slashes London IPO Target by Up to 60%

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Kenya Signs Five-Year AI Pact With Hoover Institution

Kenya Signs Five-Year AI Pact With Stanford’s Hoover Institution

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Uber’s Nigeria and Uganda Exit Is a Warning, Not a Blip

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Chad and Nigeria Talk Fibre, AI Cooperation Plans

Chad and Nigeria Discuss Fibre and AI Cooperation

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Bolt, inDrive Strike Hits Lagos as Drivers Demand 10% Cap

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JPMorgan Plans Nigeria Merchant Bank Before 2026 Ends

OPay IPO: Standard Bank to Invest Up to $200M

Airtel Money IPO Slips Below Offer Price in London Debut

Bolt, inDrive Strike Hits Lagos as Drivers Demand 10% Cap

JPMorgan Plans Nigeria Merchant Bank Before 2026 Ends

OPay IPO: Standard Bank to Invest Up to $200M

Airtel Money IPO Slips Below Offer Price in London Debut

Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru Named Tech Minister

Moove Exits Nigeria, Handing Drivers ₦35bn Worth of Cars

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Kenya and UK Strengthen Cybersecurity Partnership

NDPC and NOA Sign MoU to Widen Data Protection Awareness

MTN Ghana Secures $202M 5G Spectrum as Ghana Opens Market

Tech Opportunities in Africa October 2026: Startup Money Is Back, but It’s Choosier

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Your October guide to African tech events: Lagos takes the crown, but the best deals may be in the side rooms

Nigeria at 66: Six Best and Six Worst Tech Moments

Brand Press

NIMC’s NINAuth Mandate and Nigeria’s 180M NIN Push

Untitled Designers Conference 2026 Returns to Lagos Oct. 16

Meta fights $100,000 Nigerian privacy ruling

Events

Nigeria Alphanumeric Postcode Goes Live. Adoption Is the Test

i3 Announces 4 New Deals at 4th Access to Markets Event, Driving the Future of Healthcare Innovation Across Africa

Africa AI Governance: The AU Wants a Continental Baseline, Not Identical Laws

NITDA and NDPC Pledge Closer Ties, but Put Nothing in Writing

How to Get a Police Character Certificate in Nigeria via POSSAP

Tigray Internet Blackout: Telecoms Caught in Ethiopia’s War

Airtel Starlink Uganda Launch Tests Africa’s Satellite Rules

NITDA’s Kashifu Inuwa Courts U.S. Tech Diplomats at Purdue

MTN, Gates Foundation Back $25M Nigeria Maternal Health AI

Rwanda Signs ChipMango MoU to Build Local Chip Design Talent

Kenya Partners With Intel to Bring AI Literacy to Public Libraries

Moniepoint’s Eniolorunda Chairs Askya’s Zero-Equity AI Accelerator

Spiro Secures $36M AfricaGoGreen Fund Commitment for E-Mobility Push

Paymob Raises $35M Pre-Series C Led by Mubadala, EBRD

Airtel Money Slashes London IPO Target by Up to 60%

Kenya Signs Five-Year AI Pact With Stanford’s Hoover Institution

Uber’s Nigeria and Uganda Exit Is a Warning, Not a Blip

Chad and Nigeria Discuss Fibre and AI Cooperation

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