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CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso

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

Nigeria's apex bank has shut down 46 microfinance banks in one of its most

byFatima Oladunni

July 1, 2026

NITA Stakeholders Engagement on E-wallet

Ghana’s Electronic Document Wallet Bets on Private Firms, Not Government

This week’s floods left Accra’s streets impassable, with vehicles

byBetty Wangari

July 1, 2026

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

June 30, 2026

The Olodo Uprising and How JAMB's 150 Cut-Off Mark Is Quietly Costing Nigeria

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

JAMB's decision to retain its 150-point minimum cut-off mark isn't just an

byMuhammed Mustapha

June 30, 2026

CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso

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Nigeria

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

Nigeria's apex bank has shut down 46 microfinance banks in one of its most

byFatima Oladunni

July 1, 2026

NITA Stakeholders Engagement on E-wallet

Ghana’s Electronic Document Wallet Bets on Private Firms, Not Government

This week’s floods left Accra’s streets impassable, with vehicles

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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

The Olodo Uprising and How JAMB's 150 Cut-Off Mark Is Quietly Costing Nigeria

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

JAMB's decision to retain its 150-point minimum cut-off mark isn't just an

NIMC Act 2026 Signing by President Bola Tinubu

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

President Tinubu's NIMC Act 2026 makes NIMC Nigeria's Root Certification

NSIA

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Nigeria

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

NSIA has opened applications for NPI 4

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

Day two of the Africa Technology Expo 2026 in Lagos brought Glovo, Nokia, LG,

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Wakanow's Bayo Adedeji and Clinton Nnaemeka ATE Founder.

Wakanow’s Bayo Adedeji Says Africa’s Travel Sector Is “Wide Open” for Tech Disruption

Wakanow GCEO Bayo Adedeji told ATE 2026 that Africa's travel sector is wide open

byFatima Oladunni

June 27, 2026

Africa's Tech Ownership Gap

My Father’s Shadow Exposes Africa’s Tech Ownership Gap

My Father's Shadow made history at Cannes and the Oscars, but it competed as

byBetty Wangari

June 24, 2026

EU-Africa Mutual Opportunities

Europe–Africa: A Mutual Benefit and Impact Potential Analysis

A geopolitical and socio-economic assessment of how Europe and Africa can

byMuhammed Mustapha

June 24, 2026

EU-Africa job alliance

Europe Is Running Out of Workers. Africa Is Building the Companies That Could Fill the Gap.

Europe is set to lose a million workers a year through 2050, and Africa has the

byBolu Babalola

June 24, 2026

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Spiro Secures Additional $55M From NewTrails Capital, Pushing Round to $270M

Spiro has raised an additional $55 million from Chinese investor NewTrails

byBetty Wangari

June 23, 2026

Lesaka technologies

Lesaka Pushes Bank Zero Acquisition Deadline to 2027 as Regulators Stall

Lesaka Technologies has given itself another five months to close its R1

byBetty Wangari

June 19, 2026

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Zafiri Clean Energy Platform

DFIs and Philanthropies Back $176M Zafiri Clean Energy Platform

A consortium of IFC, the African Development Bank, the Rockefeller Foundation,

byBetty Wangari

June 19, 2026

NITDA Digital Literacy for All

Nigeria Targets 70% Digital Literacy by 2027 with New Strategic Roadmap

Nigeria has announced a strategic roadmap to achieve 70% digital literacy by

byBolu Babalola

June 18, 2026

Nigeria Launches FreeTV

Nigeria Launches FreeTV, a Nationwide Subscription-Free Digital TV Platform

Nigeria has launched FreeTV, a nationwide subscription-free digital television

byFatima Oladunni

June 18, 2026

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CBN Governor - Yemi Cardoso

CBN Orders Nigerian Fintechs to Split Their Payments Empires or Divest

Nigeria's Central Bank has ordered payment service holding companies to unbundle

byFatima Oladunni

June 17, 2026

Ripple

Ripple Buys Into Flutterwave to Open New Front in African Stablecoin Wars

Ripple has taken a strategic stake in Flutterwave, Nigeria's largest payments

byBolu Babalola

June 16, 2026

EmTech x Proparco x IFC

Proparco Anchors Morocco LP Position in EmTech’s New $60M Fund

Proparco, the private sector financing arm of France’s development agency

byBolu Babalola

June 16, 2026

MTN-FirstWatt

WATT and MTN Nigeria Partner on 34MW Renewable Energy Rollout for Telecom and EV

First WATT, a renewable energy infrastructure company, has signed a partnership

byFatima Oladunni

June 16, 2026

UK and Nigeria

UK Commits £15m to Accelerate Nigeria’s Digital and Economic Transformation

The United Kingdom has committed £15 million to support Nigeria’s digital

byBolu Babalola

June 16, 2026

Nigeria NIMC

Nigeria Targets NIMC’s Data Privacy Gaps With 4,000-Staff Training Push

Nigeria's National Identity Management Commission is training 4,000 staff on

byFatima Oladunni

June 16, 2026

ABH Prize 2026 Top 100

Africa’s Business Heroes 2026 Names Top 100 From 24,000 Applications

Africa's Business Heroes has named its largest-ever cohort of entrepreneurs for

byBetty Wangari

June 15, 2026

Ghana Bans Banks From Backing Crypto-Linked Dollar Accounts

Ghana's Bank of Ghana has ordered every bank, electronic money issuer, and

byBolu Babalola

June 15, 2026

MTN x Ant International

MTN and Ant International Partner to Transform MoMo Into a Super App — Nigeria Goes First

MTN Group Fintech and Ant International have signed a strategic partnership to

byBetty Wangari

June 10, 2026

Creditchek Team

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Nigeria

CreditChek Raises $600K to Fix East Africa’s Broken Credit Data Stack

byFatima Oladunni

June 10, 2026

MNT-Halan Hits $1.4bn Valuation as Egypt’s Biggest Bank Buys In

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Best Gadgets Solving Everyday Problems in Nigeria in 2026

Best Gadgets Solving Everyday Problems in Nigeria in 2026

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BNPL for Laptops in Nigeria

Consumer Tech

How Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Is Reshaping Nigeria’s Laptop Market

Nigeria's BNPL market hit $1

byFatima Oladunni

June 8, 2026

Funding for African founders

Top Funding and Grant Opportunities for African Businesses in June 2026

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Africa's Top Tech Events and Conferences in June 2026

Africa’s Top Tech Events and Conferences in June 2026

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Tablet vs Laptop in Nigeria 2026

Tablet vs. Laptop in Nigeria 2026: Which Device Actually Makes Sense?

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Best Laptops for Nigerian Freelancers in 2026: A No-Nonsense Guide

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Brass Banking Is Dead. Long Live Paystack MFB.

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