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Nigeria Targets 70% Digital Literacy by 2027 with New Strategic Roadmap Nigeria has announced a strategic roadmap to achieve 70% digital literacy by byBolu BabalolaJune 18, 2026
Nigeria Launches FreeTV, a Nationwide Subscription-Free Digital TV Platform Nigeria has launched FreeTV, a nationwide subscription-free digital television byFatima OladunniJune 18, 2026
News NigeriaJune 18, 2026 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
Fintech News NigeriaJune 16, 2026 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
Africa NewsJune 16, 2026 Proparco Anchors Morocco LP Position in EmTech’s New $60M Fund Proparco, the private sector financing arm of France’s development agency byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJune 16, 2026 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
Africa NewsJune 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
Africa News StartupJune 10, 2026 MNT-Halan Hits $1.4bn Valuation as Egypt’s Biggest Bank Buys In Egypt's first fintech unicorn MNT-Halan has raised a new funding round led by Al byBolu Babalola
EventsJune 5, 2026 Africa’s Top Tech Events and Conferences in June 2026 Major conferences define Africa's tech calendar in June 2026 — the Africa byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJune 2, 2026 Brass Banking Is Dead. Long Live Paystack MFB. Nigeria's most closely watched fintech rescue story reaches its final chapter — byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJune 1, 2026 Nigeria’s Startup Funding Fell 28% in Q1 — and Egypt Just Lapped It Nigeria raised $78 byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMay 25, 2026 Nigeria Launches GovGuideNigeria, an AI Platform for Government Services Nigeria’s Federal Government launched GovGuideNigeria on Thursday, May 21 byBolu Babalola
