Nigeria Just Collected ₦7.2 Billion in Data Privacy Penalties—And It’s Just Getting Started While Silicon Valley debates AI ethics and Brussels refines GDPR, Nigeria has byFatima OladunniFebruary 10, 2026
This Self-Funded Travel Startup Wants You to Plan Trips by Budget, Not Destination—And Lagos Taught Them Why Most travel apps start with “Where do you want to go? byGuest PostFebruary 10, 2026
Google Opens Applications for Accelerator Africa Cohort 10—Now It’s an AI Research Lab, Not Just a Startup Program After nearly a decade of backing African startups, Google is fundamentally byFatima OladunniFebruary 9, 2026
SouthWest Innovation & Tech Co. Launches Inaugural Pre-Accelerator, Backing 28 African Deep Tech Startups Nigeria’s innovation landscape just got a structural upgrade byFatima OladunniFebruary 6, 2026
Africa NewsMay 29, 2024 Copia Kenya’s parent company enters administration after funding failure. B2C e-commerce company Copia Global, the parent company of Copia Kenya, has byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 28, 2024 MPOST launches digital e-P.O.Box system in Rwanda. East African digital postal service MPOST has officially launched its e-P byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 27, 2024 Egyptian e-commerce platform OneOrder secures $16 million series A. Egyptian startup OneOrder, a pioneering tech-enabled supplier and wholesale byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 27, 2024 Canadian travel booking platform Busbud acquires South Africa’s Ratality. South African company Ratality, a leading provider of revenue management byBolu Babalola
News Rest of the WorldMay 24, 2024 David Cohen returns as Techstars CEO, after Maëlle Gavet’s departure. David Cohen, co-founder of Techstars, has announced his return as Chief byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 23, 2024 AfriLabs partners with Vault Hill to accelerate tech innovation across Africa and the Middle East. African hubs network AfriLabs and UAE-based blockchain company Vault Hill have byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 23, 2024 Microsoft to invest $1 billion in Kenyan data center after Lagos closure. Tech giant Microsoft has announced a groundbreaking partnership with G42, the byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMay 17, 2024 Nigeria’s central bank greenlights 14 new money transfer services to boost dollar inflows. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced on Wednesday that it has granted byBolu Babalola
EventsMay 15, 2024 Bells University of Technology to Host Student Leadership Summit. The Southwest Leadership Summit, themed “Role of Leaders in the 21st byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMay 15, 2024 Twitter User Alleges Unpaid Wages by Bloc Founder and CEO. An X account user by the username @tweetsbyAmaka posted a detailed thread byBolu Babalola
