Enugu’s Quiet Tech Takeover: Can Nigeria’s Southeast Become the Continent’s Next Lagos or Nairobi? With 53,000 people at its tech festival, $50M in startup funding facilitated, byFatima OladunniMarch 4, 2026
Big Tech Must Pay Up: ECOWAS’ Emerging Strategy to Force Fair Compensation for African News in the AI Training Era While OpenAI pays Western publishers $1-5M annually for training data, African byBolu BabalolaMarch 4, 2026
The Great 2026 Consolidation Wave: Why Africa’s Tech Ecosystem Is About to Birth Its First Super-Conglomerates 67 M&A deals closed in 2025—a 72% increase byBetty WangariMarch 4, 2026
MTN Nigeria’s ₦5.2 Trillion Revenue Is 10% of the Federal Budget — And a Wake-Up Call for Everyone Who Calls Africa “Too Risky” Opinion: One company in Nigeria generated more revenue than all 36 states byBolu BabalolaMarch 3, 2026
News Nigeria StartupMarch 27, 2025 Nigerian Startup Payhippo Rebrands to Rivy After Raising $4M to Scale Clean Energy Financing. Nigerian fintech startup Payhippo has rebranded to Rivy following the successful byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 25, 2025 OADC to Expand Lagos Data Centre to 24MW by 2027 with $240M Investment. Open Access Data Centres (OADC), a subsidiary of the WIOCC Group, has unveiled byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 25, 2025 Nigerian Telecom Operators Consider Shift to Regional Pricing Model at PIAFo 2025 in Lagos. At the 7th edition of the Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) held in byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 25, 2025 NDPC and DKIPPI Sign MoU to Strengthen Data Protection in Nigeria. The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has signed a Memorandum of byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 25, 2025 Vice President Shettima Welcomes Visa’s Investment in Nigeria’s Digital Economy. Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima has welcomed Visa Inc byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 20, 2025 Nigerian Senate Moves to Amend Data Protection Act, Mandating Social Media Platforms to Establish Local Offices. The Nigerian Senate has taken a significant step towards strengthening data byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMarch 19, 2025 GIIG Partners with SparkRockets to Launch AI-Powered Business Validation Platform. The Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG) has announced a strategic byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupMarch 19, 2025 Senegal’s Eyone Wins Africa’s Business Heroes 2025, Secures $300,000 Prize. Senegalese e-health startup Eyone has been crowned the winner of the Africa’s byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMarch 19, 2025 Ghana and Turkey Explore Cybersecurity and Innovation Collaboration. Ghana and Turkey have initiated discussions on cybersecurity and digital byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMarch 17, 2025 Applications Open for the 15th Edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa. Applications are now open for the 15th edition of the Orange Social Venture byFatima Oladunni
