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 NigeriaOctober 3, 2024 Omolara Sanni’s Middleman Wins Wetech PitchHER Contest. Omolara Sanni, Co-founder of Middleman, emerged as the winner of the Wetech byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaSeptember 28, 2024 Tinubu Proposes Amendments to Include Foreigners in Nigeria’s NIN and Tax System The Federal Executive Council (FEC) is pushing for an amendment to the National byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaSeptember 28, 2024 Risevest Shuts Down Virtual Card Service Amid Industry Challenges. Nigerian investment solutions platform, Risevest, has informed its users of the byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaSeptember 26, 2024 Tespire secures funding to expand data-driven education in Nigeria. Nigerian ed-tech startup Tespire has successfully raised an undisclosed amount byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsSeptember 25, 2024 Gozem to Launch Mobile Money Service in Togo in Partnership with NSIA Banque. West African super app Gozem has announced the upcoming launch of its fintech byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsSeptember 25, 2024 Ampersand Partners with CrossBoundary Energy to Power Electric Motorbikes with Solar Energy in Nairobi. E-mobility startup Ampersand has partnered with CrossBoundary Energy to power byFatima Oladunni
Events NewsSeptember 18, 2024 CyBlack Conference 2024 Celebrates Inclusion as a Catalyst for Growth in Cybersecurity. The inaugural CyBlack Conference 2024, held on August 22, 2024, at the GM byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsSeptember 14, 2024 10 Startups Pitching at NBA Africa’s Triple-Double Demo Day. NBA Africa has announced the ten startups from seven African countries selected byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaSeptember 11, 2024 Rise Expands to East Africa with Hisa Acquisition. Nigerian fintech firm Rise has acquired Kenyan investment platform Hisa, byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaSeptember 10, 2024 Federal Government Launches N100 Million AI Fund to Boost Nigerian Startups. The Nigerian government has taken a significant step towards fostering byFatima Oladunni
