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News NigeriaJuly 16, 2025 From Lagos to Dubai: How Nigeria’s GITEX Global Partnership is Launching 300 Startups into the Stratosphere. GITEX Global, one of the world’s largest platforms for technology and byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJuly 15, 2025 Benue’s Digital Awakening: How Nigeria’s Food Basket is Becoming a Tech Hub. In the heart of Nigeria’s Middle Belt, where the Benue River winds through byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJuly 11, 2025 MTN Nigeria Launches Pan-African “Cloud Accelerator” to Empower Startup Ecosystems. MTN Nigeria, Africa’s telecommunications giant, just launched what might byFatima Oladunni
News Rest of the World StartupJuly 10, 2025 LemFi targets Egypt’s $20.6B remittance goldmine as fintech wars heat up in North Africa. LemFi, the London-based fintech startup that’s been quietly building one byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 9, 2025 Smart Africa unveils unified AI policy framework to help 70% of African nations without AI strategies. At the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, pan-African organization Smart Africa byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 9, 2025 Nigeria NCC Launches New Licensing Framework for International Messaging Services. Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator has introduced a new licensing byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJuly 9, 2025 Nigerian invest-tech Bamboo crosses borders to democratize investing for South Africans. Nigeria’s Bamboo has officially launched in South Africa, bringing byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 7, 2025 Nigeria Partners with AWS Academy to Transform Digital Education: Free Cloud Computing Training for Students and Educators. Federal Ministry of Education launches groundbreaking initiative to bridge byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 4, 2025 NUC and AFD Launch €38M Blueprint-ICT-Dev Project to Transform Nigerian Universities. French government backs ambitious digital transformation initiative targeting 10 byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 4, 2025 CAC Launches AI-Powered Business Registration Portal, Targets 30-Minute Registration Process. Nigeria's Corporate Affairs Commission revolutionizes business registration with byFatima Oladunni
