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News NigeriaSeptember 4, 2024 Binance Seeks Resolution with Nigeria, Requests Gambaryan’s Release. Binance, a major cryptocurrency exchange, recently made headlines as it appealed byFausat Abiola
News NigeriaAugust 29, 2024 Binance Condemns Nigeria’s Regulatory Actions. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has abruptly ceased byFausat Abiola
News NigeriaAugust 29, 2024 NCC Issues a Final Deadline for NIN-SIM Linkage and Warns of Strict Penalties The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has set September 14, 2024, as the byFausat Abiola
Africa App NewsAugust 28, 2024 Kenya’s Sukhiba raises $1.5m seed extension to scale WhatsApp-based e-commerce in emerging markets Kenya’s Sukhiba, a conversational commerce platform leveraging WhatsApp, byFausat Abiola
Africa Consumer Tech NewsAugust 28, 2024 Wasoko and MaxAB Complete Historic Merger, Pioneering a New Era in African B2B E-Commerce. In a landmark event for Africa’s tech industry, Kenya’s Wasoko and Egypt’s MaxAB byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsAugust 22, 2024 12 startups named finalists of Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The Ecobank Fintech Challenge has announced its 12 finalists for the 2024 byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsAugust 21, 2024 AfDB Invests $10 Million in KawiSafi Fund II to Drive Africa’s Clean Energy Revolution. The KawiSafi Fund II, a venture capital fund dedicated to supporting African byFausat Abiola
News NigeriaAugust 21, 2024 Vesti Expands into India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh to Empower Global Migrants Vesti, a leading Migration-as-a-Service startup, is set to broaden its reach byFausat Abiola
