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Sterling Bank Partners Thunes to Enable Instant, Zero-Fee Remittances for 17 Million Nigerians Abroad Singapore-based payments unicorn integrates Nigerian bank into its Direct Global byBolu BabalolaJanuary 7, 2026
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Fintech News Nigeria StartupSeptember 15, 2025 Nigerian Fintech Kredete Secures $22M Series A to Revolutionize Cross-Border Finance for African Diaspora. Nigerian fintech startup Kredete has closed a substantial $22 million Series A byFatima Oladunni
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News NigeriaSeptember 6, 2025 NASENI Launches N250 Million “Innovate Naija” Challenge to Transform Local Inventions into Global Solutions. Nigeria’s innovation landscape just got a massive upgrade with the launch byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaSeptember 1, 2025 Nigeria Accelerates Digital Government Vision with Korea Partnership Training Program. 438 civil servants across federal agencies receive intensive digital byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaAugust 28, 2025 Nigeria’s Telecom Transformation: Record Data Surge Amid Subscriber Decline. The Nigerian telecommunications landscape is experiencing a fascinating paradox byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaAugust 27, 2025 CBN Mandates GPS Tracking for All PoS Devices: 4 Million Terminals Must Comply Within 60 Days. Nigeria’s Central Bank has issued a sweeping directive that will byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaAugust 25, 2025 Nigeria’s Data Protection Commission Strengthens Partnership with UN World Food Programme on Data Privacy. In a significant move to enhance data protection standards across international byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaAugust 25, 2025 Nigeria Launches Phase 2 of Creative Economy Development Fund, Targeting SMEs and MSMEs. The Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy (FMACTCE) byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaAugust 21, 2025 Lagos State Innovation Bill Proposes $100M+ Research & Development Innovation Fund to Transform Tech Ecosystem. The Lagos State Innovation Bill has introduced a groundbreaking proposal for the byFatima Oladunni
Africa News NigeriaAugust 19, 2025 MEST Opens Applications for $50K Fintech Challenge Across 9 African Markets. The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has announced the byBolu Babalola
