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News NigeriaOctober 6, 2025 SMEDAN Partners with CAC to Offer Free Business Registration for 250,000 Nigerian MSMEs. In a country where the hustle is real but the paperwork is daunting, the Small byMuhammed Mustapha
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News NigeriaSeptember 18, 2025 MTN Nigeria Secures NCC Approval to Lease Spectrum from T2 Mobile. MTN Nigeria has received regulatory approval from the Nigerian Communications byFatima Oladunni
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
