BII Invests $15M in Starsight Energy: Why Mezzanine Debt for Nigerian Solar Companies Signals That Clean Energy Financing Is Finally Maturing Beyond Donor Grants On March 16, 2026, British International Investment committed $15 million in byBolu BabalolaMarch 18, 2026
Windhoek Launches Accelerate36: Can Namibia Build Africa’s Next Startup Hub By Listing Founders on the Stock Exchange? On March 17, 2026, Namibia unveiled Accelerate36—an ambitious initiative to byBetty WangariMarch 18, 2026
EIB Commits €40M to Speedinvest’s €200M Africa Fund: Why Vienna Becoming a New Fundraising Corridor Matters More Than the Money On March 16, 2026, EIB Global committed €40 million to Speedinvest's first byBetty WangariMarch 17, 2026
Nigeria’s iDICE Tech Fund Finally Lands With a $729K Startup Grant: Three Years, $618M Pledged, and the First Check Is ₦1 Billion for 100 Founders Three years after Nigeria launched one of Africa's most ambitious digital byFatima OladunniMarch 17, 2026
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
News Nigeria StartupAugust 19, 2025 Flutterwave doubles profit margins in H1 2025 as Africa’s fintech darling pivots to sustainable growth. Flutterwave, Africa’s most valuable payments company, is finally proving byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaAugust 18, 2025 How IHS Nigeria and NCMM Are Building Africa’s First Digital Museum of Ancient Artifacts. In a gleaming conference room in Lagos, Olugbile Holloway carefully examines a byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaAugust 18, 2025 Nigeria declares war on telecom infrastructure attacks as cyber threats surge. Nigeria’s telecom regulator is mobilizing a national defense strategy to byFatima Oladunni
Africa News NigeriaAugust 14, 2025 Joint Innovation Facility (JIF): €250,000 Non-Dilutive Funding for Africa-Europe Climate Innovation. The European Union has launched a groundbreaking €250,000 funding initiative byBetty Wangari
News NigeriaAugust 14, 2025 Google Bets Big on Nigeria: New “Build with AI” Program Set to Create Africa’s First Generation of AI-Native Developers. In a strategic move that could reshape Africa’s technological landscape, byFatima Oladunni
