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News Nigeria StartupJune 24, 2025 Sabi Lays Off 20% of Staff as It Pivots Toward Commodity Exports and Global Traceability Nigerian B2B commerce platform Sabi has laid off approximately 20% of its byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJune 23, 2025 PaidHR Raises $1.8M Seed Funding to Revolutionize Payroll and HR Management in Africa. Nigerian startup PaidHR has secured $1 byFatima Oladunni
Fintech News Nigeria StartupJune 23, 2025 Nigerian Fintech Startup Hizo Raises $100,000 to Simplify Intra-African Money Transfers. Lagos-based fintech startup Hizo has raised $100,000 in a friends-and-family byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJune 23, 2025 Sanlam and Allianz Launch SanlamAllianz Nigeria to Transform Africa’s Insurance Landscape. Sanlam, Africa’s largest non-banking financial services provider, and Allianz, byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJune 18, 2025 DisrupTech Ventures Backs Nigerian Agri-Fintech Startup Winich Farms in First Pan-African Investment. DisrupTech Ventures, one of Egypt’s leading early-stage fintech venture capital byFatima Oladunni
Africa News NigeriaJune 18, 2025 Orange Middle East & Africa Partners with risingSUD to Accelerate African Startups in Southern France. Orange Middle East and Africa has signed a strategic three-year partnership with byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJune 13, 2025 GITEX Nigeria 2025: Call for Startup Applications Now Open. Nigerian startups now have the opportunity to showcase their innovation on a byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJune 4, 2025 Kenya Approves Moniepoint’s Acquisition of Sumac Microfinance Bank, Boosting Fintech Expansion in East Africa. The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has officially approved Moniepoint byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJune 4, 2025 Nigeria Launches AI Scaling Hub to Accelerate Responsible AI Development with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy in byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJune 2, 2025 Federal Government Launches Digital Inclusion Pilot Project in Ibwa Community, Gwagwalada The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially launched its rural digital byFatima Oladunni
