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News NigeriaJanuary 22, 2026 Applications Open for Startup World Cup May Showdown in Abuja Africa’s vibrant startup ecosystem is gearing up for a major international byFatima Oladunni
Africa News NigeriaJanuary 21, 2026 African Impact Challenge Opens Cohort 6: $25,000 CAD, Toronto Residency, and Four Tracks to Transform African Innovation The gatekeepers of African innovation just opened their doors again byBolu Babalola
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Africa NewsJanuary 19, 2026 Uganda Restores Internet Access Following 2026 Elections: What It Means for East Africa’s Digital Future After nearly 100 hours offline and billions in economic losses, Uganda's byBetty Wangari
Africa News NigeriaJanuary 16, 2026 Nigeria Leaps 31 Places in Global AI Readiness: From Policy to Infrastructure, Africa’s Giant Is Building for Scale Nigeria has climbed from 103rd to 72nd in the Oxford Government AI Readiness byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 14, 2026 Meta Loses Landmark Case as Lagos Court Awards $25,000 to Femi Falana A Lagos High Court has struck a decisive blow against Big Tech's "mere platform" byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 14, 2026 Paystack Expands Beyond Payments with Microfinance Bank for Nigerian Businesses Paystack, the Nigeria-founded payments company acquired by Stripe in 2020, has byFatima Oladunni
Africa News NigeriaJanuary 12, 2026 Terrahaptix Raises $11.8M to Scale Homegrown Drones for Africa’s Security Challenges. An Abuja-based drone manufacturer is drawing serious attention from Silicon byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria Rest of the WorldJanuary 7, 2026 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 Babalola
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