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News Rest of the WorldJanuary 15, 2024 Global Mobile App Spending Reaches $171bn in 2023, Driven By Social Apps And Creators. In 2023, global mobile app spending surged to a remarkable $171 billion, as byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJanuary 15, 2024 Kenyan Startup Badili Secures Seed Funding From E3 Capital. Kenyan startup Badili, a re-commerce platform specializing in refurbished byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 15, 2024 Lapaire Eyecare in Ivory Coast Raises $3M for African Expansion. Ivory Coast-based eyecare startup Lapaire secures $3 million in equity funding byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJanuary 10, 2024 EIB invests $30m in Seedstars Africa to foster innovation across the continent. Seedstars Africa Ventures secures a $30 million equity investment from the byMuhammed Mustapha
News Rest of the WorldJanuary 10, 2024 The GPT Store From OpenAI is Now Open For Business. On Wednesday, OpenAI launched the GPT Store, an app store for specialized AI byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 9, 2024 CBN Directs Banks And Mobile Money Operators To Revalidate Customers’ BVN By January 31. As of December 1, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a circular byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 9, 2024 Digital Portal for Passport Booking, Renewal, and Visa Applications Launched By Ministry of Interior and Nigeria Immigration Service. The Nigerian Immigration Service, under the Ministry of Interior, has introduced byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 9, 2024 Babatunde Irukera Removed as CEO of FCCPC by the President. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has removed Babatunde Irukera from his position byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 9, 2024 GLO and MTN’s Interconnect Charges Debt Dispute Persists. On Monday, January 8, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) announced the byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJanuary 8, 2024 YC-Backed Nigerian Fintech Cleva, Raises $1.5M Pre-Seed Funding. Nigerian fintech startup Cleva is potentially the inaugural African company to byMuhammed Mustapha
