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Wasoko-MaxAB Is Quietly Purging Its Founder DNA — And Betting Everything on Fintech A year after Africa's biggest B2B merger, the growth-at-all-costs founders are byBetty WangariFebruary 24, 2026
Anthropic Just Accused DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax of Running a $450 Million Heist — Using 24,000 Fake Accounts In the most detailed public accusation of AI model theft to date, Anthropic says byBolu BabalolaFebruary 24, 2026
Your February Funding Cheat Sheet: 13 Accelerators African Startups Can Still Apply To Before March From Tony Elumelu's $5K grants to Google's $350K cloud credits, here's every byFatima OladunniFebruary 23, 2026
News NigeriaJuly 4, 2025 NUC and AFD Launch €38M Blueprint-ICT-Dev Project to Transform Nigerian Universities. French government backs ambitious digital transformation initiative targeting 10 byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 3, 2025 NCC Officially Commissions Renovated Digital Industrial Park in Kano. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially commissioned its byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 2, 2025 MTN Nigeria Invests ₦3 Billion in 3MTT Programme to Build Nigeria’s Tech Talent Pipeline. Building Africa's largest technical talent accelerator through strategic byFatima Oladunni
Africa News ReportsJune 26, 2025 AFC’s 2025 State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report Highlights Digital Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Economic Transformation. The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), in collaboration with key partners, has byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 25, 2025 Vice President Shettima Welcomes Visa’s Investment in Nigeria’s Digital Economy. Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima has welcomed Visa Inc byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 3, 2025 Airtel Africa Strengthens Commitment to Nigeria’s Digital Transformation. Nigeria’s digital economy continues to lead Africa’s digitization efforts, and byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 24, 2025 AfDB and USTDA Reinforce Collaboration to Improve Infrastructure in Africa The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the U byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 24, 2025 WIOCC & Nigeria’s FMCIDE Team Up for Digital Economy Growth. WIOCC Group, a leading provider of digital infrastructure and connectivity byFatima Oladunni
