Now Open: Founders Fund Africa Opens $50K Creative Economy Accelerator Founders Fund Africa, backed by Chocolate City Group, Argentil Capital 2 minute read
Nigeria Crosses $250 Million Startup Funding Mark For First Time Since 2022 Nigerian startups raised $254 million in H1 2026, crossing the $250 million mark 3 minute read
Court Upholds FCCPC’s Power To Regulate Nigeria’s Digital Lending Market A Lagos Federal High Court has dismissed WASPAN's challenge to FCCPC's digital 3 minute read
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Now Open: Founders Fund Africa Opens $50K Creative Economy Accelerator Founders Fund Africa, backed by Chocolate City Group, Argentil Capital byBolu BabalolaJuly 22, 2026
Nigeria Crosses $250 Million Startup Funding Mark For First Time Since 2022 Nigerian startups raised $254 million in H1 2026, crossing the $250 million mark byBolu BabalolaJuly 21, 2026
Court Upholds FCCPC’s Power To Regulate Nigeria’s Digital Lending Market A Lagos Federal High Court has dismissed WASPAN's challenge to FCCPC's digital byFatima OladunniJuly 21, 2026
South Africa Wants Every SIM Card To Become A Digital ID South Africa is overhauling SIM card registration to introduce real-time byBetty WangariJuly 21, 2026
News Nigeria StartupJuly 9, 2025 Nigerian invest-tech Bamboo crosses borders to democratize investing for South Africans. Nigeria’s Bamboo has officially launched in South Africa, bringing byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJuly 4, 2025 $22,000 SUPERNOVA CHALLENGE Opens at GITEX NIGERIA: Bold Startups Compete for Global Recognition. The highly anticipated SUPERNOVA CHALLENGE at GITEX NIGERIA is now accepting byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 2, 2025 Nigerian Telecom Operators Suspend SIM Services Due to NIMC Identity Platform Migration. Telecommunications operators across Nigeria have temporarily suspended several 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 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 StartupApril 21, 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator Africa 2025 Now Open for Applications. Google has officially opened applications for the 2025 cohort of its Google for byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupMarch 27, 2025 Nigerian Startup Payhippo Rebrands to Rivy After Raising $4M to Scale Clean Energy Financing. Nigerian fintech startup Payhippo has rebranded to Rivy following the successful byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 20, 2025 Nigerian Senate Moves to Amend Data Protection Act, Mandating Social Media Platforms to Establish Local Offices. The Nigerian Senate has taken a significant step towards strengthening data 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
