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Sim Shagaya’s 9 Companies That Changed Nigeria’s Tech Industry
There are few names in Nigeria’s tech space that carry the weight of lived experience the way Sim…
Family Bank Secures Regulatory Approval for Nairobi Securities Exchange Listing
In a significant milestone for Kenya’s financial sector, Family Bank has finally obtained approval for its long-anticipated listing…
South African-Born Billionaire Named Los Angeles’ Richest Man at $8.4 Billion
Patrick Soon-Shiong did not grow up imagining he would one day be the wealthiest person in one of…
MTN Foundation Seeks Stakeholder Collaboration Amid Rising Drug Abuse Among 360,000 Enugu Youths
A crisis hiding in plain sight is now impossible to ignore. The United Nations Office on Drugs and…
Airtel Africa CEO Sunil Taldar Receives ₦1.5 Billion Bonus as Profit Soars 147%
Sunil Taldar, the Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Africa, has walked away with a total compensation package worth…
BUA Group Chairman Abdul Samad Rabiu Acquires $80M Bombardier Global 8000 Private Jet
Nigerian industrialist and billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu has significantly upgraded his corporate aviation capabilities with the acquisition of…
NCC Investigates Telcos’ Claims of Compensation for 75 Million Subscribers Affected by Poor Network Service
Nigeria’s telecom regulator is not taking the word of mobile network operators at face value. The Nigerian Communications…
CreditChek Secures $600,000 Funding to Scale Credit Data Services in East Africa.
Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem has produced yet another milestone worth paying attention to. CreditChek, a Nigerian credit data infrastructure…
Kenyan Startup Terrafy Selected for MassChallenge Switzerland Accelerator
Kenya’s growing reputation as a hotbed of tech innovation has received another boost, with Nairobi-based startup Terrafy securing…
Blnk Secures $37M to Serve Egypt’s Underserved Credit Market
Egyptian fintech startup Blnk has closed a $37.1 million funding round as it doubles down on its mission…