News NCC lifts SIM registration ban in Nigeria After four months of suspension, the NCC lifts SIM card registration ban in Nigeria.
Spotlight Nigerians lament following the NCC's SIM registration ban The NCC banned SIM card registrations in December 2020 This story highlights Nigerians post ban experiences.
News Piggvest and uduX to democratize investment in Musician's project Music streaming app, uduX launched PopRev to allow fans invest and make profit in musician's project.
News Twitter launches its first African office in Ghana Twitter has set up its first African office in Ghana, 18 months after Jack Dorsey's visit to Africa.
News Why CBN banned BVN validation for non-bank financial institutions The CBN has banned fintechs and non-bank financial institutions from providing BVN validation service. In this story, we explore reasons behind the ban.
Spotlight Mobile fraud up by 330% in Nigeria, says NIBSS Here are three key insights from the recently released Financial Services Fraud report from NIBSS.
News NIBSS to unify QR codes for payment in Nigeria with NQR The Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement Systems PLC (NIBSS) launched the Nigeria Quick Response Code (NQR). In this story, we compare the NQR and PoS features.
News What Teju Ajani's appointment means for Apple in Nigeria Apple has appointed Teju Ajani as the Country Managing Director for Nigeria. In this story, we highlight what this entails for Apple and Nigerians.
Spotlight CVLoft, the resume writing platform is set to leverage AI to connect African youth with jobs From tweeting about job openings to creating an innovative full-service platform for job seekers and employers in Africa to connect.
Spotlight IWD 2021: Celebrating African women while shining the light on women-focused opportunities For #IWD2021, we feature five women doing amazing things in Africa. Also, we curate women-focused organisations for ladies in Africa to be a part of.
Spotlight Spotify's expansion and the short history of music distribution in Nigeria Spotify is expanding to Nigeria. This piece shines a light on the history of music distribution and the advent of streaming platforms in Nigeria.
Spotlight Endeavor Nigeria’s MD/CEO steps down, moves to Endeavor Mentor program Endeavor Nigeria’s MD and CEO, Eloho Omame, has stepped down. She will transition to Endeavor Mentor program, while Tosin Faniro-Dada takes her place.
News FirstCheck Africa wants to bridge the funding gap for women in Africa FirstCheck Africa will invest $25,000 in six early-stage female founders, in exchange for equity.
News Legal Trunk set to provide startups with low-cost, high-quality legal support Legal Trunk is a technology platform providing instant access to legal advisory services to entrepreneurs and startups in Nigeria and the USA.
Spotlight Ventures Park and the evolution of co-working spaces in Nigeria Ventures Park is a co-working space in Nigeria. The space affords startups access to work independently, collaborate, network, and build their dreams.
News Cowrywise raises $3 million pre-Series A round from Quona Capital With this $3 million round led by Quona Capital, Cowrywise becomes one of the few startups in Nigeria to have raised a pre-series A round.
Spotlight Insights on AR/VR Industry in Nigeria; Past, Present, and Future Virtual (VR) and Augmented (AR) reality have been herald as the next big thing since it gained prominence globally in 2016 with the success of VR gears like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Playstation VR and Google's Daydream.
News Echelon Capital to invest $1 million in early-stage startups, calls for applications. Echelon Capital is looking to invest millions of dollars in African tech and non-tech startups, beginning with a $1 million rolling fund.
Spotlight Selar: From Tony Elumelu's TEF $10,000 grant to ₦100 million in revenue At the heart of it, Selar is an e-commerce store builder that allows creators to sell digital products and services like; e-books, music, courses, and training, etc., across borders.
