News Klasha is building borderless payments for commerce in Africa Klasha simplifies borderless payments for commerce in Africa. The company recently launched in Nigeria to deepen its reach.
Spotlight 10 Nigerian venture firms and their portfolio companies Despite the overwhelming amount of foreign funding, Nigerian investors were responsible for nearly one-third of the investments in Nigerian startups.
News Kenya's e-commerce to grow by 94% by the end of 2021, says PayU Here are insights from PayU's report on e-commerce in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.
News Stalkerware affects 1 in 100 mobile users in Kenya and Nigeria Unlike malware, stalkerware is a more personal crime that has life and death consequences for the individual affected.
News Why Uber and Bolt Nigeria drivers went on strike Uber and Bolt drivers commenced a week-long strike in Nigeria. This story shares insight on the reasons behind the strike and how it affects Nigerians.
Spotlight How Whispa Health is creating safe, stigma-free access to sexual health services for Africans While treating sex as a taboo subject has not stopped Nigerians from doing the deed, it has created a culture where sexual health and education, by extension, are grossly ignored.
Spotlight 10 Nifty tools built by Nigerians Nifty tools are applications, websites, or online resources that people leverage to complete tasks faster. In this story, we reviewed ten nifty tools built by Nigerians.
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 Jobberman partners eTrade Alliance to grow Nigeria's e-commerce sector Jobberman is partnering the USAID funded Alliance for eTrade Development II (eTrade Alliance) to help develop Nigeria's thriving e-commerce industry.
News Savyt, new digital savings and investment app comes out of beta Savyt is a digital savings and investment app that wants to help Nigerians earn better returns on their savings and investments.
News Sparkle Business wants to help SMEs in Nigeria grow Digital bank, Sparkle, has launched Sparkle business to provide SMEs in Nigeria with products and services that will scale their business globally.
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.
Opinion How to handle crisis communication - insights from Nigerian tech brands For businesses, crisis is unavoidable. It can stem from anywhere either within the brand or outside of it
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 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.
News Kwik Delivery expands; adds 4-wheelers to its delivery service Kwik Delivery is adding 4-wheel vehicles to its delivery service. The company will hence offer last-mile delivery of large items to its users.
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 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.
News Nigeria's SEC issues press release; backs CBN restrictions on crypto trade The SEC's press release, which can be seen on its website, attempts to answer questions of conflict between the SEC's stance and that of the CBN on cryptocurrency.
News Nigeria’s Fintech startup “Moyalo” wants to be the Uber of savings Moyalo is a new web app that enables users to join a group of five or nine others to meet short-term savings goals.
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.
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.
