Kobo360
Entrepreneurship Leadership Logistics

Co-Founder & CEO of Kobo360, Obi Ozor Featured in Fortune’s 40 Under 40 List

Obi Ozor, Group CEO and Co-Founder of African technology-enabled logistics startup, Kobo360, has been named in Fortune’s prestigious annual 40

Obinna Ukwuani
Africa Appointment Leadership

Obinna Ukwuani Becomes Bank of Kigali’s Chief Digital Officer

Obinna Ukwuani, an ex-Paystack executive, has been appointed as the chief digital officer at the Bank of Kigali in Rwanda.

MFS Africa
Money Transfer Partnership Payment

MFS Africa Partners With PaySii to Make African Remittances More Affordable

MFS Africa, an African cross-border payments firm, has partnered with global money transfer startup PaySii to help facilitate remittances in

Africa Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Flying Doctors to Establish $1Bn Fund to Support Africa’s Health Care Needs

Flying Doctors, a Nigerian Healthcare Investment Company firm has disclosed plans to establish a $1 billion fund to invest in health

Optimus
Banking Business

Union Systems Launches Nigeria’s First Multibank Trade Finance Portal, Optimus

Union Systems Limited, a leading financial technology company, has announced the launch of its new product, Optimus, the first multibank

Healthlane
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Digital Horizon Invests in Nigerian Health Startup Healthlane

Digital Horizon venture fund has invested in Y Combinator alumnus Healthlane, the startup focusing on modern, online consultations for local

Nestlé
Appointment Leadership

Nestlé Central and West Africa Region Appoints New CEO

Nestlé has appointed Mauricio Alarcon as the new Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Central and West Africa Ltd, effective September

Resolution Social Venture Challenge
Africa Entertainment Social Entrepreneurship

13 Next-Generation African Leaders Announced as Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge

Thirteen teams of a total of 25 emerging African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the 2020 Resolution

Ecobank
Banking Fintech Technology

Ecobank Group’s Pan-African Banking Sandbox is Live

After a successful pilot run with select Fintechs in early 2020, the Pan-African Banking Sandbox of Ecobank Group is now live and

NIMC
Digital Government

Buhari Approves Transfer of NIMC to Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications