CBN
Banking Cryptocurrency

Access Bank, GTB Begin Closure of Crypto Accounts

Following the recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to banks to close all crypto accounts in its

d.light
Renewable Energy

Kenyan-based SunCulture Secures $11m Debt Facility to Expand Solar Irrigation Across SSA

SunCulture, a solar irrigation company based in Nairobi has secured an $11 million debt facility from SunFunder, a fund manager

MTN Nigeria
MTN Telecom

MTN Earns $121m From Selling its 20% Stake in BICS

MTN sold its 20% minority stake in Belgacom International Carrier Services (BICS), a company specialized in the provision of mobile

Loan
Ecommerce Loans

How Loans Provided Facilitated Bulk Purchase and Improved My Business Workforce — Jumoke Akinsanya

Jumia seller and owner of Deeski.com, Jumoke Akinsanaya has lauded the ecommerce lending platform for helping expand her business. Akinsanya

Sakneen
Funding Investment PropertyTech Venture Capital

Egyptian PropertyTech Startup, Sakneen Raises $1.1m

Sakneen, an Egyptian property tech startup, has secured $1.1 million in a seed round led by Algebra Ventures. The round

Skynamo
Acquisition

SA’s Skynamo Acquires mSeller, a Leading Mobile Sales Application in the UK

Skynamo, a market leader in field sales management technology, has acquired UK mobile field sales technology provider, mSeller, to grow

BVN
Government RegTech

Pantami Pushes For BVN To Be Replaced With NIN

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has disclosed that he pushing for the Bank Verification Number

Cyber Heroines
Cyber security Report Women

Cyber Heroines: Changing the Future For African Girls

More than 445 teachers from 14 African countries uncover the route to technology and cybersecurity careers for African girls Only

CBN
Cryptocurrency

CBN’s Order To Banks To Immediately Close All Crypto Accounts Shows That Nigeria Is Being Governed By Technophobic Leaders

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a rather surprising and shocking move has ordered banks, non-bank institutions, and other

Apollo Agriculture
AgricTech Funding Venture Capital

AgroCenta Secures $790k Pre-Series A Funding to Scale its Agri-tech Ecosystem and Secure Crop Purchases From Smallholder Farmers

AgroCenta, an agritech startup that blends cutting edge digital innovation with traditional on the ground operations to transform the lives