OKO
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

African-focused Insurtech Startup, OKO Raises $1.2m to Bring Innovative Insurance to Smallholder Farmers Across Africa

OKO, an Insurtech start-up that provides inclusive agricultural insurance to secure farmers’ income across Africa, has closed a seed investment

digital
Fintech Partnership Payment

Affordable Digital Banking to Revolutionise Price-sensitive East African Payments Market

In a region still dominated by cash and mobile money options, like M-Pesa, new collaborations between fintechs are looking to

Pantami
Social Media Twitter

Battle of the Hashtags: #PantamiMustResign vs. #Pantamimuststay

The Minister of Communication, Dr. Isa Pantami has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons. Pantami was

ScholarX
Edtech Education Partnership

ScholarX Secures Support From GSMA Innovation Fund to Launch LearnAM, in Partnership With Airtel

ScholarX Technologies Ltd., an edTech start-up founded in 2016, has announced a strategic partnership with Airtel Nigeria to launch LearnAM, a new mobile learning

NIN
RegTech

Again, FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline

The Federal Government has announced the extension of the deadline for linking Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) with National Identity Numbers

NCC
Banking Telecom

Nigerians to Pay For USSD Services Offered by Banks

Telecommunications companies in Nigeria recently threatened to suspend USSD services due to the failure of banks to pay for the

MTN
Telecom

FG Directs Telcos to Halt Suspension of USSD Services

The Federal Government has directed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to halt the planned suspension of the USSD services. The directive

Glo
Report Telecom

NCC, NBS Data Show Globacom Contributed Highest in Telecom Industry Growth in 2020

A new report from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that Globacom recorded the biggest percentage increase in data

Technology

Opera Launches Hype; its New Dedicated Chat Service Built Into Opera Mini Browser

Opera has announced the launch of its new dedicated chat service Hype, built into mobile web browser Opera Mini. With

AFRALTI
Training

IBM, AFRALTI Launch Open P-Tech For Young Kenyans

IBM and the African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute (AFRALTI) have announced the Open P-TECH for Africa program which will provide