First Bank
Banking

Confirmed! Femi Otedola Becomes Majority Shareholder of First Bank

Femi Otedola, the Nigerian billionaire, has officially been confirmed as the majority shareholder of First Bank Holdings PLC, with a

Interswitch
Partnership Technology

Interswitch, OkHi Partner to Launch Nigeria’s First Digital Address Verification Service

Interswitch Group and OkHi have announced a new strategic partnership that sees Quickteller, Interswitch’s payments, and wallet service becoming the

Training

TalentQL Launches AltSchool Africa to Help Young Africans Kickstart a Career in Software Engineering

TalentQL, has announced the launch of AltSchool Africa, a program where individuals, starting from secondary school graduates, looking to build

Business
Feature

Diversity & Inclusion: The 21st Century Business Growth Recipe

Businesses have leveraged employees to amass billions of dollars by offering innovative services to millions of customers worldwide. At the

Zwarttalent
Interview Technology

How Sulaiman Tunde, a Full Stack Developer Got a Remote International Job Via Zwarttalent

Sulaiman Sulaiman Tunde is a young, vibrant, and experienced full stack developer in Ibadan, Oyo State, South-West Nigeria. He works

Brass
Funding

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Brass Secures $1.7m to Provide Premium Banking Services to SMEs

Brass, a Nigerian fintech startup, has secured a $1.7 million investment to address the banking needs of local entrepreneurs, traders,

Payday
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Fintech Payment

Pan-African Fintech Startup, Payday Becomes First Rwandan Company to Join Techstars

Payday, a Pan-African Fintech startup, founded by Nigerian entrepreneur, Favour Ori has become the first Rwandan company to join Techstars

MFS Africa
Acquisition Fintech

MFS Africa Expands into Nigeria With Acquisition of Baxi

MFS Africa, the pan-African cross-border payments startup, has expanded into Nigeria with the acquisition of Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading

ILLA
Funding Investment Logistics Venture Capital

Egyptian Logistics Startup, ILLA Secures $2m Funding to Scale Supply Chain Activities For FMCG Brands

ILLA, an Egyptian logistics startup, has secured a $2 million investment round to support its expansion and diversify its offering

Wapi Pay
Social Media

Wapi Pay Loses Key Investor After Co-founders Were Caught on Camera Assaulting Women

Paul Ndichu and Eddie Ndichu aka the Ndichu twins, who are the co-founders of Kenyan-based fintech Wapi Pay; have been reportedly