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Nigeria added 900,000 new internet users in April as broadband subscribers hit 120 million

EFCC to the rescue

How To Sell USDT For Naira Without Using p2p

NIMC Act 2026: What you need to know as Nigeria finally rewrites its identity law

NIMC Act 2026: 5 things you need to know as Nigeria finally rewrites its identity law

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This Week’s

Leading Conversations

Data boom, slow 5G and rising costs: review of Nigeria’s telecom industry data in H1 2026

byJoshua Fagbemi

How TradePAL’s Deborah Ojengbede is building African Web3’s ultimate compliance bridge on WhatsApp

byBlessed Frank

Optasia's Bassim Haidar

Fact check: Did Optasia make $3 billion from Nigeria? Here is what its audited accounts actually show

byOmoleye Omoruyi

How NectarFi’s Stephanie Okeke is building the infrastructure layer that crypto forgot

byOmoleye Omoruyi

Freshly Pressed

Michael Jackson's "Michael" biopic breaks records with $217M global debut. Here's all you need to know about it

News

‘Michael’ breaks record as highest-grossing biopic of all time with $977 million in earnings

Mubarak Bankole

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OKX launches a job market for AI agents, targeting the trillion-dollar agent economy

News

OKX launches marketplace where AI agents hire and pay each other autonomously

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Raenest CEO, Victor Alade,

News

Raenest CEO says $9,700 account restriction was due to compliance review, admits support delays

Mubarak Bankole

1 hour ago

Djibril Tobe - Airtel Kenya

News

Airtel Kenya appoints Djibril Tobe as new managing director, effective July 1

3 hours ago

Paga, TBook launch blockchain-powered global investment access for Africans

News

Paga, TBook launch blockchain-powered platform for Africans to invest in tokenised global assets

Mubarak Bankole

3 hours ago

NELFUND - Student Loan

News

NELFUND condemns universities over tuition refund delays and fee increases

Mubarak Bankole

6 hours ago

Lagride secures $100m financing from UBA to scale its drive-to-own business

News

Inside the Lagride Academy, where drivers become captains 2 weeks and ₦50,000 later

7 hours ago

Vendr.ng builds digital infrastructure to improve how Nigerians manage utilities

Review

Vendr.ng is building the infrastructure that will improve how Nigerians manage utilities

8 hours ago

HelpMum and eHealth Africa named exclusive Nigerian grantees in ICONIQ Impact's $100M child survival push

News

HelpMum is one of 2 Nigerian healtechs selected for ICONIQ Impact’s $100M child survival fund

Mubarak Bankole

22 hours ago

Africa’s next digital customer may be an AI agent – We need a way to charge it

Opinion

Africa’s next digital customer may be an AI agent – We need a way to charge it

Guest Contributor

23 hours ago

WhatsApp lets its 3 billion users reserve usernames in a major privacy upgrade

News

Privacy: WhatsApp now allows you share usernames with people instead of your phone number

Mubarak Bankole

23 hours ago

Seun Osunkeye of Nombank

FinTech

While closing Nigeria’s SME credit gap, Nombank clocks ₦250 billion in daily transactions

Omoleye Omoruyi

24 hours ago

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Sponsored

LG Showcases AI-Powered Smart Living Innovations at Africa Technology Expo 2026

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LG Showcases AI-Powered Smart Living Innovations at Africa Technology Expo 2026

Carbon Economy can create a multi-billion-dollar engine for job creation in Nigeria - Ibiyode

3 minute read

Carbon Economy can create a multi-billion-dollar engine for job creation in Nigeria – Ibiyode

Harrison Obiefule

5 minute read

Harrison Obiefule: Architecting Solana’s expansion in Africa

Nigeria Revenue Service Authorised Upperlink as the System Integrator for Nigeria's e-Invoicing platform

3 minute read

Nigeria Revenue Service Authorised Upperlink as the System Integrator for Nigeria’s e-Invoicing platform

Digital PayExpo 2026 to Convene Africa’s Most Influential Payments Leaders in Lagos

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Digital PayExpo 2026 to Convene Africa’s Most Influential Payments Leaders in Lagos

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Crypto Updates

Crypto off-ramping: Here are 8 crypto startups enabling Nigerians to easily spend crypto

Here are 8 startups enabling Nigerians to spend crypto easily

IMF warns Nigeria’s $59bn stablecoin surge risks digital dollarisation and weakens naira control

The digital dollar trap: Why African currency-backed stablecoins like cNGN won’t stand a chance in a USD-pegged world

The $30bn Bitcoin wipeout: Inside the Q1 earnings bloodbath for MicroStrategy and American Bitcoin

The $30bn Bitcoin wipeout: Inside the Q1 losses for MicroStrategy and American Bitcoin

Standard Chartered insists Bitcoin will close the year above $100K despite dipping over 50% from ATH

What is driving Bitcoin’s $80,000 rally and what happens next?

Nigeria’s Web3 funding doubles in 2025 as stablecoin usage hits a global high with $48.2M daily transfers

Nigeria’s Web3 funding doubles in 2025 as stablecoin usage hits a global high with $48.2m daily transfers

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Women In Tech

women in tech

7 women in tech who are inspiring the next generation for growth

Mainasara in tech

Tech Trivia with Mainasara Adetutu, front-end Developer at African Alliance

chioma in tech

Tech Trivia with Chioma Oko, Product Manager at Semicolon

Gloria Chimelu in tech

Tech Trivia with Gloria Chimelu, Crypto Writer at Investopedia

Jessica in tech

Tech Trivia with Jessica Tee Orika-Owunna, SaaS Content Marketing Specialist

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Interviews

Tomi-Davies (IMG - Tomi Davies)

The POEM framework: How Tomi Davies filters pitch potential in Africa tech funding

Padiplug: How Increase Isesele is renting powerbanks to Nigerians for ₦300 per hour

Padiplug is providing charging on demand to Nigerians with power bank rental

Crypto off-ramping: Here are 8 crypto startups enabling Nigerians to easily spend crypto

5 exits under 40: Iam Etefia’s secret to building 6-figure African startups

From founder to fixer: How Amanda Etuk is rethinking startup growth and sustainability in Nigeria

From founder to fixer: How Amanda Etuk of Cascador is rethinking startup growth

tech talent

“HR today is about driving performance and retaining the talent that moves the needle”- HumanManager’s Udo Ngele

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How Zest & Huawei Cloud Are Powering Nigeria’s Digital Payments

Finally, Ghana is set to legalise crypto

Google’s free AI Pro for African students

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