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Crypto scam: U.S. Court orders forfeiture of $125,000 in crypto funds linked to 3 Nigerians
A United States District Court has ordered the forfeiture of $125,000 worth of cryptocurrency funds recovered from the…
Seeds & Pennies secures $1.1 million in strategic funding to scale retail lending, empower women across Nigeria, and launch disruptive BNPL offerings
Seeds & Pennies, the retail lending subsidiary of Liberty Assured, has announced the successful raise of $1.1 million…
Nigeria Customs rolls out SIGMAT digital platform to streamline trade efficiency across the ECOWAS region
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the Benin Republic Customs Administration, has launched the Interconnected System…
Lagos ranked world’s fastest-growing tech city in 2025
Lagos has emerged as the world’s fastest-growing tech city in 2025, according to a ‘Global Tech Ecosystem Index…
Carrot Credit raises $4.2 million in a seed funding to expand asset-backed lending across Africa
Carrot Credit, a Nigerian fintech startup revolutionising access to credit through digital investment assets, has raised $4.2 million…
Bitcoin surges past $111,000, setting a new all-time high record
Bitcoin, the world’s leading cryptocurrency, shattered its previous records today, soaring past $111,000 for the first time in…
Temu partners IACC to bolster intellectual property protection and combat counterfeiting
Temu, the rapidly growing Chinese-owned global online marketplace, has taken a significant step in its fight against counterfeit…
Google unveils Agentic, Imagen and other new products at I/O 2025
Popular tech giant, Google, has unveiled ‘agentic,’ a round of personalised AI advancement models capable of taking actions…
2025 Budget: N6.9 trillion budget padding scandal rocks National Assembly
In a startling revelation, BudgIT Nigeria, a leading civic technology organisation, has uncovered what appears to be a…
South Africa’s regulator approves MultiChoice’s $3 billion Canal+ merger
The South African Competition Committee has approved the planned acquisition of MultiChoice by French Canal+ following decisions that…
