Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun Calls for Fair Digital Payments to Drive Economic Prosperity
The Vice President, Fintech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR), Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun, has called for a shift in Nigeria’s digital finance…
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UNICEF Femtech Ventures Launches First Cohort, With Six African Startups Among Eleven Selected Globally
Eleven technology startups from Africa and Asia have been selected as the inaugural cohort of UNICEF Femtech Ventures, a five-year…
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Digital government is a critical infrastructure need for the digital economy
The digital economy offers Africa a once-in-a-generation opportunity to accelerate progress against key development priorities and unlock long-term prosperity. It…
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Policy at the Core of Nigeria’s Digital Growth, Says NITDA
The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has underscored the central role of policy as an enabler…
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How AI EdTech Startups Are Rebuilding African Education from the Ground Up
Africa has a youth problem in the most consequential sense. The continent is home to the world’s fastest-growing youth population,…
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Included VC Pilots Africa Investor Fellowship to Close the Continent’s Investment Capability Gap
A new fellowship programme is targeting a persistent but often overlooked problem in Africa’s venture capital landscape: the shortage of…
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WATISE 4.0 Set for June as Experts Tackle AI’s Impact on Telecoms, Fintech, ERP & HR
West Africa’s leading regional telecommunications, technology and business forum, the West Africa Telecommunications Infrastructure Summit and Exhibition (WATISE), will be…
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MTN Foundation Opens Applications for 2026 Scholarships
Driven by its commitment to advancing academic excellence and empowering the next generation of Nigerian leaders, the MTN Foundation has…
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The Invisible Hand That’s Missing: Ecosystem Intermediaries and the Governance Gap in Africa’s Digital Economy
Every functioning digital economy runs on a layer most people never see. In mature markets, this layer includes trade associations…
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Chika Nwosu Champions Embedded Finance at PAFON 3.0 as Key to Africa’s Digital Economy
PalmPay’s Managing Director, Mr. Chika Nwosu, delivered a compelling address on the transformative role of embedded finance in Africa, at…
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Nigeria’s CardForté Turns Five, Showcasing Impact on Domestic Payment Infrastructure
For Nigeria’s rapidly expanding financial sector, the true bottleneck to scaling has rarely been user acquisition; it has been the…
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Kaspersky Identifies SilverFox Campaign Targeting South African Businesses
The APT campaign involved disguising malicious files as documents related to tax violations. Upon infection, attackers could gain remote access…
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Kaspersky Reports 37% Surge in Malicious Packages Targeting Global Supply Chains
According to Kaspersky telemetry, almost 19,500 malicious packages were found in open-source projects by the end of 2025, representing a…
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PAFON 3.0: Obadare Urges Fintechs to Choose Trust Over Speed
Nigeria’s fast-growing digital payments ecosystem is increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats, with cybersecurity expert and Chief Visionary Officer of Digital…
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At PAFON 3.0, TeamApt Emphasizes Role of Payment Rails in Financial Inclusion
Stakeholders at the Payment Forum Nigeria 2026 have emphasised the need for robust and reliable payment infrastructure to drive financial…
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Dala Studio Partners Miva Open University to Train 25,000 AI Creators in Nigeria
Gebeya Inc., the pan-African technology company behind Dala Studio, Africa’s all-in-one AI-powered creator studio, today announced a strategic partnership with…
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Dr. Ahmed Magem: The Man Using Tech, Community, and Purpose to Build Nigeria’s Digital Future
In Nigeria’s growing technology landscape, few figures carry as many dimensions as Dr Ahmed Magem. He is a technologist and…
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Energy’s Digital Big Bang: 75% to Go Digital in 2 Years – But at What Cost?
A recent joint study by Kaspersky and VDC revealed that over half of energy organisations have already faced cyber incidents…
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Why African Startups Are Rethinking Growth, And Building Better Because of It
The rules have changed. Across Lagos, Nairobi, Cairo, and Dakar, the founders raising money today are not the ones who…
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AUDA-NEPAD Opens Applications for 2026 Accelerator, Expanding Beyond Health Into Climate
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) has opened applications for the 2026 cohort of its Home Grown Solutions Accelerator, with…
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AI in the Classroom: Nigeria’s Education Crisis Meets a Cautious New Tool
Nigeria’s education system has been in a state of sustained pressure for years. Classrooms are overcrowded. Teachers are stretched thin….
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The Cybersecurity Talent Gap Is Africa’s Most Urgent Tech Problem
The numbers are difficult to ignore. Across the African continent, organisations are absorbing thousands of cyberattacks weekly, yet the pool…
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Smart Cities in Africa: The Infrastructure Gap, the Promise, and What It Will Actually Take
Africa’s cities are growing faster than any on earth. By 2050, the continent’s urban population is projected to reach 1.4…
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Jara Pascual: The Engineer Who Decided Innovation Should Never Be a Solo Journey
There is a particular kind of frustration that only innovation managers understand, the kind that comes from knowing exactly what…
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ITR Fellowship 4.0 Opens Applications for Young Africans Seeking Leadership Development and Internship Placements
The ITR Fellowship has launched its fourth cohort, inviting applications from young Africans aged 18 to 30 who are looking…
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Speedinvest Formalises Africa and Middle East Ambitions With First Dedicated Regional Fund
Vienna-based venture capital firm Speedinvest has launched its first flagship fund targeting early and growth-stage startups across the Middle East…
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The Lab That Kano Built: How EnovateLab Is Quietly Powering Northern Nigeria’s Tech Future
When most people think about Nigeria’s technology story, they think of Lagos. The coastal megacity dominates the headlines: the unicorns…
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Meet MAIDS, the Nigerian Startup Turning Insurance into a Wealth Tool
There is a sentence Nigerians have been saying for decades, usually muttered after paying a motor insurance premium at the…
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Platform Design for Innovation Ecosystems: What Africa Can Learn from Europe
When the European Commission quietly began funding what it called European Digital Innovation Hubs in 2021, the initiative attracted little…
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This Friday: PAFON 3.0 Brings Payments Innovation to Lagos
…Sets Agenda for Fair Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion Nigeria’s foremost payments and financial inclusion dialogue platform, Payments Forum Nigeria…
