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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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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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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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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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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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…
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MINE 1000: The 2026 Hunt for Nigeria’s Top Entrepreneurial Stories
Nigeria’s entrepreneurial spirit is one of its greatest untapped national assets. Across cities, campuses, and communities, millions of small business…
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How Nigeria Is Converting Early AI Adoption into Economic Acceleration
Nigeria has never struggled with ingenuity. It is a place where innovation grows from necessity, and where developers, entrepreneurs, and…
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LG Electronics and Viva Detergent Team Up to Revolutionize Laundry Experience in Nigeria
…bringing cutting-edge appliance technology and premium detergent together for a seamless, efficient, and superior clean from day one. LG Electronics…
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NITDA, NNPC Join Forces to Digitize Nigeria’s Energy Sector
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Research, Technology and Innovation Unit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company…
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Meet Collins Akowei: The Builder Turning AI Ideas Into Practical Tools for Real
In an era where artificial intelligence is often discussed in theory, Collins Akowei is focused on something more practical: building…
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Nigeria’s Data Regulator Sounds the Alarm as Cyber Threats Target Financial and Digital Infrastructure
The NDPC is done playing nice — and it wants every organisation handling Nigerian data to know it. The Nigeria…
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UAE Strengthens Supply Chains Amid Nigeria’s Expanding Trade Ties
As Nigeria continues to expand its trade footprint, the need for more resilient and efficient global supply chains has become…
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Africa’s Forex Market in 2026: Trends Every Trader Can’t Afford to Ignore
The forex market across Africa is witnessing more participants and more regulatory attention than it did just a few years…
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Fintech Giants PalmPay and TeamApt Sponsor PAFON 3.0
Payments Forum Nigeria (PAFON), the country’s leading industry platform for digital finance stakeholders, has announced PalmPay and TeamApt as key…
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Google Chrome Gets “Skills” Feature to Save and Reuse AI Prompts Instantly
Google has added a new capability to Chrome that addresses one of the more practical frustrations of daily AI use:…
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AI Automation for African SMBs: Lessons from Building Real Systems for Real Businesses
The conversation about artificial intelligence in Africa has followed a familiar arc. On one end, there are the continental ambitions…
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African Startups Have Until Today to Apply for a Spot at Latitude59’s Pitch Competition in Tallinn
Early-stage African startups have a narrow window remaining to apply for the 2026 edition of the Latitude59 pitch competition, one…
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NectarFi Secures $170K Pre-Seed to Tackle Crypto Fragmentation
NectarFi has announced the public launch of its unified financial platform, designed to give crypto users the kind of complete,…
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Okereke Innocent Chinweokwu: The Nigerian Albino Engineer Who Built a Business Operations Suite for African SMEs and Freelancers Because He Was Tired of Being Invisible
When Okereke Innocent Chinweokwu talks about visibility, he is not speaking in metaphors. He has lived the double burden of…
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PAFON 3.0 Announces Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun as Keynote Speaker
The Vice President of the Governing Council of the Fintech Association of Nigeria, Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun, is set to deliver…
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