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1 This Friday: PAFON 3.0 Brings Payments Innovation to Lagos

2 MINE 1000: The 2026 Hunt for Nigeria’s Top Entrepreneurial Stories

3 NITDA, NNPC Join Forces to Digitize Nigeria’s Energy Sector

4 UAE Strengthens Supply Chains Amid Nigeria’s Expanding Trade Ties

5 Fintech Giants PalmPay and TeamApt Sponsor PAFON 3.0

PAFON 3.0

This Friday: PAFON 3.0 Brings Payments Innovation to Lagos

April 22, 2026

MINE 1000

MINE 1000: The 2026 Hunt for Nigeria’s Top Entrepreneurial Stories

April 22, 2026

African Startups

Why African Startups Collapse After Raising Capital, and the Hard Lessons Every Founder Must Learn

April 21, 2026

AI Adoption

How Nigeria Is Converting Early AI Adoption into Economic Acceleration

April 21, 2026

LG electronics

LG Electronics and Viva Detergent Team Up to Revolutionize Laundry Experience in Nigeria

April 20, 2026

Women in Africa

Unlocking the Full Potential of Women in Africa’s Tech Ecosystem

April 19, 2026

NITDA, NNPC

NITDA, NNPC Join Forces to Digitize Nigeria’s Energy Sector

April 19, 2026

Collins Akowei

Meet Collins Akowei: The Builder Turning AI Ideas Into Practical Tools for Real

April 18, 2026

Nigeria Data Protection Commission

Nigeria’s Data Regulator Sounds the Alarm as Cyber Threats Target Financial and Digital Infrastructure

April 17, 2026

supply chains

UAE Strengthens Supply Chains Amid Nigeria’s Expanding Trade Ties

April 16, 2026

Africa’s Forex Market

Africa’s Forex Market in 2026: Trends Every Trader Can’t Afford to Ignore

April 16, 2026

Global Tech

Why Africa Hasn’t Built a Global Tech Company, and What It Would Take

April 16, 2026

PAFON 3.0

This Friday: PAFON 3.0 Brings Payments Innovation to Lagos

MINE 1000

MINE 1000: The 2026 Hunt for Nigeria’s Top Entrepreneurial Stories

African Startups

Why African Startups Collapse After Raising Capital, and the Hard Lessons Every Founder Must Learn

AI Adoption

How Nigeria Is Converting Early AI Adoption into Economic Acceleration

LG electronics

LG Electronics and Viva Detergent Team Up to Revolutionize Laundry Experience in Nigeria

Women in Africa

Unlocking the Full Potential of Women in Africa’s Tech Ecosystem

PAFON 3.0

This Friday: PAFON 3.0 Brings Payments Innovation to Lagos

MINE 1000

MINE 1000: The 2026 Hunt for Nigeria’s Top Entrepreneurial Stories

NITDA, NNPC

NITDA, NNPC Join Forces to Digitize Nigeria’s Energy Sector

supply chains

UAE Strengthens Supply Chains Amid Nigeria’s Expanding Trade Ties

PAFON

Fintech Giants PalmPay and TeamApt Sponsor PAFON 3.0

Remote-First Startup

The Distributed Bet: How Remote-First Startups Are Reshaping Africa’s Tech Landscape

Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun PAFON 3.0

PAFON 3.0 Announces Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun as Keynote Speaker

Dash Microfinance Bank

Dash Microfinance Bank Strengthens Digital Offering with New Mobile App

Africa’s Forex Market

Africa’s Forex Market in 2026: Trends Every Trader Can’t Afford to Ignore

Data-Driven Strategy

How to Build a Data-Driven Strategy for Innovation and Business Growth

Open Banking

Open Banking in Nigeria: What to Expect as the Framework Moves Toward Reality

microfinance bank

Why Africa’s Microfinance Sector Can No Longer Afford to Stay Analogue

Digital Economy

Data-Driven Governance: How Africa Can Power a $1 Trillion Digital Economy

cybersecurity nigeria

Why Nigerian SMEs Can No Longer Afford to Treat Cybersecurity as Someone Else’s Problem

Circle and Sasai Fintech

Circle and Sasai Fintech Join Forces to Bring USDC Closer to African Users

digital marketing +AI

The Quiet Takeover: How AI Is Reshaping Digital Marketing Across Africa

Collins Akowei

Meet Collins Akowei: The Builder Turning AI Ideas Into Practical Tools for Real

Okereke Innocent Chinweokwu

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

Favour Chukwuedo

Favour Chukwuedo: From Feature Phones to AI-Powered Inclusion, the Next Frontier of Nigerian EdTech

ShopCart.ng

How ShopCart.ng Is Bringing Order and Trust to Nigeria’s Campus Marketplace

International Women's Day

International Women’s Day 2026: 20 Women Driving Tech Innovation Across Africa

Adaobi Orajiaku

Adaobi Orajiaku: Engineering Trust for African Art in a Digital World

Gasvine Properties

How Gasvine Properties Is Redefining Affordable Homeownership Amid Nigeria’s Housing Crisis

wasa venture

WaSa Venture: Connecting Africa’s Boldest Builders to European Opportunity

Nigeria Data Protection Commission

Nigeria’s Data Regulator Sounds the Alarm as Cyber Threats Target Financial and Digital Infrastructure

Data-Driven Governance

Data-Driven Governance in Africa: Balancing AI Innovation, Public Trust, and Accountability

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Uncovers SparkCat Malware That Bypasses App Store and Google Play Security

SIM Card swap

How Hackers Hijack Your SIM Card, and Why Africa Has the Most to Lose

cybersecurity nigeria

Why Nigerian SMEs Can No Longer Afford to Treat Cybersecurity as Someone Else’s Problem

AI Africa

The Agentic AI Storm Reshaping Cybersecurity for African Enterprises

data protection

Nigeria’s Data Protection Law Is Now a Compliance Reality, Not Just a Policy Statement

iPhone

A Single Website Visit Can Now Compromise Your iPhone — Hundreds of Millions May Be Exposed

Skills in Chrome

Google Chrome Gets “Skills” Feature to Save and Reuse AI Prompts Instantly

Google Chrome

Google Chrome Adds Vertical Tabs and Full-Page Reading Mode in Latest Desktop Update

Meta

Meta Deploys AI Tools for User Support and Content Enforcement Across Its Platforms

Whatsapp

5 WhatsApp Features to Help You Stay Connected with Family After Eid

Facebook

Facebook Tightens the Rules on Originality, and African Creators Need to Pay Attention

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Google’s Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Targets High-Volume AI Workloads at Lower Cost

Galaxy S26 series

Samsung Launches Galaxy S26 Series, Powered by Smarter, Background AI

Lyria 3

Lyria 3 Is Here: Google DeepMind Powers AI Music Inside Gemini App

AI Adoption

How Nigeria Is Converting Early AI Adoption into Economic Acceleration

AI automation

AI Automation for African SMBs: Lessons from Building Real Systems for Real Businesses

Africa’s AI Reckoning: Who Gets Left Behind When the Machines Come for the Jobs?

apple siri

Apple Plans to Open Siri to Rival AI Assistants in iOS 27

ChatGPT

ChatGPT Launches File Library Feature for Paid Users, Including Across Africa

digital marketing +AI

The Quiet Takeover: How AI Is Reshaping Digital Marketing Across Africa

Waste-to-Wonder

Green Economy

7-Year-Old Eco-Hero Launches “Waste-to-Wonder” Campaign in South Africa

GreenTech in Africa

Green Economy

GreenTech in Africa: Renewable Energy Solutions Reshaping the Continent

OceanHub Africa

OceanHub Africa and Coca-Cola Foundation Launch $120,000 Pan-African Plastic Circularity Venture Building Programme

Janus Africa

How Janus Africa is Powering Clean Mobility and Energy Access Across the Continent