Nigeria
Explore Nigeria news and updates from companies and startups in the economic and technological space shaping the Naira today.
- Opinion
Xiaomi’s Africa push is starting to look deliberate with localized websites for Kenya, Nigeria, & South Africa
NOTE: The article has been updated (on Feb. 27) to include websites for Xiaomi in Egypt and Morocco. For some…
- News
Google Pixel phones finally get 5G in Nigeria, thanks to Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2
Owning a Google Pixel in Africa has always been a bittersweet experience. On one hand, you get the cleanest Android…
- Startups
Kenya Becomes Africa’s Top Startup Hub in 2025 With $3.2B Funding Rebound
Kenya tops Africa's startup funding in 2025 with $984M, driven by clean energy deals. Nigeria slips to fourth place amid…
- Startups
Clea wants to fix Nigeria’s import nightmare with blockchain rails
Nigerian fintech Clea exits stealth with $4M processed, offering importers a blockchain alternative to traditional cross-border bank payments.
- News
Sun King built a solar empire in Nigeria. Now, it wants to finance your next smartphone
Sun King launches Pay-As-You-Go smartphones in Nigeria, offering flexible installment plans for Samsung, Infinix, and Tecno devices.
- Startups
Big Pharma and AI surveillance are finally plugging into Africa’s healthtech supply chain
i3's Lagos summit unveils major deals for MYDAWA and Sproxil, integrating AI and global pharma into Africa’s healthcare grid
- News
Why TikTok Switched Off Nigeria’s Late-Night LIVE Streams
TikTok briefly shut Nigeria’s late-night LIVE, hitting creators’ incomes days after awards triumph, exposing tensions between safety and growth online.
- Business
Ventures Platform gets $64 million to hunt for Africa’s next ‘painkiller’ startups
Ventures Platform secures $64M for Fund II, expanding to Series A and new African regions to fund 'painkiller' tech solutions.
- News
TECNO Spark Slim set for launch in Kenya as pre-orders go live in Uganda and Ghana
Back in March, TECNO made headlines when it unveiled the Spark Slim, touted at the time as the world’s slimmest…
- News
MultiChoice delivers first DStv price cut under Canal+ with up to KES 9,000 discount
MultiChoice is finally slashing DStv decoder prices in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria by as much as 40% online and…
- News
Hisa Kenya and Nigeria’s Chaka merging into one “super app” after a year of broken experience
Hisa is gearing up for a comeback, at least if its new online teasers are anything to go by. A…
- Startups
Syndicate Bio Launches AI Genomics Platform in Nigeria to Power Precision Medicine for Africa
Syndicate Bio launched an AI-powered Lagos lab, offering genetic testing and precision medicine tailored for Africa's unique genetic diversity.
- News
Lagos Prepares to Host the Dealmakers Set to Fuel Africa’s Next Tech Boom
The African tech scene is sending a clear signal: the funding winter is thawing, and it’s time to make deals.…
- Interesting Reads
Report: Only 23.8% of Kenyan smart TV owners access digital content on TVs
Kenya is weirdly skilled at two things at once: we’re search-happy and we also still suffer from painfully slow fixed…
- Interesting Reads
Morocco & South Africa lead the World in Search Engine Use, Kenya not too far behind
For the better part of two decades, search engines like Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo have been the internet’s front door.…
