Nigeria
Explore Nigeria news and updates from companies and startups in the economic and technological space shaping the Naira today.
- Startups
Cryptocurrency platform LUNO achieves 300% YoY Growth with 7M Customers
Luno is headquartered in London and has nearly 400 employees across offices in London, South Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria and…
- News
UmojaHack 2021 brings Africa’s Data Science Students to Largest Inter-University Hackathon
More than $10,000 USD in prizes were awarded to data science students from 9 African countries, and more than 8,500…
- Business
Sparkle launches ‘For Business’ service targetting SMEs
Uzoma Dozie, Founder and CEO of Sparkle, said, “SMEs are the largest employer of labour in Nigeria but are lacking…
- News
Season 2 of Microsoft’s Game of Learners kicks off
Launched last year, the program aims to empower participating students to develop answers that can address some of the continent’s…
- News
At least a quarter of users in Kenya, Nigeria and SA have malware hiding in their devices
In 2020, 25% of Kaspersky private users in South Africa, 40% in Kenya and 38% in Nigeria were attacked by…
- News
Kenya’s Ajua announces partnership with MTN Nigeria to launch App for SMEs
MTN EnGauge is an agile application that offers innovative customer management solutions which include digital payments, CRM tools, customer feedback…
- News
Huawei updates AppGallery with new features for users in Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria
enhanced way to discover content – for users in Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana. Huawei says the update empowers…
- News
Luno’s statement on Central Bank of Nigeria Crypto Ban
Any attempt to restrict access to cryptocurrency does not protect Nigerians. It holds them back and leaves them vulnerable. It…
- Opinion
Reset, Reboot, Redefine: Finding opportunity and positivity in the post-pandemic reality
The key areas of growth within the technology space are anticipated to be robotic process automation (RPA), analytics, artificial intelligence…
- News
Sparkle partners with Network International for virtual and physical payment cards
Sparkle’s new virtual and plastic debit cards are targeted at SMEs and upwardly mobile, unbanked consumers across Nigeria, bringing them…
- Business
Kenya leads in Africa as Favourite Investment Destination
The top industries receiving the investments are startups in the Renewable Energy sector, Agritech, and logistics. The top funded startup…
- News
Monsooq Pay-as-you-go entertainment platform now available in Nigeria
The pay-as-you-go entertainment platform, Monsooq, is now available in Nigeria. Launched by Mondia, a leading mobile technology company specialising in…
- News
Deal: Get 25% off Showmax if you pay with VISA or MasterCard
From 10 December 2020, new and existing Showmax subscribers who live in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda score 25% off…
- News
Kobo360 and IFC call for innovators from around the world
The program is being implemented by IFC in partnership with the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)…
- News
Webb Fontaine awarded Two Honours at Nigeria Technology Awards 2020
Most Enterprising Tech Company of the Year and Most Enterprising Tech CEO of the Year. Both awards were officially presented…
