Nigeria
Explore Nigeria news and updates from companies and startups in the economic and technological space shaping the Naira today.
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Announcements
PalmPay receives Nigeria’s Data Protection compliance certification
PalmPay, a fintech innovator whose majority stake is owned by Transsion, has announced it has obtained a compliance status on…
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News
Sendy raises undisclosed funding from MOL PLUS
Sendy has received an undisclosed amount of funding from MOL PLUS Co. LTD. This is the Corporate Venture Capital of…
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Announcements
Meta and Sendy partner to train SMEs in Kenya and Nigeria
Meta and Sendy have announced partnership through the Innovation Growth Hub (IGHub) to offer free training for SMEs
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News
MultiChoice bet on African talent pays off as Talent Factory Graduates join industry
MultiChoice Talent Factory alumni now occupy significant industry roles across the continent. They are working as directors, producers etc.
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News
Jumia and Zipline partner to use Drones for deliveries
Jumia and Zipline have announced a collaboration that will see the e-commerce platform deploy automated drone delivery in Africa
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Startups
Grey Fintech raises $2 Million Seed to expand to more markets
Grey has announced $2 Million in seed funding. The fintech which was started by two Nigerians currently operates in Nigeria…
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News
Mdundo says they now have 20.3 million monthly active users?
Mdundo.com has released a statement saying they have recorded an all-time high of 20.3 Million monthly active users in June…
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Startups
Bloc has acquired Orchestrate, formerly Getwallets
Bloc, Nigeria’s full-service FinTech and Banking as a Service infrastructure provider, announces its acquisition of Orchestrate
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Startups
Nigeria’s AFEX expands to Kenya; To empower small farmers
AFEX has launched a $1 million loan program that will allow farmers gain access to seed and fertiliser to mitigate…
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Startups
Nigeria’s Mono expands to Kenya to push the Open Finance dream
Mono has expanded to Kenya pushing the open banking idea to East Africa by allowing access of Financial Data &…
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News
Amazon is expanding to Nigeria and South Africa
Amazon will be expanding to new markets in the world including Nigeria and South Africa according to Business Insider.
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Startups
South Africa’s HAVAÍC VC invests $400,000 in Nigeria’s ShopEx
HAVAÍC has this week announced investment in ShopEx, Nigeria's leading omnichannel direct-to-consumer retailer.
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News
‘Grey’ fintech offering Foreign Bank Accounts and Instant Money Transfer expands to Kenya
Grey has announced its expansion into the East African market starting with Kenya where it is partnering with Cellulant.
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News
WEF names Kenya’s Sendy, Access Afya & Pula Advisors as Technology Pioneers of 2022
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced its selection of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2022.
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Announcements
54gene Completes Initial Phase of the Landmark Nigerian 100K Genome Project
54gene has completed its first consortium-led publication on over 100,000 Nigerians as commissioned in 2020 at its launch.