StartUps

Nigerian, Ugandan Logistics Startups Selected for MAN Impact Accelerator

Nigerian startup Arone and Uganda’s Zembo have been selected for the third edition of the MAN Impact Accelerator, which helps…
Business

Seplat Declares $29m Interim Dividend in Q3, Says £382m Eland Acquisition for shareholders’ Interest

Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc (SEPLAT), Nigerian independent oil and gas company listed on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)…
Internet

KnowBe4 Africa, Cyber Security Africa to Tackle Cybercrime Threat Challenges

KnowBe4 Africa is partnering with Cyber Security Africa, its African distributor to make access to its cybersecurity awareness training platform…
FinTech

MTN Launches Mobile Money API Hackathon for Five African Countries

The MTN Group has granted third parties access to its Mobile Money (MoMo) Access Programming Interface (API) platform. The decision…
FinTech

Digital banking startup E-Settlement Processes $2.5m Daily

Nigerian fintech startup E-Settlement is processing $2.5 million in transactions daily across its various platforms as it seeks to extend…
Internet

Hacking the Hackers: Group Hijacked Iranian Spying Operation

Russian hackers piggy-backed on an Iranian cyber-espionage operation to attack government and industry organizations in dozens of countries while masquerading…
Internet

Mark Zuckerberg Risks 20 Years Jail Term Under Proposed Privacy Law

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be in jail now under the terms of a proposed new privacy law which would…
Technology

NIMC Commends Nigerians, Stakeholders for Embracing NIN

Nigerians Embrace the Mandatory Use of NIN The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) commends Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)…
Technology

Cars45, Google, Omnibiz Partner to Empower Small Business Owners

In a bid to provide small business owners in the automotive retail industry with the requisite tools to scale, Nigeria’s…
FinTech

Emerging Markets Mobile Financial Services’ Transactions to Exceed $1trl by 2024

The total transaction value of the MFS (Mobile Financial Services) market will exceed $1 trillion by 2024; rising from $580…