Moniepoint says it disbursed over ₦1 trillion in credit to Nigerian businesses in 2025, processed ₦412 trillion in transaction value, and now powers 8 out of every 10 in-person POS payments across the ...

Starting August 1, 2026, commuters who pay cash for services on Lagos’ Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Bus Reform Initiative (BRI), and Lagos Rail services will face arrest and prosecution. This enforcement ...

Online design platform Canva has increased the price of its Pro subscription in Nigeria from ₦2,800 to ₦5,500 per month, marking a significant rise for creators, students, and small businesses that ...

Nigerian drone maker Terra Industries has signed a joint venture agreement with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria to supply security equipment and training to the country’s armed forces, ...

The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has launched its compliance monitoring for large taxpayers under the National E-Invoicing and Electronic Fiscal System by requiring large taxpayers (companies with an ...

Pan-African fintech M-KOPA has reached 10 million customers across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa, marking a milestone that reflects how quickly smartphone financing has become one of ...

My Family Cinema (MFC), a popular video streaming platform known for piracy, has shut down after facing copyright issues. The platform’s forced exit is linked to a recent crackdown on piracy networks ...

Samsung Electronics has unveiled three new foldable smartphones, including a passport-sized Galaxy Z Fold8 with a wider display, while raising prices across its foldable lineup as soaring memory chip ...

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The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has introduced a mandatory Communications Equipment Distributor (CED) Licence for all companies that import and wholesale communications equipment such as ...

Last week, Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye sat in the front row at the Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture show in Paris, right next to Cardi B, and Nigerian timelines have not recovered. If you ...

Piggyvest has been named on CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 list for the third consecutive year, becoming the only African company recognised in the Wealth Technology category alongside ...