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Brands no longer need to debate whether to invest online. What matters now is how much of their effort and budget belongs there. Gen…
Read the storyAfrican learners are signing up for AI training in growing numbers, and the latest data shows they are choosing more than basic introductions. Coursera’s…
Nigeria and the United States have signed a framework to bring more American investment into the country’s mining sector. The Minister of solid minerals,…
When Nigeria became independent on October 1, 1960, the idea of a billion-dollar company built on software would have sounded like fiction. Sixty-six years…
President Donald Trump has told federal agencies to stop calling artificial intelligence by that name. On 29 September, he signed an executive order titled…
Nigeria uses AI more than any other country, but foreign companies capture the economic value. This analysis examines the gap between adoption and ownership,…
Ask ten Nigerians to explain the difference between Opay and GTBank, and you will likely get ten different answers. Some will say fintechs are…
Today reads like a giant fell. But the numbers say Nigeria stopped choosing Uber years ago. Bolt passed 60% of ride-hailing volume back in…
In April 2025, Nigerian fintech giant Moniepoint made its first major foray into the European market with the launch of MonieWorld, a UK-based remittance…
Nigeria possesses a vibrant and rapidly growing technology sector. However, the nation’s true technological potential remains constrained by a chronically underdeveloped industrial base. Recent…
For much of the past decade, fintech has been the centre of Africa’s startup ecosystem. From digital payments and neobanks to lending platforms, savings…
Chowdeck co-founder Femi Aluko recently described a recurring pattern in how customers on the food delivery platform spend their money across a typical…
For years, the startup playbook was simple: raise equity, give up a slice of your company, grow. In 2026, more African startups are borrowing…
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