Nigerian solar energy startup, Arnergy contributed a majority of the Q2 funding with its $18 million Series B raise back in April. $15 million of it came in the form of equity, making it the highest ...

Chinedu Okeke, UTME highest scorer Okeke’s score of 375, achieved in English, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, surpasses all previously verified UTME records. A rumoured 399 score in 2016 was ...

Barely 24 hours after it went live, the Civil Defence, Correctional Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) recruitment portal has crashed, attributed to onboarding congestion. As of the time of ...

Edutech platform AltSchool Africa has launched an online tech training for teenagers, structured to unlock their creativity, capacity and exploration in tech at an early stage of their lives.

In the heart of Ogun State, Nigeria, a quiet agricultural revolution is taking root. The launch of AgriConnect, a digital agriculture initiative spearheaded by the MTN Foundation in partnership with ...

For years, Morocco’s startup scene has quietly taken shape behind the continent’s more visible giants. For instance, when African tech funding reports are released annually by global firms like ...

In a historic milestone for the cryptocurrency industry, Bitcoin (BTC) has overtaken Amazon to become the fifth most valuable asset globally by market capitalisation, reaching an unprecedented $2.36 ...

In this piece, Omoleye Omoruyi answers the question: Are loan apps deepening financial inclusion or digging deeper informal, unregulated debt holes for users?

Bolt, one of the major ride-hailing companies in Nigeria, has hinted that NIN verification for riders could begin by the fourth quarter of 2025. This was disclosed by the company’s Senior Public ...

M-KOPA, a UK-headquartered fintech powerhouse, has sold over 1 million branded smartphones in just 12 months since its launch in 2024. This milestone marks a pivotal moment in the company’s mission to ...

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Nigeria’s internet usage has reached an unprecedented milestone, surging to 1,043,431.98 terabytes (TB) in May 2025, surpassing the previous record of 1,000,930.60 TB set in January, as first reported ...