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- 30 Jun 2022
British International Investment Commits $20m in Moove a Nigerian Fintech Mobility Firm
British International Investment (“BII”), and Development Finance Institution (DFI), have announced a US $20 million, 4-year structured credit investment in Moove – a mobility fintech democratising…
- 4 Jul 2022
British International Investment Commits $20m to Mobility Fintech
British International Investment (BII), the UK government’s Development Finance Institution (DFI), formerly known as CDC Group has introduced its new name and announced a $20 million, 4-year…
- 24 Oct 2021
Nigeria-USA Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) Hosts its 1ST International Virtual Trade & Investment Summit
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) says that an estimated 931 million tons of food, or 17 percent of total food available to consumers in 2019, went into waste, that is, at the retail and…
- 5 Nov 2024
Standard Chartered, BII Renew $350 million Commitment to Support Trade Finance in Emerging Markets
Standard Chartered, a leading international cross-border bank, and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, announce the signing of…
- 14 Feb 2014
British Airways Showcases Serious Customer Investment with Flight of Fancy
British Airways recently brought together the best of Britain and South Africa at 30,000 feet over Johannesburg to showcase how its £5 billion investment is benefitting customers. Some 200 guests…
- 20 Mar 2026
UBA UK, BII Sign Letter of Intent to Slash Africa’s $80Bn Trade Finance Gap
United Bank for Africa (UK) Limited (“UBA UK”) and British International Investment plc (“BII”), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, today announced that they have signed a…
- 11 Aug 2026
Africa50 Secures Fresh Capital, Strategic Partnerships to Accelerate African Infrastructure
Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has secured new investment commitments and strategic partnerships with international investors and Tanzanian institutions aimed at…
- 28 Oct 2024
Moniepoint Secures US$110m Funding to Scale Digital Payments and Banking Solutions
Moniepoint Inc, africa’s fastest-growing financial institution has successfully raised US$110 million in equity financing, to power the dreams of millions of businesses and their customers across…
- 23 Jan 2025
Visa, Moniepoint Join Forces to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Africa
Moniepoint Inc, one of Nigeria’s leading business payments and banking services platforms, has secured an investment from Visa, a global leader in digital payments. The investment marks an important…
- 30 Jun 2026
Bank of Industry Appoints Kuramo Capital as Manager of Dice Fund of Funds
The Bank of Industry (BOI), the Implementing Agency for the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) Programme of the Federal Government of Nigeria, has announced the appointment of…
- 3 Nov 2025
UK’S Mobilist Facilitates Secondary Sale of Listed Shares in InfraCredit
The UK’s Mobilist programme has successfully traded its investment in Nigerian credit guarantee company InfraCredit to five Nigerian pension funds, thereby helping to mobilise more local…
- 15 Dec 2022
Ventures Platform Closes its Pan-African Fund Above the Initial Target at $46M
Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm championing the next generation of African technology entrepreneurs, has announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46M.…
- 7 Nov 2025
Ventures Platform, Nigerian Firm Raises another $64m
Ventures Platform, Nigerian venture capital firm has announced the first close of its second Africa-focused fund, raising $64 million of a planned $75 million. Dotun Olowoporoku, general partner; and…
- 29 Oct 2024
Moniepoint Secures $110 Million Investment to Scale Digital Payments, Banking Solutions
Moniepoint, Africa’s fastest-growing fintech, has successfully raised US$110 million in equity financing, to power the dreams of millions of businesses and their customers across Africa and the…
- 7 Nov 2025
Nigeria’s $618m Tech Incubator Debuts
Nigeria made its first direct investment to support technology-enabled startups, as it seeks to back a sector that has already grown commercial capital Lagos into a key tech hub for Africa, according…
- 27 Feb 2025
FIRSTHOLDCO: Reinforcing ESG, Sustainability Initiatives As It Rebrands
By A.Ezekiel In a world where approximately 20% of new businesses fail within the first two years, 45% within five years, 65% within ten years, and only 25% make it to 15 years or more (according to…
- 17 Jan 2020
UK-Africa Investment Summit will Create New Partnerships – Says UK Minister
Andrew Murrison, UK’s International Development Minister has said that the UK-Africa Investment Summit will help forge closer trading partnerships to deliver more investment, jobs and growth…
- 10 Nov 2025
FG Backs $64m Tech Fund, Unveils New Startup Financing Plans Under iDICE Programme
Nigeria’s Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme has announced plans to launch two new funds in 2026 to expand financing opportunities for startups in the country’s…
- 6 Aug 2012
Twitter…the Assault on Free Speech!
“Business is ‘just business’: a scramble for profit,” wrote Richard Branson, the British international entrepreneur in his 2008 book, Business Stripped Bare (Virgin Books). Although Branson talks…
- 1 Feb 2018
Fidelity Bank Receives BCMS Certification to Mitigate Risk
Fidelity Bank Plc yesterday achieved another feat with Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) and ISMS certifications to improve resilience capabilities and risk management. Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo,…
- 31 Mar 2022
UK Backs Africa’s Ambitious Continental Free Trade Initiative
The UK launches a program of up to £35 million to support the negotiations and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The AfCTFA is expected to lift 30 million people out…
- 11 May 2022
FBNQuest Continues to Support the Growth of Technology Startups in Africa
FBNQuest, the investment banking and asset management subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc continues to demonstrate its support to the growth of technology startups in Africa through its recent…
- 25 Oct 2024
BasiGo Secures $42M in Funding to Scale Public Transport Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa
BasiGo, a provider of electric bus solutions in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the successful closing of a US$42 million in new capital. The funding round consists of US$24 million in Series A…
- 27 Jan 2022
TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund
TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has today announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa focused tech fund, firmly positioning the investor to become the largest independent…
- 27 Jan 2022
TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund
TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, on Thursday announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa focused tech fund, firmly positioning the investor to become the largest independent…
- 29 Jul 2025
Moonshot Returns with a Defining Third Edition, Charting Africa’s Next Phase of Innovation
Moonshot, Africa’s flagship tech and innovation gathering, officially announces its third edition. Scheduled to take place from October 15 –16, 2025, at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, Nigeria,…
- 23 Dec 2025
AfDB Group Mobilises Global Private Capital to Close Africa’s Financing Gap
Building on the successful conclusion of the 17th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-17), which mobilised $11 billion for Africa’s most vulnerable countries, the African Development…
- 9 Feb 2026
Lagos to Establish West Africa’s Premier International Financial Centre
TheCityUK, in partnership with the UK Government, Lagos State Government, Lagos International Financial Centre Council (LIFCC), and EnterpriseNGR, have unveiled a landmark report, “Establishing an…
- 14 Jan 2020
UK-Africa Investment Summit to showcase Investment in both Nigeria & UK
The United Kingdom Government will on Monday, 20 January 2020, host the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit in London geared towards a long-term partnerships that will deliver more investment and…
- 11 Feb 2024
Nigerian-British UK minister, Kemi Badenoch, Arrives Nigeria on a 3days Working Visit
Kemi Badenoch, United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Business and Trade has arrived in Nigeria for a three-day visit to deepen the UK-Nigeria partnership. The UK Mission in Nigeria disclosed this in a…