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- 29 Aug 2017
Senator Christopher Coons Leads U.S. Congressional Delegation Visit to Nigeria
An eight member Congressional delegation from the United States led by Senator Christopher Coons (D-Delaware) has arrived Nigeria on Monday August 28 and will stay till Thursday August 31. Senator…
- 21 Dec 2021
Plaqad, StartWeb Announce N10m Prize for African Entrepreneurs
StartWeb, a Lagos and Johannesburg-based technology startup rendering no-code SAAS to individuals and organisations and Plaqad, a Lagos and Delaware-based software company say they have identified…
- 14 Nov 2022
The Collapse of FTX
By Oluseyi Akindeinde FTX recently valued at $32 billion dollars, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. The filing in Delaware federal court on Friday 11th November, 2022 included…
- 13 Oct 2020
Eni Seeks World Bank Arbitration in Nigeria Oilfield Dispute
ENI.MI has filed a request for arbitration against Nigeria at the World Bank's dispute settlement body and plans to argue that the country's failure to allow it to exploit an oilfield it acquired…
- 9 Nov 2023
Why We’re Attracted to Founders with Clear Direction for their Startup - Ifeoluwa Adepoju
Ifeoluwa Adepoju, a lawyer with over 6 years of legal experience. She is an LLM graduate of Business Law and currently heads the legal and compliance team at Future Africa. Ifeoluwa has worked with…
- 10 Jul 2022
Twitter Hires Top Legal Firm to Sue Elon Musk
Twitter Inc has hired U.S. law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP as it prepares to sue Elon Musk and force him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company, according…
- 7 Dec 2023
Flutterwave Expands Footprint: Acquires Money Transfer Licenses for 13 U.S. States
Flutterwave, Africa’s premier payments technology company, has proudly announced its acquisition of money transfer licenses for 13 key U.S. states. This strategic expansion aims to expedite,…
- 7 Aug 2024
FG Inaugurates Steering Committee for Establishment of Digital Free Zones
In a bid to position Nigeria as a hub for global digital trade and innovation, the federal government has inaugurated a steering committee to oversee the initiative for the establishment of digital…
- 27 Sept 2024
AFC Partners Itana for the Creation of Africa’s First Digital Economic Zone
Itana, Nigeria’s first licensed digital economic zone management company, and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have agreed to jointly…
- 2 Feb 2016
Elumelu Urges US Congress to Pass the Electrify Africa Act
Tony Elumelu, chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder Tony Elumelu Foundation has called on the United States Congress to pass the ‘Electrify Africa Act’ stating that the passage in to law would make a…
- 4 Jul 2025
Flutterwave Secures 20 more US Money Transmitter Licences
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced the relaunch of its flagship remittance solution, Send App, across U.S. states following its newly acquired Money…
- 12 Apr 2016
Tech’ll Fuel Changes in MEA Education Sector- Salcito
Anthony Salcito is the vice president, Education for Microsoft Corporation’s Worldwide Public Sector organization. Under the role, Salcito works with education institutions and partners globally to…
- 10 Aug 2017
PayPal to Expand Lending Offering with Acquisition
Payments firm PayPal Holdings has agreed to acquire online lending company Swift Financial in a bid to expand its business that provides working capital to merchants. The acquisition will allow…
- 1 Feb 2018
Ondo Gets Curators University To Train 1200 Youths On Data Science
No fewer than 1200 youths would be trained on data science at the newly established Coven Labs of the Curator University of Data Science in 2018. The first batch of training over the week in…
- 14 Apr 2022
Fintech Leaders React to Flutterwave Allegations
Flutterwave, one of Africa’s largest unicorns, has been under fire on social media since allegations of insider trading, sexual harassment and perjury hit the Nigerian payment infrastructure…