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- 19 Jan 2018
9mobile: Airtel Pulls Out of Bid as Glo, Helios Fail to Name Price
Airtel Nigeria did not submit a final bid for 9mobile despite being on the shortlist of five, according to TheCable. Also, although Globacom and Helios Investment Partners LLP submitted bids,…
- 12 Apr 2021
Appzone Secures $10mn Series A Funding
Appzone, the Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has today announced the close of its $10mn Series A round. Led…
- 1 Jun 2026
Easybuy Partners WAWUAfrica to Upskill 10 Million Youths and Women, Boosting Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Inclusion
Easybuy, Africa’s leading smartphone and electronics financing provider and a pioneer in the continent’s Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) sector, has partnered with WAWUAfrica to empower 10 million Nigerian…
- 8 May 2020
Vantage Capital Exits Vumatel
Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine debt fund manager, has announced that it has fully exited its investment in Vumatel, the largest fibre-to-the-home network provider in South Africa. The…
- 23 Nov 2021
FG, LUTH Commend Airtel for Investing in Quality Healthcare Delivery
Dr. Osagie E. Ehanire, the Minister of Health, has commended leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, for its consistent investments in the health sector and for partnering with…
- 24 Jun 2016
Purple Capital’s Maryland Mall Displays Growing Retail Trends
Have you heard about the new shopping trend, the new wind of change blowing across the agro-allied, business and commercial landscape? It’s called “modern retail”. If you however still do most…
- 17 Jun 2013
JUMIA Clocks One, Celebrates Customers & Children
JUMIA, the revolutionary online retailer is one year old and the company is clicking glasses as she celebrates her half a million customers and becoming the fourth most visited website. JUMIA in June…
- 23 Oct 2023
NASENI Inks $2bn Investment Deals with Chinese Firms
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and three Chinese partners have signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for new projects valued at $2 billion. This is just as…
- 26 Sept 2022
Vendease Secures $30M to Transform Procurement for Restaurants Across Africa
Vendease, a Y Combinator-backed digital platform that allows restaurants in Africa to buy supplies, access financial services and power their business operations, has raised $30 million in an equity…
- 18 Sept 2015
ReCap Appoints Temi Popoola as CEO for Nigeria
Renaissance Capital, a leading emerging and frontier markets investment bank, announces that Temi Popoola has been appointed CEO for Nigeria. In his new role, Popoola will focus on equities and…
- 21 Mar 2019
Farmcrowdy Closes on Additional Seed Funding of $1 Million
Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first and leading digital agriculture platform which allows Nigerians to invest in agriculture, has announced that it has closed on additional seed funding of $1 million. This…
- 26 Oct 2021
Autochek Secures $13.1mn Seed Funding to Scale its Technology, Accelerate Expansion
Autochek, the automotive technology company facilitating auto financing across Africa, has today secured $13.1mn in seed funding. Co-led by follow-on investors, TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures, the…
- 14 Feb 2023
Treepz Launches Treepz Kenya as it Continues African Expansion Plan
The award-winning African Mobility Startup, Treepz has announced the successful launch of Treepz Kenya following strategic investment deals to raise additional $1.2m over the last 12 months. Treepz…
- 18 Nov 2020
Autochek Secures $3.4M Pre-seed Funding to Deliver Technology for African Automotive Industry
Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to build solutions for the African market, has raised $3.4 million in a pre-seed funding round, co-led by TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures with…
- 21 Jul 2019
Interswitch Reignites Plans to Raise $1Bn from IPO
Interswitch, Nigeria’s leading payments processing company has reignited its plans for an initial public offering (IPO), via a dual listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange…
- 26 Sept 2018
CBN Recants, Sees “Happy” Resolution of $8.1Bn Dispute with MTN
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly surrendered some ground in its tussle with MTN Group Ltd., pledging that a dispute over the repatriation of $8.1 billion in dividends from the country…
- 29 Mar 2021
Visa to Accept Cryptocurrency for Transactions
Visa Inc, an American multinational financial services corporation, announced on Monday that it will permit the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, a…
- 21 Feb 2021
Signal Alliance Unveils Business Plan
Signal Alliance, a technology company, which started business in 1996, is set to unveil plans that will further give boost to cloud computing practice in Nigeria, ahead of its 25 years anniversary,…
- 16 Apr 2024
World Energy Conferencing
By Okoko Chidozie Christian [email protected]; 09025179984. In an increasing world, the effectiveness of meaningful human interaction becomes ever important. The significance of…
- 26 Mar 2015
Twitter Launches Streaming Video App Periscope
Twitter has launched its streaming video application Periscope, a move that could dampen enthusiasm for the rising online star Meerkat, which offers a similar service. The Periscope app, like…
- 29 Mar 2010
Don’t Cancel Nitel Sale
When New Generation Telecom Consortium Limited won the bid to acquire 75 per cent in the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (Nitel) in mid February, some Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief. To many,…
- 26 Jun 2020
MainOne Celebrates 10 Years of Enabling West Africa’s Digital Revolution
MainOne, West Africa’s leading provider of Wholesale and Enterprise connectivity and data center services celebrates 10 years of delivering innovative, world-class service in West Africa. Ten years…
- 24 Sept 2021
Inlaks Group Announces Kyari Bukar as MD/CEO Africa Operations
Foremost ICT infrastructure and systems integrator in Sub-Saharan Africa, Inlaks, has announced that Kyari Bukar has been appointed the new MD/CEO, Africa Operations for the company. An experienced…
- 27 Jul 2016
Asoko Insight, NABC Forum to Attract 20 Investors to Nigeria- Ejimofo
Asoko Insight and the Netherlands-African Business Council (NABC) will jointly host a trade visit with over 20 major Dutch corporations to attend, Mr. Obi Ejimofo, chief operations officer at Asoko…
- 10 Oct 2017
Uber: Four Years of Changing Perspectives, Driving Economic Transformation in Africa
By Alon Lits When Uber was first established in 2009 its mission was to help people everywhere get a ride, safely, quickly and at the push of a button. Eight years later, that mission…
- 12 Sept 2018
Yahsat Partners Hughes Networks to Extend Internet Services in Africa
Global satellite operator Yahsat has announced a joint venture with Hughes Network Systems (HUGHES), a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services…
- 14 Sept 2015
Actis Announces Globeleq Africa Exit
Globeleq, a company owned by Actis, the pan-emerging market investor, has completed the sale and transfer of Globeleq Africa, the leading power generation platform in Africa, to a company owned by…
- 9 Dec 2025
How Nigerian Companies are Leading a More Responsible Digital Transformation
By Kehinde Ogundare, Country Head, Zoho Nigeria Artificial intelligence is everywhere–in polished social media posts, in the recommendations that guide our viewing habits, and in the bots that handle…
- 29 Jun 2016
Liquid Telecom & RBH Agree to Acquire Neotel
On Tuesday, Liquid Telecom, a privately owned Pan-African telecoms group majority owned by Econet Global, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire South African communications…
- 25 Mar 2026
Nigeria, Finland Sign Cybersecurity Pact
Nigeria and Finland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on digitalisation and innovation, prioritising stronger cybersecurity cooperation amid a surge in cyberattacks targeting Nigerian…