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- 4 Jun 2021
Mercy Corps Partners MoMo Agent to Deliver Cash Transfers to Vulnerable Households in North-East Nigeria
Mercy Corps’ has signed a new partnership with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (owners of the MoMoAgent Network), to efficiently deliver automated cash transfers and provide an avenue for programme…
- 6 May 2021
Mercy Corps Partners MoMo Agent to Deliver Cash Transfers to Vulnerable Households in Yobe State, Others
European Union funded Mercy Corps’ ‘Building Resilience in Complex Crisis (BRICC)’ programme has signed a new partnership with Y’ello Digital Financial Services, a subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, to…
- 31 Aug 2021
FCMB Partners Mercy Corps to Uplift 500,000 Farmers, Vulnerable in North East
First City Monument Bank’s (FCMB) and Mercy Corps, have announced a partnership that will ensure that about 500,000 farmers and vulnerable people in Nigeria’s North-East zone can now access farming…
- 26 Jul 2019
P&G Partners Mercy Corps to Empower Young Nigerian Girls on Hygiene Management
Procter and Gamble, makers of the leading Feminine Care brand, Always Sanitary Pads, recently held a close out ceremony for one of its Citizenship programs, the Always Keeping Girls in School (AKGIS)…
- 22 Jun 2016
Empowering Young Nigerian Women Via Financial Literacy Training
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) recently acknowledged the impact being made by the global organisation Mercy Corps and MasterCard,…
- 26 Dec 2023
Tappi Raises $1.5m in Pre-Seed Round to Digitise, Build Online Trust for Africa’s SMEs
Tappi, an end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $1.5m in an oversubscribed pre-seed round led by Mercy Corps Ventures and Chui Ventures.…
- 6 Dec 2023
tappi Raises $1.5M in Oversubscribed Pre-Seed Round to Build Online Trust for Africa’s SMEs
tappi, an end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $1.5M in an oversubscribed Pre-Seed round led by Mercy Corps Ventures and Chui Ventures.…
- 12 Apr 2016
Boko Haram 'Lures, Traps' Young Nigerians with Loans
Boko Haram has lured young entrepreneurs and business owners in northeast Nigeria to join the Islamist militant group by providing or promising capital and loans to boost their businesses, according…
- 10 Apr 2026
PowerLabs to Scale Intelligent Energy Orchestration Across Africa with New Funding
PowerLabs aims to expand its platform into Nigeria's most energy-intensive sectors with the new funding. Providing hospitals and industrial hubs with the intelligent, automated control required to…
- 11 May 2016
Omokehinde Leads MasterCard Nigeria Team to WEF Africa 2016
Omokehinde Ojomuyide, vice president & area business head for West Africa, MasterCard will lead the team to Kigali, Rwanda and explore the MasterCard team’s work in Nigeria at World Economic…
- 8 Mar 2017
Africa Leads in Creating Resilient Women Entrepreneurs – Mastercard Index
Following the release of the Mastercard Index of Women’s Entrepreneurship (MIWE) on Tuesday, it was revealed that 34.8 percent of businesses in Uganda are owned by women, making it one of the top…
- 24 Oct 2017
Importance of Financing Women-Owned MSMEs in Global Supply Chain
By Omokehinde Adebanjo There is significant evidence that women are the glue that hold their families, communities and even local economies together all over the world. What I find enlightening is…
- 25 Jan 2021
TLcom Leads $6mn Series A Fund in Pula
Pula, an African InsureTech service provider startup that specializes in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a $6mn Series A fund…
- 2 Aug 2021
MVX teams Up with Payhippo on Trade Finance for Nigerian SMBs
MVX, Nigerian digital freight and hauling company has partnered with Payhippo, Nigeria-based artificial intelligence (AI)-driven SMB lending platform to grow trade finance opportunities for companies…
- 6 Dec 2023
Pivo, Nigerian Fintech Startup Shuts Down after Raising $2m
Pivo, Nigerian fintech startup, has closed shop after raising some $2m from over 18 investors about one year ago. Nkiru Amadi-Emina, the CEO, and Ijeoma Akwiwu, the COO. Photo Credit: Pivo, Jayk7…
- 12 Nov 2025
UK Launches Phase Two of Nigeria–UK PACT Fund to Boost Clean Energy and Climate Action
United Kingdom has officially launched Phase Two of the Nigeria–UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) Fund, unveiling a new package of support aimed at powering Nigeria’s clean…
- 6 May 2015
Western Union Foundation Surpasses $100m Giving Milestone
Western Union Foundation has announced it has surpassed a major milestone, donating more than $100 million in support to more than 2,700 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide support to…
- 22 Oct 2025
Interoperability Key To Scaling Africa’s E-Mobility Sector - Report
The Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) programme has released a new report titled Driving Interoperability: Insights from PREO’s E-Mobility Portfolio, offering a deep dive into how…
- 11 Jan 2023
More Winners Emerge in Glo Festival of Joy Promo
A Jos miner was the happy winner of a brand-new car in Jos, Plateau State as telecommunications company, Globacom continued its consumer appreciation promo, Festival of Joy promo. The 37-year-old…
- 23 Mar 2024
Tony Elumelu @ 61: Marking Another Milestone
By Chidiebere Nwobodo The unit of life is time. And life is like a leaf of plain white paper you decide what to write on it. This philosophy defined Tony Elumelu’s teenage years. Tony Elumelu Then…