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- News12 Sept 2026
Katsina State Government Marks Launch of UK-funded SCALE Programme to Strengthen Foundational Learning
The Katsina State Government has marked the launch of the Scaling Access and Learning in Education (SCALE) programme in the state. Funded by the UK Government, SCALE is delivered in partnership with the Education Development Trust (EDT), Teaching at the Right Level Africa (TaRL Africa) and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA).
- 14 Aug 2025
Tech tools Nigerian startups can use to boost efficiency as they scale
By Kehinde Ogundare, Country Head, Zoho Nigeria Business growth should feel energising — not like a daily struggle. When operations begin to scale, the software systems need to scale as well, and…
- 31 Jan 2015
World Bank Launches “Scaling Solar” to Create Market for Solar Power in Africa
The World Bank Group has announced the launch of Scaling Solar at the Powering Africa: Summit in Washington DC, a gathering of African ministries, utility companies and the international power…
- 15 Aug 2024
Mastercard Partners with Fintech Start-up, Scale, to Accelerate Growth of Digital payment Solutions in Africa & Middle East
Mastercard has partnered with Scale, an issuer orchestration partner, to accelerate market deployment for fintech companies across Africa and the Middle East. The collaboration will alleviate key…
- 19 Oct 2022
Moove Raises £15M Financing Facility from Emso Asset Management to Scale UK Operations
Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech and Uber’s largest vehicle supply partner in EMEA, is announcing it has raised £15 million in financing from Emso Asset Management to scale up its UK…
- 29 Oct 2019
Ekeh, Zinox Boss Says Business Owners Must Believe in Nigeria to Scale
Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Group, has disclosed that budding entrepreneurs and business owners must retain a level of belief in Nigeria in order to scale their business. Ekeh affirmed that…
- 26 Dec 2018
Inlaks Inaugurates ‘thehatch’ to Scale Fintech Start-Ups
Inlaks, a system integrator company in sub-Saharan Africa, has introduced its innovation lab called ‘thehatch’ to scale fintech start-ups in Nigeria and other African countries. The company,…
- 5 Aug 2021
Looking to Scale your Business Through 5 SME Loan Schemes
With the persistent narrative around lack of access to quality loans for Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SME) coupled with the fact that they play a pivotal role in driving the economy and…
- 15 Mar 2010
Banking Reform Bill Scales Second Reading
A draft legislation to back Nigeria’s banking reforms initiated by Lamido Sanusi, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), scaled the second Reading in the Senate, a week after it…
- 17 Dec 2019
AfDB Approves $5m Grant to Scale up Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AFDB) has approved a grant of $5 million to enable the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme to scale up its outreach and impact…
- 5 Sept 2021
FG Approves New Salary Scale and CoS for NIMC
The board and management of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has been formally presented with the new salary scale and improved Conditions of Service (CoS) as approved by the…
- 5 Mar 2026
GCR Affirms Afreximbank’s International Scale Ratings of A, A2
GCR Ratings (GCR) has affirmed African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) international scale long and short-term issuer ratings of A and A2 respectively. The outlook was revised to “Stable” from…
- 2 Jun 2026
African Electric Vehicle Platform Raises $215m to Scale Electric Mobility in Nigeria, Others
African electric vehicle (EV) platform Spiro has raised $215 million in equity to scale electric mobility and energy infrastructure across the continent. The funding is backed by institutional…
- 15 Jan 2024
FG Launches Intervention Program for Large, Medium Scale Enterprises
The Federal Government is working on an intervention program targeted towards large and medium-scale enterprises, tagged the “Business Champion Program”. This was announced by Dr Jumoke Oduwole, the…
- 14 Sept 2020
Firm Deploys Sandbox Platform to Help Fintech Firms Accelerate Scale Plans
Asset & Resource Management Holding Company; ARM, has launched a new and more efficient way for Fintech firms to scale their integration and customer acquisition plans, the ARM Sandbox. …
- 15 Nov 2023
Bill to Establish Federal Data Dank Scales First Reading
A bill sponsored by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (APC – Ondo South) to establish a Federal Data Bank in the country has scaled through its first reading before senate. The bill titled: “A Bill for an Act…
- 12 May 2022
Interswitch Gets $110m Funding to Scale Digital Payment Services
Interswitch, a digital payments company, has secured a $110 million in joint investment from LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital to scale its digital payment services across Africa. Mitchell…
- 22 Apr 2021
Emergency Response Bill Scales 2nd Reading At Nigerian Senate
Nigerians will soon heave a big sigh of relief on security challenges plaguing the country as Bill seeking to establish efficient and effective emergency response system have scaled second reading at…
- 19 Feb 2023
Adoption of Emerging Technologies will Scale Nigera's Socio-economic Development – FG
In implementing the various policies which have been strategically developed for the scaling of the socio-economic development of Nigeria, the Federal Government has re-emphasized the adoption of…
- 20 Dec 2017
FG to Expose Nigerian Scientists to Large-scale Projects for Local Content
The Federal Government says it will expose Nigerian scientists and engineers to relevant large-scale scientific and engineering projects that will ensure long-term local contents development. Dr…
- 23 Jan 2020
UK-Africa Investment Summit: Scaling up Investment for Africa’s Clean Energy Transformation
The UK-Africa Investment Summit that was held in London on Monday resolved to Scaling up Investment for Africa’s Clean Energy Transformation. The summit witnessed attendance of Many African leaders,…
- 25 May 2009
MTI-Unitower Commences Full Scale Operations
MTI-Unitower Networks Services Limited, a subsidiary of MTI Nigeria Plc has commenced full scale operations based on a shareholders agreement signed by MTI Nigeria Plc and SPAN LLC of Miami, USA.…
- 27 Jul 2015
Facebook to Scale up Free Mobile Internet Service to Boost Usage
Facebook plans to scale up its service to offer free basic Internet on mobile phones, an executive said, after introducing the application in 17 developing countries over the past year. In a blog…
- 15 Jan 2015
Satellite Images Show Horrific Scale of B/Haram Attack on Baga-Amnesty
Satellite images released by Amnesty International yesterday claimed it provided indisputable and shocking evidence of the scale of last week’s attack on the towns of Baga and Doron Baga by Boko…
- 23 Aug 2017
African Startups can Scale, Using Technology- Bolaji Finnih
According to a recent Fortune Magazine survey, 42% of Startups say that they did not evaluate the market needs for their various products, solutions and services before launching into the market.…
- 29 Dec 2014
Gartner Explains Why Digital Business Means Going Web-Scale
In the era of Digital Business successful companies are defined by their ability to respond quickly and effectively to transient business moments, and Gartner said that established approaches…
- 2 Mar 2019
Startups Can Opt for Leveraging to Scale - Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa
The much awaited 18th Edition of CFA’s Startups Hangout took place on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at the premises of Godo hub, 53, Oladipo Bateye Street, GRA, Ikeja, with Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, OFR,…
- 6 Nov 2015
IDC Predicts "DX Economy" Emergence in 3rd Platform Massive Scale Up
International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced its worldwide information technology (IT) industry predictions for 2016 and beyond. The predictions were published in a new IDC FutureScape report…
- 12 Oct 2022
TLcom 4th Africa Tech Female Founder Summit to Focus on Scaling Tech Businesses
TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has officially announced the launch of its fourth annual Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will be held on Wednesday 9th November 2022…
- 27 Jun 2024
Digital supply chains to transform small-scale farming in Nigeria
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has emphasised the transformative potential of advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI),…