Mastercard opens Ghana office, deepening West Africa push
By Joseph Olaoluwa Mastercard, the world’s second-largest payments network, opened its first office in Accra, Ghana, signaling its ambition to
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Jaideep Paul set to leave Airtel Africa as CFO, successor picked
Airtel Africa plc, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, has announced that Jaideep Paul, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
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[BREAKING]: African remittance startup LemFi expands to Europe
By Joseph Olaoluwa LemFi, an African remittance startup that announced its $33 million Series A in August 2023, has now
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MTN Nigeria, NTEL’s spectrum lease deal gets regulator’s nod
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the renewal of the spectrum lease agreement between MTN Nigeria and Natcom Development
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Spiro set to launch EV assembly plant in Nigeria next year
Joseph Olaoluwa Spiro, a major electric mobility operator in Africa, is set to launch its first electric vehicle (EV) assembly
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MTN Nigeria plans to raise N50bn in fresh commercial paper issuance
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc is proposing to issue up to N50 billion series 15 and 16 commercial paper note under
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Bolt partners South African drivers, others to promote safety
South Africa’s ride-hailing platform, Bolt, hosted its inaugural Driver-Led Safety Summit in Cape Town to tackle the pressing issue of
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[BREAKING] Nigeria’s statistics bureau says website hacked
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says its website has been hacked. “This is to inform the public that the
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[BREAKING] Tinubu okays Shell’s sale of onshore unit SPDC to Renaissance
President Bola Tinubu, who doubles as the minister of petroleum resources, has approved Shell’s sale of its onshore subsidiary to
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How Africa minted unicorns Moniepoint, Tyme amid 2024 global funding drought
Africa has seen the emergence of two unicorns in less than two months from two of its biggest economies, South
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