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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MTN Nigeria taps Kola-Oyeneyin, Nwuneli, Pennington as directors
Joseph Olaoluwa MTN Nigeria Communications, the country’s largest telecommunication company, has appointed three new directors to its board. The telco
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MTN Nigeria secures N72.18bn loan to boost working capital
MTN Nigeria Communications has raised N72.18 billion through a commercial paper (CP) issuance to support short-term working capital requirements. The
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Binance still bullish on Nigeria after eight-month detention of executive
Richard Teng, chief executive officer of Binance, said on Thursday that the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is keen to play
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Dutch-based venture builder hunts for N5bn to back Nigerian startups
A Dutch-based venture builder, 15Wins Ventures, is in the process of raising a N5 billion venture fund, aiming to supercharge
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US, Nigeria host conference on AI in Lagos
The U.S. Department of State and Nigerian Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy will convene more than 200
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Flutterwave wins payment service provider licence in Ghana
Flutterwave, a payments technology company, says it has been granted a Payment Service Provider licence under the Enhanced Category by
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Nigeria’s telcos lose 6.8 million active voice subscribers in Q1
Telecommunications companies in Nigeria lost about 6.86 million active voice subscribers in the first three months of the year, compared
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Flutterwave gets in-principle nod to offer payment services in Mozambique
Flutterwave, a payment technology company headquartered in San Francisco and Nigeria, has announced it has received an approval-in-principle for its payment
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Google unveils first fibre optic cable connecting Africa to Australia
Google has announced a new fiber optic cable connecting Africa to Australia, and its expanded cybersecurity collaboration with Kenya, furthering
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