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Fintech Startup, Carbon Sets Up $100,000 Pan-African Fund to Support African Innovators
Nigerian digital financial platform, Carbon has launched a new $100,000 Pan-African fund targeted at insurance, health and education…
The Boko Haram Displaced Kids: Spare a Thought of Kindness this Season by Austin Okere
The Christmas season is upon us again. This is typically the season where we splurge on ourselves and…
Social Media Roundup: Anthony Joshua’s Win Set the Internet on Fire and Here’s how Nigerians Reacted
It's another great weekend. A lot of happenings made social media bubble with excitment, from Anthony Joshua's win, to OPay launching its bank without data USSD code.
Facebook Commits $130 Million to a Content Oversight Board to Ensure that it Stays Accountable
Facebook has pledged $130 million to run the operations of its proposed content oversight board for the next…
Twitter is Funding a Project, BlueSky, to Create a Decentralised Social Media Network
Jack Dorsey has announced that Twitter will be funding a small team of researchers to develop Bluesky, an “open and decentralised standard for social media".
Why Your Small Business May Never Grow big and What to do About it
Many small businesses of today started small, are still small and will remain so, possibly forever. This is…
Jumia Plunges on the New York Stock Exchange as Post-IPO Restriction on Share Sales Ends
Africa’s e-Commerce giant, Jumia, just suffered its lowest plunge on the New York Stock Exchange. Early on Thursday,…
NCC Appoints New Commissioner, Adeleke Adewolu, on President Buhari’s Recommendation
The Nigerian Senate has appointed a new Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) commissioner on Wednesday in the person of…
NSE Commences X-Kathon 2019, Aimed at Enhancing Retail Investment
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce the commencement of the inaugural edition of X-Kathon, its…
CBN Clarifies Fees Attached to Cashless Policy After House of Rep Agrees on Motion to Suspend Implementation
After recently releasing a circular that authorised banks to charge additional fees on deposits and withdrawals starting from…