As Africans sent $56 billion in remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024, these seven remittance startups—LemFi, NALA, Africhange, Pesa, TapTap Send, Afriex, and Mukuru—are leading the way in fast, transparent, ...
African startups secured $162 million in November 2025, marking a 63% drop from October and signalling a slowdown in venture activity. South Africa led deal values, with SolarSaver topping the ...
At a Lagos roundtable, The New Practice (TNP) advised Nigerian startups to adopt debt financing as a disciplined, scalable growth strategy. Experts highlighted Payaza’s N40.37bn commercial paper success and the ...
Nigeria’s startups raised $93.4 million in October 2025, a 130.6% surge driven by Moniepoint’s $90 million round and rising early-stage investments across fintech, clean energy, agricult ...
Nigerian startups raised $4.8M in July 2025, led by Bfree’s $3M debt financing and Moove’s $500K venture round, with strong activity in energy, fintech, and logistics. ...
Chowdeck, Nigeria’s leading food delivery startup, raises $9M Series A to expand across Nigeria and Ghana, launch quick commerce, and open 500 dark stores by 2026. ...
With over 40 million active social media users, Nigeria is one of Africa’s largest online communities. Platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, and X (formerly Twitter) dominate digital conversations—from entertainment ...
Upskill Universe, in partnership with HP and Google, has launched a groundbreaking digital education initiative titled “Skills for Business”, designed to empower 10,000 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria ...
Jumia, Africa’s leading e-commerce platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Mirakl, the global leader in marketplace solutions, to deploy Mirakl Ads — a cutting-edge retail media platform that enhances ...