Nigeria
CBN announces Bitt Inc. as Tech. Partner for its eNaira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has announced the formal engagement of the global Fintech Company, Bitt Inc., as the Technical Partner for its digital ...
Nigeria
Nigerian B2B marketplace Sabi raises round of seed funding as it hits 150k merchant mark
Nigerian startup Sabi, a B2B marketplace serving Africa’s informal sector, has secured a seed funding round as it announces the milestone of over ...
News
Nigeria: Zenith Bank’s half-year profit rises to N117bn
Zenith Bank Plc has reported profit before tax of N117.06bn for the first half of 2021, rising by 2.67 per cent year on ...
Nigeria
CBN issues draft guidelines to Nigerian banks on e-Naira
The CBN recently sent a presentation to Nigerian banks about the eNaira project, revealing more details about its design and operational module. The ...
News
Nigeria: MTN’s MoMo Agent increased by 121,000 in H1 2021
MoMo Agent Network, operated by Y’ello Digital Financial Services, a subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, added 121,000 customers in the first half of year ...
Intelligence
NIGERIA: ECONOMY GROWS AT 5% IN Q2, HIGHEST SINCE 2014 – NBS
The Nigerian economy, which exited a recession in December 2020, grew at a real rate of 5.01 percent in the second quarter of ...
Nigeria
Fresh from funding and YC, Nigerian B2B marketplace Suplias aims to supercharge its growth
Nigerian startup Suplias, a B2B marketplace where mom and pop stores in Africa buy inventory from manufacturers using a mobile app, is targeting ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Zenith Bank launches intelligent chatbot, ZIVA
Zenith Bank Plc, has introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered Chatbot on WhatsApp named ZIVA (Zenith Intelligent Virtual Assistant), which enables customers to ...
News
Nigeria: FIRS fines Multichoice with $2.2 billion tax bill
The tax dispute between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and MultiChoice Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest pay-TV provider, has intensified, as the authorities ...
Intelligence
Nigeria: Telecoms data usage rises by 202% in three years – NCC
Data usage in Nigeria surged by 202.08 per cent in three years, according to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission. According to the ...