Nigeria
Nigeria: Entries for eNaira Hackathon Closes July 21, CBN says
Entries for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) eNaira hackathon will close on July 21, 2022. The financial regulator had ...
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Nigeria: Remita Introduces eNaira on Payment Platform
Remita, Africa’s leading electronic payment brand, has introduced e-Naira, the digital currency of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as an additional payment ...
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Nigeria: Licensed fintech firms will deepen financial inclusion
Director-General of the SEC, Lamido Yuguda, while addressing participants at the inaugural conference of Oriental News Nigeria with theme ‘Engaging with critical groups ...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Telecom Companies Active Subscribers Rise to 199.5m
Telecommunication companies operating in Nigeria have seen an increase in active subscribers; rising to 199.5 million in the last 12 months, according to ...
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Nigeria: NAICOM Cancels Registration Certificates of Two Insurance Companies
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has cancelled certificates of registration of Standard Alliance Insurance Plc, RIC – 091 and Niger Insurance Plc, RIC ...
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Nigeria: Earnipay to extend business activities across sub-Saharan Africa
To offer on-demand salary solution to 1 million employees An indigenous Fintech Solution provider, Earnipay, has unveiled plans to extend its business activities ...
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Nigeria: MTN MoMo raises alarm over N22bn fraud
MTN Nigeria has charged about 18 banks to court in a bid to retrieve funds mistakenly sent due to a system glitch MTN ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: $24.5b Grant Available for Nigeria Startups with Tech Solutions to end Energy Poverty
Global energy poverty is real. Over 1 billion people do not have access to electricity. Over 3 billion people rely on solid fuels and ...
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Nigeria: PocketApp (formerly Abeg App) Secures AIP for Mobile Money Operator (MMO) License in Nigeria
Fintech Company Becomes the First Social Commerce Platform to Gain CBN Approval In Principle to Drive Digital Payments and inclusion for micro-entrepreneurs in ...
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NIGERIA: AFEX EXPANDS OPERATIONS TO KENYA
Nigeria’s leading commodities exchange to replicate Nigerian success by empowering thousands more smallholder farmers across the continent AFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities exchange and ...