Namibia
Nigeria: Unclaimed Dividends – Shareholders Urge SEC to Simplify Claims Process and Remove Bottlenecks
Retail shareholders have renewed calls on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), registrars, and capital market operators to simplify and streamline the claims process ...
Nigeria
Nigeria’s IMF Loan Repayment Sends Strong Signal to Global Markets
Nigeria’s full exit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt list following the repayment of its $3.35 billion emergency loan has been hailed ...
Innovation
Nigeria: SEC Launches Tech Adoption Survey to Drive Innovation in Nigeria’s Capital Market
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rolled out a technology adoption assessment survey for registered Capital Market Operators (CMOs), reinforcing its commitment ...
Africa
Africa: AI-Powered Cybercrime Highlights Growing Need for Human-Centric Cybersecurity in Africa
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the cybersecurity landscape — offering both opportunities and escalating risks — according to Allan Juma, a cybersecurity ...
Egypt
Egypt’s MoneyFellows Secures $13M to Scale Digital Money Circles and Advance Inclusive Finance
Egyptian fintech innovator MoneyFellows has raised $13 million in a pre-Series C funding round to expand its mobile-based platform that digitizes traditional money ...
Innovation
Nigeria Joins Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to Accelerate Economic and Infrastructure Reforms
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved Nigeria’s full membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a non-regional member, signaling a ...
Innovation
Airtel Africa, SpaceX Forge Strategic Alliance to Expand Starlink’s High-Speed Internet Across Africa
Airtel Africa has announced a strategic partnership with SpaceX to roll out Starlink’s high-speed satellite internet services across the continent, marking a pivotal ...
Nigeria
NDDC Alerts Public to Fraudulent Scholarship Scams Exploiting Nigerians
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has issued a stern warning to Nigerians about the rising threat of fraudulent scholarship schemes targeting unsuspecting ...
Fintech
LemFi’s $53M Series B Powers 29x Exit for Silverbacks Holdings, Reinforces Investor Confidence in Nigerian Fintech
LemFi, a fast-growing Nigerian cross-border remittance platform, made headlines with its $53 million Series B raise in January 2025—an event that also marked ...
Nigeria
Meta Threatens to Suspend Facebook and Instagram in Nigeria Amid $300M Regulatory Dispute
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has issued a stark warning that it may be forced to cease operations ...