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Technext · ↗ Kuunda completes $5 million secondary share sale as some early investors sell their stakes

Kuunda, a digital lending company operating across Africa, has completed a $5 million share sale that lets some…

Nairametrics · ↗ eTranzact announces Board changes following ownership transition

eTranzact International Plc has announced changes to the composition of its Board of Directors following the completion of a shareholding transaction that resulted in a change in the Company’s majorit…

Nairametrics · ↗ Sunbeth global concepts announces ₦150 billion commercial paper issuance to support 2026/27 cocoa season procurement

Sunbeth Global Concepts Limited has announced plans to raise up to ₦150 billion under its approved ₦500 billion Commercial Paper Issuance Programme to finance cocoa procurement for the new 2026/27 coc…

Technext · ↗ The 2026 MPI Report: 113.3 million Nigerians are now too poor for your tech product

Nigerian tech founders often sell the country’s dream with a single, seductive metric: a population of over 200…

Nairametrics · ↗ NIBSS adopts jPOS technology for National Payment Stack

The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has adopted payment processing technology from Transactility Inc. to develop its National Payment Stack (NPS), a next-generation instant payments platf…

Technext · ↗ Drivers strike backlash: inDrive makes lowest commission claim, pledges commitment to welfare

In the wake of a strike by e-hailing drivers in Lagos, powered by the Amalgamated Union of App-based…

Nairametrics · ↗ eTranzact board reshaped as Trademarks acquires controlling stake

eTranzact International Plc has reshaped its board following Trademarks Global Concepts Limited’s acquisition of a controlling 56.18% stake in the company.

Nairametrics · ↗ New Money Market Fund opens to investors with minimum N10,000 subscription

Berkshire Asset Management Limited has opened subscriptions for its N2 billion Money Market Fund, allowing retail and institutional investors to participate with a minimum investment of N10,000.

Nairametrics · ↗ PAC Holdings hosts corporate cocktail reception to advance Brazil-Africa business and investment connections

PanAfrican Capital Holdings Limited (“PAC Holdings”), in partnership with the Embassy of Brazil in Nigeria and the Brazil Africa Institute, hosted a Corporate Cocktail Reception in Abuja to strengthen…

Nairametrics · ↗ Lagos Consumer Agency to sanction businesses ignoring complaints

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has warned that it will sanction businesses that fail to attend consumer complaint mediation sessions.

Nairametrics · ↗ Formula 1 returns to Africa after 33 years with 10-year Rwanda Grand Prix deal

Formula 1 has announced a 10-year agreement to return to Africa, with Rwanda selected to host the African Grand Prix from the early 2030s.

Nairametrics · ↗ The CBN’s rate reset: easing with discipline

The decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on September 22, 2026 to reduce the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 350 basis points, from 26.5 per cent to 23 per cent, was the right call.

TechCabal · ↗ West Africa’s new mobile money rules could change who holds deposits

West Africa's central bank has doubled the amount customers can hold in mobile money wallets to FCFA 4 million ($6,850), while raising monthly top-up limits and relaxing rules on how issuers manage cu…

Nairametrics · ↗ How Union Bank nurtures and retains generational customers

Union Bank of Nigeria has nurtured and retained generational customers, some of whom have maintained a banking relationship with the foremost Nigerian financial institution for two or more generations…

Nairametrics · ↗ Why Nigerian stocks are stuck below the 250k mark

Nigerian equities plunged to 247,736.24 points on Monday, a day after it stopped a seven consecutive session slide.

Nairametrics · ↗ Ribadu unveils new security framework to combat crude oil theft

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has unveiled a new security framework aimed at tackling crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism and illegal refining activities that have continued to thr…

Technext · ↗ 13 years after N145 RoW agreement, states still charge between N6,600 to N700,000 for fibre rollout

Since the National Economic Council (NEC) set the ₦145 per linear meter Right of Way (RoW) benchmark in…

Nairametrics · ↗ The Iran war: oil windfall and the people’s burden

The chest freezer in a frozen foods shop at Sabon Gari market in Kano stopped running at night in March. Alima, its owner, did not experience this as an economic event.

Technext · ↗ OPay vs Nigeria’s 5 biggest banks: 2026 figures so far

OPay has emerged as a significant player in Nigeria’s digital payments market, facilitating transfers, bill payments, and various…

Nairametrics · ↗ Anthropic warns AI could self-replicate on smart TVs, ovens within months

Anthropic has warned that small artificial intelligence (AI) models could replicate themselves across everyday internet-connected devices, including smart TVs and ovens, within months, raising concern…

Nairametrics · ↗ Liberia seeks Nigeria’s insurance regulatory playbook after N720 billion recapitalisation

The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has approached Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) for technical guidance on risk-based capital requirements, insurance supervision, and regulatory trans…

Technext · ↗ Asia’s AI Play Technext · ↗ NIBSS taps Transactility’s open-source technology to strengthen Nigeria’s payment system

The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) is stepping up its game with the launch of the National Payment…

Nairametrics · ↗ Kenyan parliamentary leaders back Dangote’s Lamu refinery, pledge support for IPO

Kenyan parliamentary leaders have thrown their weight behind the Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals project in Lamu and pledged support for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Pe…

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