Next Wave: 2024 in review
Cet article est aussi disponible en français First published on 22 Dec This marks our final edition of the Next Wave in […]
Top 5 e-commerce platforms in Nigeria to start selling in 2025
What a time to be an entrepreneur, setting up an online business to sell goods or services has never been easier. Thanks […]
Starlink raises prices again to ₦75,000 days after NCC signals intention to approve tariff hike
Satellite internet service Starlink has informed its Nigerian customers that it will raisd monthly subscription prices, with the new rates set to […]
The most popular payment methods on Nigeria 2024: Everyone does transfers
In 2024, Nigerians increasingly used bank transfers as digital payments continued their dominant run after a cash crunch in 2023. While cash […]
After three-year delay, Mafab will launch 5G services in 2025
Mafab Communications, a Nigerian telco that secured a 5G licence in 2021, will begin operations by the end of Q1 2025, the […]
Cybercafés in Kenya to install CCTVs, collect customers’ IDs under proposed rules
Kenya’s Communication Authority (CA) has proposed new licencing rules for cybercafés, requiring them to collect detailed user records including ID, install CCTV […]
Banks must settle ₦212.5 billion USSD debt to telcos by year-end
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have ordered banks to pay ₦212.5 billion—85% of a ₦250 […]
Telecom tariffs to rise in 2025 as NCC greenlights price increases
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a long-pending proposal for telecom tariff hikes, with new rates for calls, SMS, and internet […]
SASSA 2025 appeal process and new payment dates
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has recently published its payment schedule for the first month of the 2025 financial year, […]
Exclusive: YC-backed Mecho Autotech restructures amid macroeconomic challenges and FX volatility
Mecho Autotech, a Nigerian startup offering automotive spare parts, vehicle repairs, and maintenance services, has laid off an undisclosed number of full-time […]
77% of African angel investors limit deals to $25,000, ABAN finds
A recent report by the African Business Angel Network (ABAN) reveals that 77% of African angel investors have invested less than $25,000 […]
Safaricom accused of “business fraud” in dispute over $23.9m money market fund
Genghis Capital, a Kenyan investment bank, has accused Safaricom of “business fraud” over the launch of a competing money market fund, Ziidi, […]