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UK, Nigeria Launch £15 million Growth Programme to Accelerate Economic Transformation

The UK Minister for Africa and International Development, Baroness Jenny Chapman, has concluded a two-day visit to Nigeria, during which she announced a new £15 million Growth Programme, deepened cooperation on digital transformation and health, and visited communities benefiting directly from UK investment on the ground. The visit, spanning Abuja and Kaduna, underscored the breadth […]

Telecom

Mobile Internet Gender Gap Widest in Africa – GSMA

More than 810 million women across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain offline, with Sub-Saharan Africa recording one of the world’s widest mobile internet gender gaps. According to the GSM Association’s (GSMA’s) Mobile Gender Gap Report 2026, released this week, women in LMICs are still 12% less likely to use mobile internet than men, leaving […]

Telecom

Airtel Africa Foundation Publishes Inaugural Annual Report

Airtel Africa Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Airtel Africa plc, has released its inaugural annual report, marking its first full year of delivery and impacting millions of learners and communities across Africa. During the reporting period, the Foundation committed $6.2 million to interventions across its four strategic pillars; Financial Inclusion, Education, Environmental Sustainability and Digital […]

Business news

Access Holdings Affirms Long-Term Value Strategy @ 4th AGM

Access Holdings Plc has held its 4th Annual General Meeting (AGM), reaffirming its strategic transition towards long-term value creation, balance sheet resilience, and disciplined growth, even as it navigates a dynamic and evolving operating environment. Speaking at the AGM, the Chairman, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CFR, emphasised that the defining test of a financial institution is not […]

News

Kaspersky Warns of “Grey” Scam Websites Exploiting User Trust

Recent research by Kaspersky has shown that the so-called “grey” websites repeatedly target all world regions, and this may be driving both financial loss and large-scale data harvesting. Grey websites are deceptive online platforms that fall outside traditional phishing definitions but still manipulate users into voluntarily handing over money and personal data. Kaspersky’s new report […]

Fintech

Monnify Processed ₦25 Trillion Worth of Transactions in 2025, Stepping into the Spotlight

When you make a payment online in Nigeria and it goes through smoothly, no failed transaction, no delayed confirmation, no debit without value, there is a good chance Monnify is involved. Most users don’t pay attention to what goes on in the backend but for businesses, especially those processing payments at scale, that layer matters. […]

Telecom

Africa Stucks on WiFi 4 As World Adopts WiFi 6, WiFi 7

African countries are falling “dangerously” behind the rest of the world in the adoption of WiFi technologies, with nearly half of the continent’s internet users still relying on the ageing WiFi 4 standard, while developed markets increasingly transition to WiFi 6 and WiFi 7. This is according to Ookla’s Global State of WiFi 2026 report, […]

General News

Payaza Secures ‘A’ Credit Ratings from Moody’s, Agusto, DataPro, Intelligence Africa

Payaza Africa, a payments infrastructure company, has earned strong credit ratings from four major rating agencies, reinforcing its growing reputation as a resilient and credible player in Africa’s financial services ecosystem. The payment company recorded upgrades across the board, with DataPro raising its rating from A to AA-, Intelligence Africa assigning it an A- investment-grade […]

Telecom

ALTON Seeks Enhanced Investment Reporting Framework in Telecoms Sector

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has urged for the development of a more comprehensive framework for tracking investments in the telecommunications sector, saying current capital importation data does not fully reflect the level of investment being made by operators. The association made the call while reacting to the National Bureau of […]

Business news

NRS Accredits Afri Invoice as Access Point Provider to Drive Nigeria’s Mandatory e-invoicing

Ahead of the July deadline, the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has accredited Afri Invoice as an official Access Point Provider (APP) in a major move for digital tax compliance across Nigeria.   This sovereign endorsement thrusts the emerging fintech leader into an elite tier of technology firms trusted to handle the nation’s fiscal data infrastructure. […]

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