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Nigerian healthtech HelpMum secures spot in ICONIQ Impact’s $100M child survival fund

Nigerian healthtech HelpMum secures spot in ICONIQ Impact’s $100M child survival fund

Nigerian healthtech organisation HelpMum has been selected as one of only two Nigerian companies among 18 grantees for…

Privacy: WhatsApp now allows you share usernames with people instead of your phone number

Privacy: WhatsApp now allows you share usernames with people instead of your phone number

WhatsApp is rolling out one of its biggest privacy updates in years, allowing its more than 3 billion…

While closing Nigeria’s SME credit gap, Nombank clocks ₦250 billion in monthly transactions

While closing Nigeria’s SME credit gap, Nombank clocks ₦250 billion in monthly transactions

Nombank says its daily transaction volume has grown from ₦7 billion in May 2025 to roughly ₦250 billion…

“We just need not to drown”: Inside The Flip’s Fintech Africa Summit panel with Moniepoint’s Tosin, Kuda’s Babs and FairMoney’s Laurin

“We just need not to drown”: Inside The Flip’s Fintech Africa Summit panel with Moniepoint’s Tosin, Kuda’s Babs and FairMoney’s Laurin

In this episode, we're joined in a panel conversation with the CEOs of three of Nigeria's biggest digital banks: Moniepoint's Tosin Eniolorunda, Kuda's Babs ...

Tech Trivia with Immaculata Ojadi, Business Analyst at James Chase

Tech Trivia with Immaculata Ojadi, Business Analyst at James Chase

This is Technext’s weekly Women-in-tech trivia, a close-up series that spotlights the lives and personalities of female tech enthusiasts, professionals, and founders

Bharti Airtel acquires additional stake in Airtel Africa, now owns 79.22%

Bharti Airtel acquires additional stake in Airtel Africa, now owns 79.22%

Indian telecoms operator Bharti Airtel Limited has acquired an additional 16.35% stake in Airtel Africa’s shares, pushing its…

Why Nigeria’s elections depend on imported technology and what’s making it more expensive

Why Nigeria’s elections depend on imported technology and what’s making it more expensive

Nigeria’s election technology problem rarely makes headlines until something forces it into the open. INEC recently admitted that…

NIMC Act 2026: What you need to know as Nigeria finally rewrites its identity law

NIMC Act 2026: What you need to know as Nigeria finally rewrites its identity law

On Friday, June 26, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed a piece of legislation that most Nigerians will never…

FCCPC denies approving 48 new loan apps, cites court-ordered freeze

FCCPC denies approving 48 new loan apps, cites court-ordered freeze

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has dismissed as false a publication claiming the Commission approved…

MTN Nigeria records insider share acquisition worth ₦921.8 million across five tranches

MTN Nigeria records insider share acquisition worth ₦921.8 million across five tranches

MTN Nigeria has announced an insider equity transaction where its corporate employee share acquisition took over 1.23 million…