Nigeria Adopts National Policy on Cosmetics Safety
The policy, developed with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), establishes a clear system to regulate how cosmetic products are manufactured, imported, sold, used and disposed of.
Nigerian Startup Prembly Unveils Shared Fraud Database for African Fintechs
Nigeria-based identity verification startup, Prembly, has launched an open fraud-intelligence database aimed at helping banks, fintechs and online platforms detect scams earlier
Nigeria to Host Intra-African Trade Fair 2027
Nigeria has signed the host agreement for the fifth Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027), taking over the baton from AlgeriaGhana, Nigeria and Kenya’s Youth Rank High in Mental Health Survey but Generational Gap Persists
Nigerian Defence Startup Terra Industries Extends Funding Round by US$22mn
Nigeria Targets Continental Fintech Dominance with New Regulatory Framework
The CBN’s strategy integrates innovation policy, financial inclusion, systemic risk oversight, and cross-border expansion into a single coordinated frameworkPalantir-linked VC Backs Nigerian Defense-tech Startup
Terra’s product lineup includes long- and mid-range drones, autonomous sentry towers, unmanned ground vehicles and maritime surveillance systems, all coordinated through ArtemisOSPaystack Fires Co-Founder Ezra Olubi Amid Sexual Misconduct Claim
Paystack, has dismissed its co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO), Ezra Olubi, amid public allegations of workplace and sexual misconductEquinix to Open US$ 22 Million Data Center in Lagos, Nigeria
Global data center and colocation provider Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) has announced that it will open its high performance data center in Lagos, NigeriaNigeria’s Fraud Watchdog Links Four Kenyans to the CBEX Crypto Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria has named four Kenyans suspected of involvement in the collapsed online trading platform called Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) that was a [...]Yellow Card raises US$33mn in Series C round to fuel expansion
Yellow Card, an African Cryptocurrency startup, has closed its Series C round after raising US$33 million from different investors led by Blockchain Capital. “This fundraise not only demonstrates our resilience, [...]Former Flutterwave Employee Loses $900K Appeal
Clara Wanjiku Odero, a Kenyan tech founder and CEO of Softbank-backed Credrails, has lost her appeal against Pan African fintech Flutterwave. The Court of Appeal, however, upheld the lower court's [...]
