CBN orders banks to assess their own cybersecurity within 21 days

CBN has given Nigerian banks 21 days to complete a cybersecurity self-assessment, warning that false submissions will attract sanctions under BOFIA 2020.

SportyBet signs DJ Khaled and what it signals about Nigeria’s gambling market

DJ Khaled’s SportyBet deal highlights Nigeria’s booming $3.6B betting market, where fintech, mobile adoption, and celebrity influence are driving rapid growth.

AI gave fraudsters a superweapon, but financial institutions are still reaching for the old shield

AI is helping fraudsters move faster than banks can respond. Here’s why fraud detection systems are failing and what needs to change.

Dinesurf: How a third-generation hospitality family is rewriting the economics of African restaurants

Dinesurf is Rewriting the Economics of African Restaurants

AirBnb is introducing a private car pickup service to users, Here is how it works

Airbnb Expands Offer to Users with New Private Car Pickup Service

What are software engineers earning in 2026?

Due to a completely different economic reality, a mid-level engineer in the remote market earns more in a single month than many Tier 1 senior engineers earn in a year.

Only 2 of the 32 identified S-VCG startups granted ₦50 million were led by women

Nigeria’s ₦2.25 billion student startup fund shows a gender gap, with only two identified women-led ventures among 32.

Widow of OnlyFans owner tasked with leading the multibillion dollar platform

OnlyFans Begins Life After Its Founder's Death

Africa’s startups have raised over $700 million in Q1 2026. Here’s what the numbers say.

African startups raised $705 million across 59 deals in Q1 2026, with debt financing accounting for the majority of capital. Fintech led in deal volume, while Egypt attracted the most funding, followed by South Africa and Kenya.

Jury finds Youtube and Meta guilty of designing products that cause addiction

Meta and Youtube Found Guilty of Spreading Addiction

GoSwap raises first funding round to expand battery-swap network for electric scooters in Morocco

GoSwap raises $2M to expand its electric scooter battery-swapping network in Morocco, cutting costs and boosting EV adoption.

If PoS agents were robots, fuel prices would have killed them

The retailer who hands over cash is not part of a formal supply chain. The agent who accepts it is not following a standardized protocol.