M-KOPA’s KilpiTek Oy acquisition brings its device-locking advantage in-house 

M-KOPA, a Pan-African pay-as-you-go financing company, acquired Finnish communications company KilpiTek Oy for $8 million in March 2026.

What Lagos Life game teaches us about building products that go viral and making money

Lagos Life game went viral by turning everyday Nigerian life into a product people wanted to play, share and pay for.

Moove reportedly exits Nigeria after 6 years, offers ₦35B to customers

The move comes weeks after Uber ended its operations in Nigeria on September 2 after 12 years, a development that put Moove's original model under pressure.

NeoFleet Capital raises $4m pre-seed to fund taxi fleets across Africa and the Global South

Mobility fintech NeoFleet Capital has secured a $4 million pre-seed round to expand its taxi fleet financing model and build infrastructure.

What if the 39.6M small businesses in Nigeria use AI

This programme launched to teach small and medium enterprise business owners how to use AI in their business

The 2027 Ranking of Nigeria’s Top Universities Is Out

Here are the top 20 universities in Nigeria and what the latest 2027 Times Higher Education ranking says about their performance.

How the Nigerian life simulator Lagos Life game works

See how Lagos Life let players work, earn money, rent homes and build virtual lives in Lagos.

The CBN announced a fintech licence shake-up in 2026, the process began a year earlier

In January 2026, a CBN director, Yemi Solaja told the Committee of Heads of Banks' Operations conference in Lagos that institutions including Moniepoint MFB, OPay, and Kuda Bank had already been upgraded.

Kenyan fintech Cloud9 gets $500k as part of its ongoing pre-seed round

Founded by former YC-backed founders, Cloud9 gets $500,000 from Alliance as part of an ongoing pre-seed round.

How AI & global chip shortages are driving up smartphone prices in Nigeria

Nigeria was selected by the GSMA and its Handset Affordability Coalition for pilots aimed at expanding access to affordable 4G smartphones. 

Glovo Nigeria’s managing director steps down after three years

Lamide Akinola, Glovo Nigeria's managing director, moves on after a three-year tenure.

Tech events you shouldn’t miss this October

A list of events tech professionals and enthusiasts could attend in October 2026.