Telecoms

MTN, Airtel, Glo and T2 Mobile take House of Representatives to court over CEO summonses 

Nigeria’s biggest telecom operators have sued the House of Representatives over its network quality probe. They want the Federal High Court to rule on the limits of lawmakers’ investigative powers.

Level Up

Feranmi Ajetomobi doesn’t want to be first. He wants to beat whoever got there first

Feranmi Ajetomobi grew Cowrywise from 500 to 100,000 users. Now at Timon, he explains how he picks jobs, why he fears multiple jobs, and how markets differ across Africa.

Explainer

Best loan apps in Nigeria (2026): legitimate, low-interest options compared

Compare the best loan apps in Nigeria for 2026. See FCCPC-approved apps, real interest rates, loan limits and how to check a loan app is legitimate before you borrow.

Explainer

Tinubu ₦50,000 grant: How to check eligibility and receive the government payment

Find out how to check eligibility and receive Tinubu's ₦50,000 NERSI grant.

AI in Africa

KrosAI is building the telecommunications infrastructure for voice AI in underserved markets

KrosAI is building the telecom infrastructure businesses need to deploy voice AI agents across Africa and other underserved markets.

News

Safaricom names Boniface Mungania as CFO

Safaricom has confirmed Boniface Mungania as its Chief Financial Services Officer, effective November 1, 2026. He has held the role in an interim capacity since July.

Crypto

CBN’s new crypto rules put a ₦15bn price tag on issuing dollar stablecoins in Nigeria

Nigeria's new CBN rules set a ₦15bn minimum capital requirement for companies seeking to issue dollar-referenced stablecoins in the country.

Consumer Tech

What it takes to place your first Temu order in Nigeria: A step-by-step guide

Learn how to shop on Temu in Nigeria, choose products, make payments and track your first order from checkout to delivery.

Spotlight

How Bluebulb’s Ola Daramola is building beyond payments

Ola Daramola is building Bluebulb into a financial infrastructure provider helping African businesses manage cross-border payments, FX and treasury.

Fintech

Yellow Card acquires GoMoney to open direct operations in Brazil

Yellow Card has acquired GoMoney, a Brazilian virtual asset service provider, to set up direct operations in Brazil. GoMoney’s full central bank authorisation is still pending.

Spotlight

CostGraph makes cloud costs easier to understand and manage. Now it wants to make it an infrastructure product

As AI drives cloud spending higher, CostGraph helps companies understand, optimise and automate their infrastructure cost usage across all dimensions.

Fintech

Chinese regulator questioned OPay before $304m US IPO withdrawal – report

A report suggests that regulatory inquiry from China may have influenced OPay to withdraw its planned NYSE IPO.