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Tinubu nominates Olayemi Cardoso as new CBN governor

Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu has nominated Olayemi Michael Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

NIBSS CEO discusses financial inclusion with India’s payments corporation MD

Payments leaders of Nigeria and India met on Wednesday to discuss financial inclusion in both countries.

Flutterwave hires 170 graduate trainees as full-time employees

Amidst global layoffs and rising unemployment, Flutterwave has hired 85% of its 200 graduate trainees as full-time employees, after a 12-month-long paid traineeship.

WhoGoHost acquires SendChamp to diversify its operations

WhoGoHost, has acquired SendChamp, a Nigerian cloud communications startup that powers online messaging for African businesses for an undisclosed amount.

Mecho Autotech lands $2.4M pre-Series A

Nigeria's automotive after-sales spare parts and maintenance market is estimated to be $8 billion; spare parts account for 80% of the value with Nigerian vehicle owners spending an estimated $650 annually.

Tech Nation to resume operations this October

Six months after it ceased operations, Tech Nation, the UK startup organisation that helps to bring thousands of talented tech workers to the UK—including from Africa, will relaunch next month during Birmingham Tech Week.

Kenyan fintech, Lipa Later secures $5M debt funding

Lipa Later has raised $5 million in debt funding to double down on its growth. The Kenyan fintech also plans to raise an additional $20 million in equity and debt.

WhatsApp partners with NBA Star, Giannis to provide “mother-tongue e-books” for Nigerian kids

WhatsApp and NBA Star, Giannis Antetokounmpo have announced an “impact partnership” to offer free children’s eBooks in Nigeria, through NABU, a digital publisher.

Nigeria announces UAE-backed FX liquidity programme

Nigeria's president, Bola Tinubu has announced that the country is working on a joint foreign exchange (FX) liquidity programme with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Interswitch embeds Google Pay support on its Nigerian payment gateway

Interswitch has announced today that it will support Google Pay on its payment gateway. This will allow merchants to store payment details within Google Wallet.

BD Insider 189: Nigeria joins forces with India to fuel digital economy growth

Ethiopia wants to make digital IDs compulsory for bank KYC. We also covered the digital economy-related MoUs between Nigeria and Kenya.

BD Insider 188: Flutterwave expands remittance offering to India

The fintech will remittance services in the country. We also covered the location of InstaDeep's African AI research hub.