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Nigeria’s Statistics Bureau to resume service in January 2025 after hack

The December CPI data is scheduled for release on January 15.

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BREAKING: LemFi expands to Europe. The journey so far.

LemFi, a fast-growing remittance startup with over 1M customers, and more than $33M in disclosed funding has expanded to Europe. Here is the journey so far.

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Rivals, Getty and Shutterstock to merge as competition heats up in the AI image generation space

Getty and Shutterstock, two rivals who have gone toe-to-toe for 20 years are merging off the back of competition from new AI image-gen startups. Who's next?

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GTCO completes ₦209 billion capital raise, ahead of March 2026 deadline

GTCO will be the third Nigerian bank to make this announcement, months after the Central Bank raised minimum capital requirements tenfold for the country’s biggest banks

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MTN sells Guinea unit, exits underperforming market

The deal is part of MTN's strategy to streamline its portfolio and focus on higher-growth markets

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Village Capital invests $150,000 in two female-led startups

The Women in Tech Financing Facility, a joint initiative of Village Capital and Standard Chartered, addresses the funding gap for women entrepreneurs.

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Tantalizers enters seafood market, acquires Lagos based fishing company

By integrating DanBethel's assets, Tantalizers aims to capitalise on the growing demand for seafood in Nigeria

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10 biggest African tech stories of 2024

From billion-dollar milestones to market shakeups, dive into the biggest African tech stories that defined 2024.

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PBR Life Sciences raises $1M pre-seed to expand AI-powered healthcare data platforms across Africa

Previously targeting 1000 pharmacies in Nigeria, PBR will use this new funding to expand its AI-driven health data solutions in Ghana and Kenya.

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JUST IN: Hackers breach Nigeria’s Statistics Bureau website, raising data security concerns

This incident marks the third major data breach involving sensitive government information in Nigeria this year.

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Allawee credit card launch in partnership with Mastercard, in line with Credicorp 2030 mandate

Allawee, in collaboration with Mastercard, Providus Bank, and Remita has launched a credit card in Nigeria. The launch aligns with Creditcorp's 2030 mandate.

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PoS agents mull commission hike following a new Central Bank directive

Many PoS agents believe this latest directive could cripple the impact of their service which has grown to nearly 2 million across the country

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