Airtel has launched Africa’s first commercial satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through a partnership with Starlink, the Elon Musk-owned satellite internet ...

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The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has commenced a forensic investigation into the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lotus Bank and Hackerbella Ltd, following public complaints alleging that ...

Vodacom has named Khumo Shuenyane, its current lead independent director, as the company’s next chair, effective 21 July 2027. He will succeed Saki Macozoma, who is set to retire after 10 years on the ...

A new industry survey reveals a dangerous divide: the people who run Nigeria’s banks blame customers for failed transactions. The people who build the payment rails blame the banks. And the regulator ...

The World Bank’s World Development Report 2026 made a bold claim, stating that artificial intelligence (AI) is a historic opportunity for developing economies like Nigeria and the rest of Africa if ...

SpaceX posted $7.8 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2026, beating Wall Street’s forecast of roughly $6.8 billion in the company’s first quarterly report since going public in June. The ...

PalmPay, the Africa-focused digital payments company backed by MediaTek, is exploring a potential initial public offering in Hong Kong while raising roughly $200 million in a funding round that would ...

In April 2024, JAMB’s registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, stood before university stakeholders and delivered a number that should have alarmed the entire country. Out of 148 Direct Entry applications submitted ...

Moment, a pan-African payments startup that processes 600,000 transactions every day, has closed a $22 million Series A round, bringing its total funding to $55 million since it launched three years ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is expected to release the results of the 2026 Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for private candidates today, ...

At launch, users can participate in markets across sports, crypto, culture, politics, and economics, with additional categories expected over time L-R: Titilayo Ogunleye, Head, Legal & Compliance, ...