The choice of courses by Nigeria’s highest-scoring candidates in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has revealed a strong preference for technology, engineering, and innovation-driven disciplines, highlighting shifting academic and career interests among the country’s bright
Bfree, a Nigerian startup focused on credit recovery and distressed loan management, has secured $3.1 million in new funding as it expands efforts to address one of Africa’s fastest-growing fintech problems — unpaid digital loans. It has raised more than $12 million in combined equity and debt fundi
In today's edition: Jiji acquires Bangladeshi startup || South Africa hires AI policy panel || Bolt increases fares in Kenya || Kenyan regulator wants details of crypto users
The Nigerian Communications Commission in collaboration with the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency and the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, today, commenced a statewide Telecom Infrastructure Cleanup Exercise aimed at sanitising telecom infrastructur
The National Identity Management Commission has introduced two new digital customer support channels aimed at improving accessibility, responsiveness, and service delivery for Nigerians and legal residents seeking assistance with National Identification Number related enquiries. The Commission said
Every bank transfer exposes pieces of personal information that fraudsters can use over time. Flex, a Nigerian fintech startup, believes replacing account numbers with paytags could help reduce fraud by masking users’ identities during transactions.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Airtel Africa's $813 million profit, how Paytags may change the way Nigerians send money, and an Abuja court ordering MTN and Airtel to stop blocking Nairtime.
Kenya’s capital markets regulator has warned the public against placing money in unlicensed online investment schemes as authorities respond to a growing wave of digital platforms promising fast returns through forex trading, cryptocurrency products and money market-style investments. In an investor
The Threadbare programme sits at the intersection of education, game development, and workforce inclusion, designed to help young people move from consuming digital content to actively creating it. Built by Endless Access, it uses open-source game environments to teach creative and technical skills
Across Africa, millions of young people are growing up immersed in digital culture of playing games, consuming online content, and engaging with technology daily. Yet for many, there is still no structured pathway that turns that interest into recognized skills, meaningful work, or economic mobility
Ugandan fintech infrastructure startup MAM Telecom Ltd is advancing a payment and settlement stack aimed at structural inefficiencies in Uganda’s mobile money ecosystem. In parallel, it is positioning its cross-border remittance platform, MAM Fex, for broader East African deployment. The infrastruct
She earns in naira, saves in dollars, and refuses to stay in one country long enough to get bored. This is how Olayinka Oke built a life across three countries a year.
African startups raised a total of $145.85 million in April 2026, reinforcing investor confidence in sectors driving the continent’s digital and economic transformation. Funding activity during the month showed strong momentum across renewable energy, fintech, aviation, electric mobility, agricultur
The latest financial results from Airtel Africa highlight a major transformation quietly reshaping Africa’s financial system: telecom operators are increasingly evolving into large-scale digital financial institutions. With Airtel Money now serving more than 54 million active users across Africa, th
The National President of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, Dr. Obioha Oti, has described agency banking as Nigeria’s most critical last-mile channel for achieving meaningful financial inclusion. The AMMBAN national president stressed that millions of Nigerians, particularl
