3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (652+ words) In 2025, Nigeria leads the world in cryptocurrency adoption, with over 33% of its population holding digital assets, per Statista. Fuelled by a tech-savvy youth and economic necessity, Nigeria’s blockchain ecosystem is a global force. Amid an evolving regulatory landscape, a group…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (491+ words) TechNext.ng Mastercard partners with Busha to bring trusted and simpler digital asset transfers to Nigeria Mastercard has partnered with Busha, a pan-African digital asset exchange, to expand Mastercard Crypto Credential across Africa and bring greater trust and simplicity to…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (523+ words) Nigerian fintech company CreditChek has acquired Ugandan startup Algosys, marking its expansion into Uganda and boosting its efforts to create credit and lending systems across East Africa. The financial details of the deal weren’t shared, but Algosys will operate as…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (588+ words) African startup funding took a positive turn in August 2026 as ventures around the continent raised $455 million during the month. This is a vast improvement from the $102 million raised in the previous month of July, representing an overwhelming 346 per cent increase....

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (318+ words) Uber has resumed accepting Visa cards for rides in Kenya, eight months after dropping the option over rising payment costs. The reversal comes just two days after the company shut down its operations entirely in Nigeria and Uganda on 2 September....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (438+ words) Following Uber’s exit from Nigeria, vehicle financing company Moove has given its drivers permission to operate on other ride-hailing apps. This is according to an official communication to drivers, seen by Technext. Recall that Uber, which is also one of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (616+ words) Fintech continues to lead Africa’s startup funding despite the boom in other sectors of the tech ecosystem. Fintech startups raised 41 per cent of the $1.37 billion raised across Africa in the first quarter of 2026, equaling $556 million. This is according to the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (368+ words) South Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom, has reported a second consecutive year of profitability, with group profit after tax rising to R30.3 billion for the financial year ended 31 March 2026, up from a restated R14 billion the previous year, even as industrial electricity…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1088+ words) Imagine posting a video before going to bed and waking up to 500,000 views. Your follower count has jumped. The comments are still coming. Friends are sending screenshots. For a few hours, it feels like the moment every creator has been…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (769+ words) Behind MTN Nigeria’s rise to a telecommunications operator in the country lies a story of strategic leadership. The leading operator is marking its 25th anniversary on the back of decisions made by its line of Chief Executive Officers. Over the past…...