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Following Uber Nigeria's exit, Moove now permits drivers to operate on Bolt and inDrive
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…...
Eskom eyes data centres, Bitcoin mining as new revenue streams amid falling industrial demand
2+ week, 1+ hour 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…...
OPay eyes landmark Nigerian listing ahead of potential $4B US IPO
2+ week, 4+ day ago (466+ words) OPay is considering listing its shares on the Nigerian Exchange, according to sources familiar with the situation. This move could become one of the most important technology listings ever in Nigeria’s capital market. An official announcement is expected soon. At…...
Chams’ profit rises 13% to ₦473m as cards and biometrics drive H1 revenue
3+ week, 2+ day ago (780+ words) Chams Holding Company Plc, one of the companies involved in Nigeria’s identity, card and payments infrastructure, recorded ₦473 million in profit after tax in the first half of 2026, even as revenue declined slightly. The company generated ₦9.79 billion in revenue between January…...
Absa plans merchant banking push in Nigeria to expand its Africa footprint
3+ week, 5+ day ago (254+ words) Absa, one of South Africa’s leading banks, is planning to expand its presence in Nigeria by upgrading its existing representative office into a merchant bank. This strategic move aims to establish a direct operational base in Africa’s largest economy and…...
Standard Bank moves to buy Opay stake ahead of US listing
3+ week, 5+ day ago (507+ words) Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets, is in discussions to acquire a stake in OPay before the Nigerian fintech company completes its planned listing on a US stock exchange, according to Bloomberg. The South African banking giant aims…...
Amarachi Nwachukwu couldn't raise to save her startup; now, with MarlVC, she decides who gets funding
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1187+ words) In May 2023, Amarachi Nwachukwu shut down MendHQ, a proptech startup she’d built to fix a problem she’d watched up close in her uncle’s law chambers: landlords losing rent because nobody had the resources to chase it manually. Three years later,…...