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2 Feb 2026 - In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Good morning. ☀️️ Nigeria is getting serious about better connectivity. Between the…

2 Feb 2026 - At its core, Nigeria’s spectrum challenge comes down to a simple economic equation: data, supported by the right infrastructure and policy, becomes…

1 Feb 2026 - CinetPay was reportedly targeted by a cyberattack in September 2025, resulting in financial losses. Now it owes customers over $1 million.

31 Jan 2026 - And he went for it: a career rich in marketing, branding, and artificial intelligence (AI) for global companies, just like he had always wanted.

31 Jan 2026 - Chams Holding Company Plc, a Nigerian identity management and transactional technology provider, grew its income by 17.89% to ₦17.48 billion ($12.61…

31 Jan 2026 - One day, she asked herself a simple question: if large companies in other countries provide lunch for their staff, why didn’t anyone do that in…

31 Jan 2026 - A board member and an employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told TechCabal that the decision followed two days of intense meetings at the…

30 Jan 2026 - Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. This week, we explore five African startups in the…

30 Jan 2026 - Nigeria has begun the financial advisory process for its ambitious plan to deploy 90,000 kilometres of fibre-optic cable under the $2 billion…

30 Jan 2026 - Tradepal AI is a regtech platform designed to bridge the gap between informal OTC trading and formal regulation in the digital assets sector. 

30 Jan 2026 - Several bankers and recruiters told TechCabal that some talent who left for fintechs a few years ago are now returning to traditional lenders,…

30 Jan 2026 - Meet Eniola Taiwo, founder of Smartsave, a Nigerian fintech company that processed over ₦210 million ($150,500) in transactions and achieved…

30 Jan 2026 - In today's edition: Quick Fire 🔥 with Eniola Taiwo || Kuda wants to expand its experience centres || Moniepoint's transaction volume increases by 169…

29 Jan 2026 - Papermap.ai, a Ghanaian startup operating across Africa and the US, is building an AI agent that understands how business users actually talk.

29 Jan 2026 - Briter Intelligence's report shows that funding in the agritech sector declined by over 18%, falling to $168.1 million in 2025 from $206.9 million in…

29 Jan 2026 - A new industry performance report by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) shows that about 78% of Nigeria’s major roads now have mobile signal

29 Jan 2026 - In the two years since Moniepoint last publicly shared its transaction figures, the Nigerian fintech unicorn has nearly tripled transaction volume…

29 Jan 2026 - Kuda Microfinance Bank plans to open more experience centres for customer support and community engagement after it received a licence from the…

29 Jan 2026 - In today's edition: South Africa's digital ID is already behind schedule || Nigeria to fine telecom operators $8.85m over poor service || CBK says M-…

28 Jan 2026 - Falobi was born into a cult of reading and writing. With a father, an uncle, and an aunt in journalism, her childhood was spent navigating…

28 Jan 2026 - AI is rapidly entering Africa’s healthcare sector, projected to reach $259 billion by 2030, one of the world’s biggest growth markets.

28 Jan 2026 - Nigeria’s telecom regulator plans to impose penalties totalling about ₦12.4 billion ($8.85 million) on operators for breaches of service standards,…

28 Jan 2026 - The move is part of JAMB’s ongoing efforts to tighten oversight and curb examination malpractice, even in parts of the country with weak connectivity.

28 Jan 2026 - Enakl said it will use the new capital to strengthen its commercial teams, test new development models for its ridepooling fleets, and prepare for…

28 Jan 2026 - The regulator classified the mobile money platform as a system whose failure would “significantly impair the real economy.”

28 Jan 2026 - In today's edition: DSTv slashes decoder prices || PayPal is back in Nigeria || Amazon introduces image search || Nigeria orders penalties for bad…

27 Jan 2026 - Table of contents 1. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 2. Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus 3. Samsung Galaxy S26 4. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 5. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8…

27 Jan 2026 - Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has directed the country’s telecom regulator to impose automatic penalties…

27 Jan 2026 - MultiChoice’s DStv is doubling down on affordability as competition from streaming platforms intensifies.

27 Jan 2026 - 27 janvier 2026 Hello! Welcome back to Francophone Weekly by TechCabal, your weekly deep dive into the tech ecosystem across French-speaking Africa.…

27 Jan 2026 - PayPal’s entry mirrors a broader shift in how global payments firms are approaching Nigeria.

27 Jan 2026 - In today's edition: CBN levels up fintechs || KCB acquires Riverbank || Icasa tightens data rules || Revego gets $62M

26 Jan 2026 - Under the policy — dubbed “no vision, no registration, no UTME” — examinations will be monitored live from JAMB’s headquarters in Abuja.

26 Jan 2026 - TechCabal Insights launched the State of Tech in Africa (SOTIA) report on January 23 2026. To discuss these findings, industry leaders, including…

26 Jan 2026 - African investors now account for nearly 40% of tech funding, up from 25%, as global investors continue to pull back from Africa.

26 Jan 2026 - Despite surface similarities, four industry experts who spoke to TechCabal argue that Starlink and Amazon are not competing for the same prize in…

26 Jan 2026 - Nigeria has doubled revenue from the electronic money transfer levy (EMTL) tax after enforcing compliance on fintechs.

26 Jan 2026 - In a notice in the Kenya Gazette, the Competition Authority said it had cleared the deal, subject to KCB Group protecting Riverbank’s customer data…

26 Jan 2026 - African tech is therefore entering a more disciplined phase. Scale will come less from speed than from execution, regulation, and selective…

26 Jan 2026 - In today's edition: Quidax hits pause on P2P trading || Government services in SA to be linked by digital ID || Andela acquires Woven to scale AI…

25 Jan 2026 - The smartphone industry is moving faster than ever, and 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most exciting years yet. From AI-powered features and…

25 Jan 2026 - Table of contents 1. Infinix Zero Flip 5G 2. Infinix Note 50 Pro+ 3. Infinix Note Edge 4. Infinix GT 30 Pro 5G 5. Infinix Hot 60 Pro+ 6. Infinix Note…

25 Jan 2026 - Table of contents Tecno Phantom V Fold 2 5G Tecno Phantom V Flip 2 5G Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G Tecno Pova 7 Pro 5G Tecno Spark…

24 Jan 2026 - That experience is now beginning to shift for some Ghanaians through Rivia, a healthtech startup co-founded by Isidore Kpotufe in 2024.

24 Jan 2026 - GetEquity's startup journey would not be about scaling a dream, but engineering a survival, one that would force it to abandon its original thesis.

24 Jan 2026 - That conversation would begin a different kind of experiment that has nothing to do with chemistry. One that would become an almost decade-long…

24 Jan 2026 - The challenge for 2026 isn't just femtech’s growth, as growth alone doesn’t equal justice.

23 Jan 2026 - The government announced the plan on Friday in Pretoria at a media briefing on progress under its medium-term development. 

23 Jan 2026 - Quidax, a Nigerian crypto startup, has discontinued its peer-to-peer (P2P) trading feature five months after introducing the service.

23 Jan 2026 - This week, we explore five African startups in the fintech, healthtech, artificial intelligence, and agritech sectors and why they should be on your…