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54 Business Ideas to Start in 2026

54 Business Ideas to Start in 2026: Profitable, Creative, and Future-Ready Ventures

54 Business Ideas to Start in 2026

Ericsson and Vodafone Three Complete World-First 4G and 5G Network Upgrade

Ericsson and VodafoneThree have completed a significant network modernisation programme described as a world-first in scale and integration, upgrading thousands…

The companies quietly returning billions to shareholders, and what that signals

In a market obsessed with hypergrowth, AI breakthroughs, and billion-dollar funding rounds, there’s another class of companies moving with less…

PayTic Advances Fintech Innovation With GUPPY-AI Integration Launch

PayTic, the Moroccan fintech specializing in payment automation, has taken a major step forward with the launch of PayTic Intelligent…

MTN Uganda Backs Uganda’s US$500 Billion Ambition Through Digital Infrastructure at RIC2026

MTN Uganda has reiterated its support for Uganda’s ambition to grow into a US$500 billion economy, positioning digital infrastructure as…

Meta Launches Enterprise Platform to Expand AI Services for Businesses

Meta has launched Meta Enterprise Platform, a new business unit focused on…

Paystack and Google for Developers Launch AI Builder Challenge for Business Solutions

Paystack has partnered with Google for Developers to launch the AI Builder…

PayTic Advances AI-Powered Payment Operations Amid Middle East Expansion

Morocco-based fintech PayTic is deepening its focus on AI-driven tools for payment…

Intron Expands Voice AI With Support for Multilingual African Conversations

Nigerian voice AI company Intron has launched Sahara v2.5, an upgrade to…

Cloudera Launches Anywhere Cloud to Scale Enterprise AI Across Hybrid Environments

Cloudera has introduced Cloudera Anywhere Cloud, a hybrid data and AI platform…

Fortinet Acquires Virtue AI to Bolster Agentic AI Security

Fortinet has acquired Virtue AI, a specialist in AI runtime protection, automated…

NCC Hosts Workshop to Advance Universal Acceptance for Inclusive Internet

The Nigerian Communications Commission is convening a stakeholder workshop on Universal Acceptance on 27 August 2026 as part of efforts to make the internet more…

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Nigeria’s Telecom Regulator Turns Up the Heat: MTN Begins Compensating Millions for Poor Service

For years, Nigerian mobile users have endured dropped calls, sluggish data, and unexplained service blackouts with little more than frustration…

Xara Taps Flutterwave to Power AI Banking Inside WhatsApp

Xara, the AI-powered banking assistant that runs entirely inside WhatsApp, has partnered with Flutterwave to handle its payment and banking…

AEW 2026 Unveils AI & Data Center Platform to Power Africa’s Digital Future

The upcoming African Energy Week 2026 is set to break new ground with the launch of a dedicated Artificial Intelligence…

Emir of Kano Lamido Sanusi Earns N442 Million from MTN Group: What It Means for Corporate Governance in Nigeria

It’s not often that a traditional ruler in northern Nigeria becomes the subject of a financial disclosure tied to a…

Google Labs and DeepMind have launched Pomelli, an AI marketing tool

Google Labs and DeepMind have launched Pomelli, an AI marketing tool designed to help small…

Old Nigerian Ads and the Japanese Secret: How Emotion, Not Algorithms, Built Lasting Brands

You don’t forget a great ad; it lives rent-free in your head. That is how…

Pinterest Predicts 2025: Emerging Trends Overview

There is a wealth of information available about Pinterest Predicts 2025. Research suggests that Pinterest's…

Why Your Pinterest Stats Keep Disappearing: Causes, Guides, and Suggestions

If you’ve noticed your Pinterest stats suddenly disappearing or acting strangely, you’re not alone. Many…

Many users report sudden drops in impressions or even to zero; asking how to recover or what causes these drops

If you use Pinterest for your business or personal brand, you may have noticed a…

Pinterest Trend: Top Trends in the United States This Month – March 2025

Pinterest Trend: Top Trends in the United States. Is not just a talk that Pinterest…

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Billionaire Luminar Founder Steps Down Amid Ethics Inquiry

Billionaire Luminar Founder, Austin Russell, has officially stepped down as CEO and chairperson of Luminar…

Payaza Repays Over $40 Million in Commercial Paper, Earns Investment-Grade Ratings

Payaza has fully repaid more than US$40 million (over ₦58 billion) across Series I–V of…

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Serial Entrepreneur Raises $17M for AI-Powered Law Firm Challenging Big Law

Mac Liu, a two-time founder with a background in tech rather than law, has raised $17 million for Arceus, an…

Nigeria Launches Digital Postcode System, Giving Every Building a Machine-Readable Location Identity

Nigeria has launched its National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System, giving addressable buildings across the country a unique 11-character digital location…

Dangote Refinery IPO: Meristem × Payaza Offers Non-BVN, Foreign-Currency Route

Investors without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) can participate in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO through an alternative onboarding pathway…

Seven Kenyan Women-Led Startups Secure Ksh 9 Million in Tech Grants

Seven women-led technology startups in Kenya have received a total of Ksh 9 million (approximately $70,000) in equity-free grants through…

Flutterwave’s Agboola Named Among World’s Top 100 Fintech Leaders

Flutterwave founder and CEO Olugbenga “GB” Agboola has been named among Fintech Magazine’s Top 100 Fintech Leaders, placing the Nigerian…

Africa Tech Festival 2026 Puts Focus on Conversations Shaping the Continent’s Digital Economy

With just over two months to go, the programme for Africa Tech Festival 2026 is taking shape around the most…

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