From Lagos to Nairobi

For many engineers, career growth follows a predictable path of degrees, certifications, and promotions. For Iniubong Obonguko, however, the journey has been driven less by titles and more by curiosity — a consistent desire to understand how systems work and how they can be improved. That mindset has helped shape a global engineering career defined…

Across Nigeria, celebrations are constant — birthdays, weddings, graduations, housewarmings, naming ceremonies, and festive holidays fill calendars year-round. Yet finding meaningful gifts often remains stressful. Many shoppers struggle with unreliable vendors, late deliveries, mismatched products, and the awkwardness of sending cash instead of thoughtful presents. A new Nigerian startup is trying to fix that by…

South African technology services powerhouse iOCO is making its first major push into the Middle East, targeting Saudi Arabia as a strategic hub to accelerate cloud adoption and enterprise digital transformation. This expansion signals not just geographic growth, but a broader ambition: Africa’s tech expertise going global. Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 initiative has put cloud…

African startups are booming — fintechs, e-commerce platforms, SaaS providers, and agritech ventures are raising capital, scaling fast, and grabbing headlines. But behind the growth story is a persistent challenge that rarely makes the front page: a critical shortage of skilled talent, and a widening gap between what companies need and what the market can…

Nigeria’s blockchain industry body, the Stakeholders in Blockchain Association of Nigeria, has formally pushed back against new capital requirements introduced by the Securities and Exchange Commission for digital asset companies. The SEC’s updated framework reportedly raises the minimum paid-up capital thresholds for exchanges, virtual asset service providers, and other crypto-related operators. The regulator says the…

In a continent where payment friction still slows down commerce, BlinkCard is positioning itself as part of the solution. The fintech infrastructure company has been quietly expanding its card issuance and digital payment capabilities, targeting businesses that need faster, more reliable ways to move money across borders and within local markets. What’s new? BlinkCard has…