From Lagos to Nairobi

A once-popular mobility strategy for African digital nomads, widely dubbed the “Antigua Gambit,” has abruptly come to an end, leaving many travellers scrambling for alternatives. The approach, which involved leveraging Antigua’s lenient visa policies and tax incentives to establish remote work bases, had become a convenient shortcut for nomads seeking flexible living arrangements across the…

Lagride, a leading mobility platform in Africa, has secured a $100 million funding facility from United Bank for Africa (UBA) to accelerate its driver asset ownership initiative. The facility is expected to transform the livelihoods of thousands of drivers by enabling them to own the vehicles they operate, fostering financial independence and long-term economic stability….

Eight months after paying a $160,000 regulatory fine, Nigerian fintech giant Paystack has revived its consumer-facing app, Zap, signalling a renewed push into everyday digital payments. The return of Zap marks a notable moment for Paystack, which has historically focused more on merchant services than direct-to-consumer products. Zap was initially launched to help individuals send…

Across Africa’s rapidly growing cities, logistics remains one of the most complex and underserved sectors. Congestion, poor infrastructure, fragmented supply chains, and high delivery costs continue to slow commerce. But a new generation of logistics startups is challenging the status quo with a bold claim: we are the future of decentralised logistics. Decentralised logistics flips…

In a fintech ecosystem as competitive and fast-moving as Nigeria’s, scaling even one digital bank is a formidable challenge. Doing it twice is rare. Yet one Nigerian operator has quietly played a key role in helping two digital banks grow from early-stage products into platforms serving hundreds of thousands—if not millions—of users. The journey began…

Timilehin Ayantunji’s journey challenges one of the most common assumptions in the tech world: that you must study computer science to build impactful financial technology. Without a formal background in computer science, Ayantunji is today helping shape how millions of Nigerians move, access, and think about money—proof that influence in tech is no longer limited…