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In Nigeria, a country poised to harness a booming e-learning market expected to reach $107.90 million by 2024, a group of visionary leaders is making waves. Despite the challenges of underfunded urban schools and resource-strapped rural education systems, these tenacious CEOs have not only navigated these turbulent waters but have…

When you think of the future, flying cars likely soar through your imagination. It’s an exciting prospect, I mean vehicles zipping through the sky, bypassing congested streets, and taking us into a world that once seemed possible only in sci-fi movies. So, are flying cars just over the horizon?  Flying…

An Access Bank customer in Nigeria mourns his daughter’s death as he blames his banking apps for the loss. The hospital had an ethical problem, too. The father couldn’t transfer to the hospital account for his daughter’s emergency treatment—granted. The hospital management ought to have followed their oath: to save…

Fintech has been of age in Nigeria—at least six years. So if the CBN bans Opay, one of the early birds in the sector, now, it’s not about misunderstanding. Six years is a long enough time for Opay to understand its business risks—including competition, regulation, customers—in Nigeria. While the company…

The round included new investment from Uber and participation by existing investors including Mubadala and valued Moove at $750m, further validating the company’s business model The investment will enable Moove to scale globally extending its operations to 16 markets by the end of 2025 Funding comes after a year of…