Startup

In a major review of national food production efforts, the Federal Government of Nigeria is assessing its key agricultural program, the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-Pocket (NAGS-AP). This follows the program’s impressive contribution of ₦2.312 trillion in agricultural produce value over four planting cycles. This achievement, shared on Thursday…

Nigeria’s biggest fintech companies are now estimated to be worth about $10.6 billion combined as of January 2026. This is one of the clearest signs that, despite tighter funding and higher operating costs, investors still see long term value in Nigeria’s digital finance market. It is important to understand what…

Nigeria remains one of Africa’s strongest entrepreneurship hubs in startups because the market is large, demand is real, and investors still back teams that can execute. Funding has slowed from peak years, yet startups that show clear growth, strong operations, and solid unit economics are still attracting attention. Here are…

A startup is ready to launch when the product works end to end, customers understand the value, and you can support users at scale. If any of these is missing, the launch becomes an expensive test.  This matters because most first time founders do not get unlimited chances. The best…

Nigeria is no longer the automatic favourite for startup funding in Africa. While total capital flowing into African startups has started to recover, countries like South Africa, Egypt and Kenya are attracting more deals and bigger cheques than Nigeria. Why Investors Are Pulling Back Global investors are more cautious than…