Startup

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…

Now that Cloudflare is down, there are other service providers one can switch to, especially if this outage has reminded you how fragile the modern internet can be when so much traffic depends on a single company. On Nov. 18, 2025, a major Cloudflare disruption triggered widespread 500 errors and…

Nigeria still sets the pace with landing big funding deals in Africa. Since 2019, names like OPay, Flutterwave, and Andela have pulled in hundreds of millions of dollars. OPay alone has raised $570m+ in that time, while Flutterwave has secured $450m+, and Andela about $381m. These wins place them among…

A growing share of smallholders still rely on uncertified or degraded seeds sourced from informal markets, producing fields that look lush early in the season but deliver disappointing yields at harvest.  Farmers and agronomists interviewed across multiple states say the problem is systemic: counterfeit labels, weak distribution of certified varieties,…