Spotlight

Explainer—Was Executive Order No. 5 breached in awarding the eNaira to Bitt Inc?

The EO5 directed that foreign companies with demonstrated and verifiable plans for indigenous capacity development can be awarded contracts when local professionals are lacking expertise

Predatory lending in Nigeria—what is the way forward?

Predatory lenders employ deceptive and aggressive sale tactics to attract unsuspecting borrowers into taking loans they cannot afford.

AfriChange is helping Canada’s growing African community remain financially connected to home

“We’ve built AfriChange to be useful for anyone in Canada who has to send money to Africa, starting with Nigeria” said Tega Ogigirigi

Scrader seeks to transform how young millennials and Gen Z shop online in Nigeria

Scrader is a social commerce app built for Gen Zs and Millennials. It is a platform built on reliability, accountability, utility and trust, aimed at redefining what it means to shop online for this demographic.

JET Motors wants to lead Africa’s Electric Vehicle revolution

The electric vehicle movement is well and alive in Nigeria, led by JET Motor Company—a team of young Africans who are designing EVs for Africans.

Recap of Softcom's non-public UnveilingX—a foretaste of its public, DayX

Softcom Limited, an innovative indigenous company, hosted an exclusive event to pre-inform select members of the public about the upcoming launch of its products.

Deaf Tech Foundation is teaching programming to deaf kids in Northern Nigeria, for free

Mercy, a 10-year-old Deaf kid living in Northern Nigeria, had to pause schooling for five years due to her condition. The Deaf Tech Foundation is changing this trend for people like her.