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Unitree Robotics Surges 460% in Shanghai Debut After $904M IPO

Unitree Robotics became the first humanoid robot maker to list on mainland China's STAR Market, with shares rocketing more than 460% on their first trading day.

Aug 19, 2026

Startup

Ex-SpaceX Starlink exec joins Nigerian defence startup Terra

Ben MacWilliams, who took Starlink live in 20+ African countries, now leads strategy at Abuja-based Terra Industries to expand sovereign defence tech.

Aug 19, 2026

Insights

NDLEA burns N301bn of seized drugs — enough to fund 1.2m student loans

The agency destroyed 329,865kg of cocaine, tramadol, codeine and cannabis in Lagos. Here's what the numbers mean for ports, cash flow and security tech.

Aug 18, 2026

Nigeria Targets $750M Private Cloud Investment in 24 Months

The Federal Government unveils a National Digital Cloud Policy to attract $750m in private cloud and AI infrastructure investment within two years.

Aug 18, 2026

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Fintech

Femi Otedola buys N20.7 billion more First HoldCo shares, stake hits 26.5%

The billionaire chairman acquired 147.74 million shares at N140 each through Calvados Global Services, pushing his ownership to roughly 26.5%.

Aug 18, 2026

Funding

Nigerian startup closes Africa's largest seed round at $52 million

Terra Industries raised an additional $18 million, extending its seed round to $52 million and paving the way for a London office and scaled manufacturing.

Aug 17, 2026

South Africans can now roll over unused data, voice and SMS from 2027

SA telecom regulator ICASA has mandated automatic, free rollover of unused bundles from January 2027. Vodacom and MTN are fighting it in court.

Aug 17, 2026

AI & Innovation

Nigerian students can now learn AI and pitch startups via Meta's new academy

Meta and Nigeria's digital economy ministry launched AI Academy Nigeria, offering developers, students and startups free AI training, bootcamps and a pitchathon.

Aug 17, 2026

Fintech

Crypto users can now trade on 3 more apps under Nigeria's rules

Nigeria's SEC cleared Pisi Payments, Blockchain.com's local arm, and Yellow Card to operate under its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme, bringing total participants to 14.

Airtel customers in Congo can now text via satellite without a dish

Airtel Africa and Starlink have launched the first commercial satellite-to-mobile service in Africa, starting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

AI & Innovation

AI startup Anthropic's revenue surged 1,360% to $11.5B in one quarter

Leaked investor documents show the Claude chatbot maker's Q2 2026 revenue jumped to more than $11.5 billion, up from $787 million a year earlier.

Startup

Nigerian founders can pitch to 200+ investors at GITEX Lagos in September

NITDA is accepting applications from Nigerian startups across AI, fintech, healthtech and more to showcase at GITEX Nigeria 2026. Deadline: 21 August.

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Startup

Startup funding fell 96% in one month — here's what founders should watch

Nigerian startups raised just $4.9m in July 2026, down from $115.2m in June. The headline crash masks a quieter story about which companies are actually struggling.

Aug 8, 2026Adaeze Nwosu

Tech News

Users can now see why X hides their posts from the For You timeline

X released ranking code and an "Under the Hood" tool showing labels that limit post visibility, including signs of shadowbanning.

Aug 16, 2026The Desk

Events

Events

Fintechs and Banks can Now Apply for a Lagos Sprint to Turn Gender Data into Real Products

A three-day design sprint in Lagos this September will help financial players turn gender-disaggregated data into practical tools and policies.

Aug 4, 2026The Desk

Insights

Insights

AI now powers over half of Africa's cybercrime, Interpol finds

Criminals are adopting AI faster than law enforcement, using deepfakes and synthetic identities to defraud banks, telcos, and governments.

Aug 14, 2026Adaeze Nwosu

Fintech

Fintech

Founders can now test crypto and data-driven fintech under new CBN sandbox

Nigeria's central bank opened applications for its second regulatory sandbox cohort, adding dedicated tracks for virtual assets and data-enabled services.

Aug 12, 2026The Desk

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