Nigeria has ranked sixth globally and first in Africa by Solana developer share, according to a Q1 2026 impact report released by SuperteamNG, a Web3 community focused on ecosystem growth. The report shows that Nigerian developers now account for 67% of all active Solana developers on the continent, highlighting the country’s growing influence in blockchain … Read more
There are events that happen once a year and quietly fade after the lights go off. Then there are the ones that grow legs. Blockfest Africa seems to be the latter. After building a reputation as one of the continent’s emerging gatherings for blockchain and Web3 conversations, the organisers are now taking a bigger step. … Read more
On an April evening in Lagos, the mood wasn’t exactly celebratory. It was curious. Slightly cautious. You could feel it in the conversations before the programme even began. The launch of The World Ahead 2026 brought together policymakers, business leaders, and thinkers, not just to talk about what comes next, but to quietly wrestle with … Read more
Raising money used to be the hard part. Now, it’s raising the right kind of money. Across Africa’s startup ecosystem, founders are finding that capital hasn’t disappeared, it’s just become more selective. Investors are asking tougher questions. Growth alone isn’t enough anymore. Sustainability, compliance, and real-world use cases are back at the center of the … Read more
Somewhere in Nigeria right now, a woman is building something that works. Not a pitch deck. Not an idea waiting to happen. Something real. It might be a tool helping small businesses go digital, a platform connecting farmers to markets, or a service quietly solving a problem people deal with every day. The challenge is … Read more
For many startup founders, ESG tends to show up at the worst possible time. Usually during fundraising. Usually under pressure. And often as a checklist that feels disconnected from how the business actually runs. Talstack is trying to change that. The corporate learning platform has teamed up with British International Investment (BII) and Ventures Platform … Read more
Sometimes, a company’s results don’t just reflect performance. They reveal where the market is heading. That’s what Chams’ latest numbers seem to suggest. The Nigerian identity management and transaction technology company reported a 188.44% increase in profit for the first quarter of 2026, climbing to ₦429.40 million. It’s a sharp jump, especially in a period … Read more
Executive pay rarely tells a complete story on its own. But sometimes, the numbers point clearly to something bigger happening inside a company. That’s the case with MTN Nigeria. Karl Toriola, the company’s chief executive and Vice President for Francophone Africa, earned a total of R56.997 million in 2025, roughly ₦4.69 billion or $3.4 million. … Read more