Ezim Joshua 
Less than a year ago, astronomers discovered a comet soaring through our sky that was not from our solar system. A new study of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS led by the University of Michigan shows that its water has a remarkably high content of deuterium. This form of hydrogen is comparatively less abundant in our … Read more
Two of gaming’s biggest names told investors on Friday that the AI gold rush is now hitting their wallets. Sony and Nintendo each warned that surging memory chip prices, fuelled by data centre buildouts, are squeezing their console operations and forcing tough choices on pricing and inventory. Global memory chip prices are rising fast. Prices nearly … Read more
Standard Chartered Kenya (StanChart), the country’s eighth-largest bank by assets, has reduced its workforce to fewer than 1,000 employees, marking the 11th consecutive year of job cuts as the lender accelerates automation and digital banking adoption. The bank employed 942 staff at the end of 2025, down from 1,001 a year earlier, according to its … Read more
CashAfrica, a Nigerian contactless payment infrastructure provider, has partnered with ChamsSwitch, a licensed switching and electronic payment processing company, to resolve compliance bottlenecks slowing the rollout of its tap-to-pay solution. Under the agreement, CashAfrica will manage the contactless payment experience when users tap a phone or card on a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, while ChamsSwitch will … Read more
OmniRetail, a business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform operating in Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire, has launched OmniOne, a new digital platform designed to help fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturers scale distribution and streamline operations. The launch marks an expansion of OmniRetail’s existing infrastructure, which already powers retailer transactions through OmniBiz, its core commerce engine. With OmniOne, … Read more
Fincra secures Ghana payments licence Fincra, a Nigerian payments infrastructure provider, has obtained a Payment Service Provider Licence (Enhanced Category) from the Bank of Ghana, allowing it to connect directly to the country’s financial system and process local transactions. With the approval, Fincra can collect payments in Ghana, settle transactions in cedis, and receive inbound … Read more
Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) recorded a 93.67% increase in profit after tax to ₦4.09 billion in the first quarter of 2026, driven by a surge in trading activity across the market. According to its unaudited Q1 2026 financial results, total income rose by 70.51% to ₦7.80 billion, reflecting stronger participation from both retail … Read more
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