Nigeria’s fintechs raise $520m, lead Africa amidst interest rate pressure — CBN

•Urges domestic funding to sustain fintech growth •Says over 60% of fintechs eye regional expansion By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem remained Africa’s leading innovation hub in 2024, raising over $520 million in equity funding despite rising global interest rates and tightening financial conditions, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed. According to […]
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FG throws open digital education platform to private varsities, polytechnics

By Joseph Erunke, ABUJA In a decisive move to deepen Nigeria’s digital education revolution, the Federal Government has invited eligible private universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to plug into the Tertiary Education Research and Application Service, TERAS, a national digital platform designed to transform teaching, learning, research and institutional management. The call, made by the […]

YABATECH Rector harps on skills, industry partnership 

By Adesina Wahab  The Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Dr. Ibraheem Abdul, has reiterated the College’s unwavering commitment to producing industry-ready graduates, stressing that skills acquisition, not paper qualifications alone, now defines success in the modern workplace. Dr. Abdul stated this during a high-level engagement and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between […]

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