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Some Nigerian banks are giving customers more room to spend internationally as foreign exchange liquidity improves. The changes could make it easier to pay for school fees, airline tickets, hotels, online subscriptions…
Nigeria’s internet activity is growing rapidly, and a new report from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) shows just how significant that growth has become. Nigeria’s data consumption increased by almost 47% in…
AI, digital payments and online tools are becoming part of everyday business, and TeXcellence 5.0 is bringing some of those conversations to Lagos on October 13. The fifth edition of the conference will hold at the Landm…
Have you ever searched for a pair of shoes online and then seen them follow you around Facebook and Instagram for days? That is behavioural advertising: the platform watches what you do, builds a picture of your interest…
ARTICLE: When you are operating in a banking system in Nigeria,immediately you send money with your Nigerian bank app this morning, the record of that transaction may not be in Nigeria at all. It might be sitting in a da…
Nigeria and the United Kingdom are working to improve trade cooperation between both countries. One of the areas they are discussing is how their customs authorities can work together more effectively. This may sound lik…
The Dangote refinery IPO has remained one of the biggest money conversations in Nigeria, with many people still discussing it online and trying to understand what it means for them. Reports from BusinessDay show that the…
What happened: Nigerian fintech Grey has expanded its payout network to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon and Rwanda. It is a clean money-tech story readers can quickly understand. Write about: the new countries added how…
If you run a small business and use the WhatsApp Business app to communicate with customers, there is a new change you should know about. From October 1, 2026, Meta started charging businesses for certain messages sent t…
Uber is no longer operating in Nigeria. After 12 years in the country, the ride-hailing company ended its Nigerian operations on September 2, 2026, as part of a wider exit that also included Uganda. Uber said the decisio…
The Nigeria Uniform Bank Account Number explained: how the 10 digits are built and why transfers fail when one digit is wrong.
