
MTN’s Dioum targets nearly 250 million untapped MoMo users
Serigne Dioum wants to convert MTN’s 317 million telecom subscribers into active MoMo financial services users through lending, merchant payments, and ecosystem partnerships.
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Serigne Dioum wants to convert MTN’s 317 million telecom subscribers into active MoMo financial services users through lending, merchant payments, and ecosystem partnerships.

A single number from the new U.S. consul general in Lagos reveals just how much American tech money powers Nigeria’s startup machine.

Yellow Card just closed a $40 million round, but the investor names on the cap table tell a bigger story about where global payments are heading.

Tijani’s new cloud policy puts the federal government’s buying power on the table to attract private investors to build local digital infrastructure.

Geregu Power names a new acting chief executive just days after a bond default and collapsing revenue rattled investors on the Nigerian Exchange.

Seplat Energy has locked in the naira conversion rate for its record quarterly dividend, and the number carries real weight for every NGX shareholder expecting a deposit on August 28.

MTN Nigeria dropped to ₦799 on the NGX as Airtel Africa surged nearly 10% to a record close, splitting the telecom sector in a single session.

Nigeria’s first Tax Ombud rolls out a digital complaint system and international partnerships to repair citizens’ fractured confidence in the country’s revenue agencies.

Airtel posted a blockbuster Nigerian quarter, but a closer look at the numbers reveals a tug-of-war between organic growth and a currency windfall.

NCR Nigeria’s nearly 8,000% rally from its all-time low hit a sharp reversal, and the volume behind the crash raises uncomfortable questions.

Dangote Cement cleared a critical shareholder hurdle for a London Stock Exchange listing while delivering its biggest dividend payout ever.

Universal Insurance posted a ₦2.2 billion loss in Q1 2026 after oil and gas claims erupted, wiping out a 40% jump in gross premiums and flipping a profitable quarter into a painful miss.

Skyway Aviation shares touched a record peak before reversing sharply, raising questions about the stock’s valuation after a 152% rally.

The old FIRS name is gone, replaced by a bigger mandate, a new digital portal, and expanded enforcement powers under the Nigeria Revenue Service.

Nigeria pulled $1.5 billion from a $5 billion derivatives deal with the UAE’s largest lender, ignoring warnings from the IMF, Fitch, and Moody’s about the risks involved.

Every major change in the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 explained, from income tax relief for low earners to new compliance rules reshaping obligations across the board.

Ripple’s equity investment positions Nigeria’s largest fintech at the center of a stablecoin-powered cross-border payment corridor across Africa.

The SpaceX-Cursor merger raises hard questions about AI tool access for the hundreds of Nigerian developers who built workflows around the code editor.

Nigeria has spent decades promising to reduce its dependence on oil revenue, and nearly every administration has pledged diversification.

Something unusual happened to First HoldCo Plc on the Nigerian Exchange on June 10, 2026, and it had nothing to do with a crash or a rally.