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A latest global industry report has revealed that about 140 million Nigerians were in the mobile internet usage gap as of 2025, meaning they lived within mobile broadband coverage but did not use mobile internet services. The data is according to a September 2026 report by GSMA, titled The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2026. Key barriers attributed to mobile internet adoption include a lack of awareness of mobile internet. Even when they become aware, they face another barrier: not being able to afford an internet-enabled phone and a lack of literacy and digital skills. IM: GSMA In addition, Nigerians…
Biochar is at the centre of a new initiative by Biochar Industrial Group (BIG), a climate technology company that is turning agricultural waste from food-processing factories into biochar and generating carbon removal credits. BIG has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to expand its Biochar-as-a-Service model across Sub-Saharan Africa. This funding round, led by BREEGA and supported by The Catalyst Fund and non-dilutive contributions from the Mulago Foundation, will help BIG strengthen partnerships with food-processing companies and deploy more of its pyrolysis technology across Sub-Saharan Africa. Food processing generates a lot of waste, including nut shells, maize cobs, husks, and…
Adamya Sharma / Android AuthorityAdd Android Authority on Google: LLMs have only been on the scene for a few years, but for better or worse, they’ve long since escaped the chat window. Instead of just answering questions or rewriting your emails, the next wave of AI agents wants to do most of the clicking for you, but this generally requires getting its hands on much more of your computer. We can probably all agree that this could save you a lot of tedious work, but it also means handing a somewhat unpredictable machine the digital equivalent of your house keys.…
Khudusela Pitje, founder and chairperson of the Bolide Group** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **The Abadali Fund, managed by Edge Growth, has invested in Bolide Group, a South African utilities platform providing energy, water, waste management and security services to commercial properties.Bolide was founded in 2024 by Khudusela Pitje. The company combines solar generation and battery storage, water infrastructure, waste management and AI-enabled security under a single managed service. More than 80% of Bolide’s project sites are in township or peri-urban areas.The Abadali Fund forms part of the Abadali Equity…
Nairobi — President William Ruto has launched another attack on his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta, accusing him of working to undermine his administration and urging him to step back from active political mobilisation. Ruto made the remarks on Thursday as he concluded his four-day development tour of Nyanza, marking the third straight day in which he directly criticised Uhuru. His latest attack came in Sindo, Homa Bay County, where he accused the former President of failing to support him after their political partnership and later working against his administration. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn Ruto said…
Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed African startups, has announced 5 new investments, expanding its portfolio into Algeria and Cameroon for the first time, while strengthening its presence across Africa. Spanning 4 markets and sectors ranging from HR technology and financial services to semiconductors and the circular economy, the 5 startups reflect the diversity of innovation shaping Africa’s future: Talenteo (Algeria), co-founded by Louai Djaffer, is an all-in-one HR management platform helping medium-sized and mid-market businesses across Francophone Africa digitise and streamline human resources management. Paysika (Cameroon), co-founded by Roger Nengwe and Stezen Bisselou, is a digital neobank…
-President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has relished Liberia’s new revenue chapter of surpassing US$1 billion dollars in revenue collection; a milestone he attributed to the tenacity of Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General James Dorbor Jallah and other players in the revenue generation sector. Paying tribute to those whose commitment and farsightedness led to the realization of the ambitious goal, the president said the achievement is to the leadership of the LRA, collaboration across government and the resilience and commitment of Liberian taxpayers. “It comes from the hard work of Commissioner General Dorbor Jallah and his team at the Liberia Revenue…
In May 2025, Olumayowa Ogunnusi was at a wedding in the United Kingdom when a conversation with a friend gave him an idea. After two decades working in oil and gas, he started looking closely at Bitcoin, the most popular blockchain-based digital currency, and its biggest operating cost: electricity. “I was realising that the problem the industry faces is power. I’m getting cheap power, and I know where to find this power,” Ogunnusi told TechCabal in an interview. He started thinking about oil fields the way he would think about a Bitcoin mine: what does it cost to produce something,…
Apple TV is coming to Nigeria for the first time, with access bundled into an expanded iCloud+ subscription starting at ₦1,300 a month. The service will launch in Nigeria before the end of September 2026. The new iCloud+ plan goes beyond cloud storage, bundling Apple TV, Apple Arcade, Apple Music Select, and cloud storage into one subscription. Subscribers can also share the plan with up to five family members at no extra cost. Apple announced the Nigerian rollout on September 15 as part of a bigger expansion covering more than 100 countries. The move adds 59 new markets for Apple…
Nitter and XCancel, two services that allow users to view posts on X without having an X account, are once again unavailable after the most recent set of legal disputes with X. The XCancel website is now showing a message stating that it has to suspend the service ‘because of a new development in the ongoing legal proceedings’, while Nitter’s website is currently down, and its code repository was archived on September 11, 2026. These services enable users to view X posts without an account, adverts, or trackers. The shutdown came after X’s lawyers had sent a cease-and-desist letter in…