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Bolaji Agbede named Entry Holding interim CEO

Bolaji Agbede named Entry Holding interim CEO

Access Corporation, the parent company of Access Bank, Nigeria’s biggest bank by assets, has appointed Bolaji Agbede, an executive director at the company, interim CEO two days after the death of Herbert Wigwe. The appointment…

Ethiopia’s inflation jumps to twenty-eight.7% as central financial institution acknowledges alleviation difficulties

Ethiopia’s inflation jumps to twenty-eight.7% as central financial institution acknowledges alleviation difficulties

Inflation in Ethiopia has hit 28.7% with the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) acknowledging that it has been one of the country’s most challenging macroeconomic issues for many years. Based on its monetary policy statement,…

Starlink importation, use, and resale an offence in Botswana, says regulator

Starlink importation, use, and resale an offence in Botswana, says regulator

Botswana’s telecoms regulator has warned the public against the importation, use, and resale of Starlink devices in the country. The importation, use, and resale of Starlink devices are punishable offences in Botswana, according to the…

Subsequent Wave: Enterprise investing is for everybody. Particularly firms

Subsequent Wave: Enterprise investing is for everybody. Particularly firms

First published 11 Febuary, 2024 Investing venture capital may be one of the esoteric branches of high finance, but the core concept of venture investing—taking distributed risks on the chance of enormous upside and limited…

Entry Financial institution mourns Herbert Wigwe, to announce performing Group CEO quickly

Entry Financial institution mourns Herbert Wigwe, to announce performing Group CEO quickly

Access Bank has announced the death of Herbert Wigwe, the company’s founding Group CEO alongside his wife, son, and three other passengers, including the chairman of Nigerian Exchange Abimbola Ogunbanjo, in a plane crash. The…

A revamped Showmax begins its march to 50 million subscribers with a branding masterclass

A revamped Showmax begins its march to 50 million subscribers with a branding masterclass

Editor’s note: For the best viewing experience, click the half-moon icon ☾ at the top right corner of the page to switch to dark mode. Weeks after Amazon Prime beat a hasty retreat from Africa,…

What’s it wish to construct a tech ecosystem in Nigeria outdoors the nation’s tech capital?

What’s it wish to construct a tech ecosystem in Nigeria outdoors the nation’s tech capital?

Editor’s note: For the best viewing experience, click the half-moon icon ☾ at the top right of the page to switch to dark mode. Sanusi Ismaila moved from Lagos to Kaduna in 2014 to set…

Welcome to TechCabal Weekend Options! 

Welcome to TechCabal Weekend Options! 

More than being a global pop star, The Weekend is the time we use to catch up on all the shows that our pesky jobs don’t allow us to watch during the weekday. It’s also…

Wasoko merger fallout: workers declare startup hid deal for six months

Wasoko merger fallout: workers declare startup hid deal for six months

Wasoko, a Kenyan e-commerce platform, did not share its merger plans with Egypt’s MaxAB with employees for over six months, fearing that leaks could scuttle the transaction, two former employees told TechCabal. The merger is…

Breaking: NCC withdraws disconnection discover on Glo after N2bn curiosity fee to MTN

Breaking: NCC withdraws disconnection discover on Glo after N2bn curiosity fee to MTN

The Nigerian Communications Commission has lifted a disconnection notice placed on Globacom after it reached an interest payment agreement with MTN Nigeria.  Both telcos ended a 15-year-long dispute over interconnection fees after MTN agreed to…

Unique: Flutterwave will get courtroom order to get better $24 million misplaced to unauthorized POS transactions

Unique: Flutterwave will get courtroom order to get better $24 million misplaced to unauthorized POS transactions

Flutterwave, Africa’s most valuable startup, will contact over 6,000 account holders across 35 banks and financial institutions to recover ₦19 billion (*$24 million) illegally transferred by POS merchants after a High Court ruling on February…

Airtel Africa pushes infrastructure growth with investments in 2Africa cable and IHS

Airtel Africa pushes infrastructure growth with investments in 2Africa cable and IHS

Airtel’s plans to significantly boost its telecom infrastructure across the continent to grow its market share see the company investing in Meta’s submarine cable and strengthening old partnerships.  After seeing a 1.4% revenue decline within…