…need to be paid. Families still need food. Young graduates still need opportunities. Small businesses still create jobs. Perhaps instead of asking, "Why akara?" We should ask, "What business opportunity am I ignoring because it doesn't look impressive?" That question could change someone's future. The Bigger Picture Th…

…to his workshop. He speaks openly about hiring an apprentice. Around the market square, small businesses have quietly reorganised themselves around the assumption that electricity will remain available. Phone charging hubs, once entirely dependent on noisy petrol generators, now operate with little interruption. "My bu…

…their core role of providing financial services to underserved individuals and small businesses. Financial stability drive The CBN described the latest action as part of its broader supervisory strategy to strengthen confidence in Nigeria's financial system by ensuring that only sound and compliant institutions remain…

…4G Capital built field teams, opened branches and focused heavily on merchants and small businesses whose inventory cycles and cash flows could actually be observed. Earlier this week, the company crossed $1 billion in cumulative disbursements across Kenya and Uganda. Next Wave continues after this ad. Founders. Invest…

…with a narrower mission to mobilise deposits, lend primarily to households and small businesses, and operate within strict prudential limits set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Deposits change the economics Payment businesses make money when customers move money. Banks make money when customers leave money behind…

…focused on facilitating payments between Africa and Asia, targeting traders and small businesses moving goods across those corridors. But in recent months, it has also begun to push deeper into the financial services that sit atop those transactions. In February, it launched a remittance-based credit-scoring platform d…

Gen-Z entrepreneurs are launching businesses at a faster rate than many expected, driven by technology, changing work patterns and growing

…observed that the crisis has brought untold hardship to millions of Nigerian households, small businesses, food vendors and low-income families who rely on LPG for daily cooking and livelihoods. He warned that if the situation is not immediately addressed, citizens may direct their anger at owners of gas-filling statio…

…venture-backed startups. Retailers are using AI to manage inventory and communication. Small businesses are using AI tools for bookkeeping, operations, and customer service, while freelancers are learning how to deliver higher-quality work at a faster pace. The impact is becoming especially visible among young professi…

…its cold-chain solutions and improve access to reliable cooling services for households, small businesses, and institutions operating in off-grid and weak-grid environments. Access to dependable cold storage remains a significant constraint across Nigeria, particularly in coastal and rural communities where limited ene…

…its cold-chain solutions and improve access to reliable cooling services for households, small businesses, and institutions operating in off-grid and weak-grid environments. Access to dependable cold storage remains a significant constraint across Nigeria, particularly in coastal and rural communities where limited ene…