Innovation Village Newsletter

Innovation Village Weekly Roundup: Issue 38/25

🚗 LASTMA Deploys Drones to Ease Lagos Traffic

Plus: 🪙 Blockchain.com Expands to Nigeria Amid Crypto Boom

🔐 Microsoft Seizes 338 Domains in Nigerian-led Phishing Bust

Plus: 📱Nokia Strengthens AI and Partnerships with New Leaders

💰YC-backed Rulebase Raises $2.1m

Plus: 📺 MultiChoice Overhauls SA Operations Ahead of Canal+ Deal

💰Kredete Raises $22M for Remittances, Credit Access

Plus: 🩺 mPharma CEO Handover | 🍲 Hilda Baci Guinness record

🔋Odyssey Raises $7.5m for Nigeria Mini-Grids

Plus: 🤖 World's 1st AI Minister to tackle corruption

Innovation Village Weekly Roundup: Issue 37/25

💵 Nigeria generated ₦600bn VAT from Facebook, Amazon, Netflix

Plus: 🩺 Nigeria Teams Up With China to Build Its First Insulin Plant

💵 Algeria, Nigeria Seal $300M Payments Deal

Plus: 📰 Walmart to Launch Branded Store in South Africa by year-end

🌱Can Groundnuts Restore Nigeria’s Agricultural Glory?

Plus: 🤖 Sweden Unveils First-Ever AI Music Licence

💰 Accion Closes $61.6m Fund to Back Early-Stage Fintechs

Plus: ⚙️ Nigeria to partner with Tech Companies to build Hyperscale Data Centres

💰Leadway acquires PAL Pensions

Plus: 📺 MultiChoice Cuts DStv Prices in Ghana After Pressure