Folake Balogun

Folake Balogun is a renowned tech journalist who offers insightful and critical analysis of the African rapidly growing digital economy, particularly within Nigeria. She closely monitors the health of the African startup ecosystem by covering significant venture capital trends, investment deals, and the challenges faced by emerging firms. Known for her deep dives into the fintech sector, she covers the evolution of digital payments, dynamics of major financial innovations and also extends to emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the future of connectivity by providing context to their economic and social impact.
752 Articles

Nigerian brewers double down on local inputs amid FX crunch

Nigerian brewers are turning to sorghum in place of barley for brewing…

5 Min Read

Access Bank Group, Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation pledge $300m to boost Africa’s economy

Access Bank Group and Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation have pledged $300 million to fund…

2 Min Read

Accion MfB empowers SMEs in Port Harcourt

Accion Microfinance Bank (MfB), a microfinance institution in Nigeria, has empowered Small…

1 Min Read

How BUA, Unilever, Dangote boosted earnings amid losses

3 listed manufacturers recorded an increase in their earnings in Q1 2024…

6 Min Read

MTN Nigeria’s quarterly FX loss swells to N656bn, biggest in six years

The foreign exchange loss of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, the country's biggest…

7 Min Read

Cadbury, Nestlé lead other manufacturers in borrowing cost growth

Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Nestlé Nigeria Plc, and Lafarge Africa Plc were the…

9 Min Read

Zenith Bank to pay shareholders N125.6bn dividend in 2023

Zenith Bank, a large financial service provider in Nigeria and Anglophone West…

2 Min Read

International Breweries’ three-month loss widens to N60bn

International Breweries, an alcoholic beverage maker in Nigeria, reported an after-tax loss…

4 Min Read
Translate »