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.
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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
