Nigeria’s startup ecosystem recorded another difficult year in 2025, with total funding falling 17 percent year-on-year to $343 million, as a sharp pullback in equity investment combined with currency volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty dampen investor appetite, BusinessDay findings revealed.
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Royal Ibeh
Royal Ibeh is a senior journalist with years of experience reporting on Nigeria’s technology and health sectors. She currently covers the Technology and Health beats for BusinessDay newspaper, where she writes in-depth stories on digital innovation, telecom infrastructure, healthcare systems, and public health policies.
