MTN Nigeria has begun moving MoMo Payment Services Bank customers to a new digital payment platform powered by Alipay+.

It’s fintech revenue fell 25.91% to ₦97.5 billion in the nine months ended September 2026.

The migration comes as monthly active MoMo users reached 3.2 million and transaction volumes rose 69.1%.

The migration followed a strategic partnership between MTN Group Fintech and Ant International, aimed at improving transaction speed, security and reliability.

MTN Nigeria Chief Executive Officer Karl Toriola said the upgraded infrastructure would provide a stronger foundation for expanding digital financial services.

For Nigerian customers, the changes could mean faster transactions, improved payment reliability and expanded digital banking services as competition intensifies.

•President Bola Tinubu

The Federal Government has secured a $30 million grant from China to finance grassroots development projects aimed at reducing poverty and improving living conditions.

The grant is worth about ₦43 billion, or RMB200 million.The agreement was signed on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning in Abuja.

A ministry statement released on Sunday said the funding will support community-based projects under the Nigeria-China Development Cooperation framework.

The money will finance projects under China’s Small but Beautiful initiative.

The scheme focuses on affordable, community-driven interventions that deliver direct benefits to residents. It is expected to address development needs in underserved communities, including access to essential infrastructure and economic opportunities.

Specific projects and beneficiary communities have not been announced.

Aliko Dangote is in talks with Egyptian authorities over an investment of between $10 billion and $15 billion in oil refining and petrochemicals.

The discussions gained momentum after Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Mohamed Farid Saleh, visited Dangote Industries Limited’s headquarters in Lagos, with senior government and industry officials.

Dangote described the meeting as an opportunity to strengthen industrial cooperation and economic ties between African countries.

The final scale and structure of the proposed investment are still under discussion.