“Root wallet is beyond a traditional wallet where you can only hold and trade token, Root has Orbit feature where users can visit Web 2 platforms and checkout with Crypto.” Startup Village Nigeria 3.0 Founder Podcast Series, featuring @psoliteSol from @RootwalletHQ.

Startup Village Nigeria 3.0 brought five days of building and collaboration to Abuja, NectarFi expanded its payment infrastructure through a Flutterwave integration in two markets, and Seedless Wallet launched a new dollar-to-naira app. New bounties and trading competitions added further opportunities for community members to contribute and earn. Here’s a snapshot of what you missed last week: 📰 Headline News – We hosted Startup Village Nigeria 3.0 in Abuja for five days, bringing builders, founders developers, creators and researchers together for collaboration, growth and ecosystem connections. – @seedless_wallet launched its dollar-to-naira money app for people paid in dollars, allowing them to hold their funds without relying on P2P transfers or third-party apps. – Payments on @Nectar_finance are now powered by @theflutterwave, with the integration live for users in Nigeria and Ghana on Android and iOS. – We published the SuperteamNG September monthly recap, covering key developments and activities across the ecosystem. 📰 Launches & Ecosystem – The @Metnaija Regional Bounty is now live on the @met_lparmy website, giving community members an opportunity to contribute, create and earn. – @Nectar_finance partnered with @PantaHQ for a month-long traders’ competition starting October 11th. Participants can register on the NectarFi app and create their winner predictions on @PantaHQ. 📰 Community & Milestones – During Startup Village Nigeria 3.0, eight traders faced off in a Solana perps trading showdown powered by @Nectar_Finance and hosted by SuperteamNG on @EarnDuel, with @easytrend_ emerging as the winner after winning every round. – We hosted the Abuja Demo Day for the SuperteamNG Crypto World’s Fair Hackathon side track, where Nigerian builders showcased their projects for the $5,000 prize pool. – @alexfavour shared a Crypto World’s Fair Hackathon walkthrough for SuperteamNG builders, covering updated video requirements, submission steps and the different chains involved. What did we miss, and what are you shipping this week?

Building is only half the job. Distribution is what gets you into the market 🚀 Day 2 of Startup Village Nigeria 3.0 was spent unpacking what it takes to get products in front of the right users, build strong go-to-market engines, and turn great ideas into products people discover, adopt and keep using.

Black Panther, The Woman King, and Storm from X-Men are prominent African-inspired superhero stories. But more often than not, these stories are told through a non-African lens and lack the cultural depth, nuance and authenticity that only Africans can bring. @ofiboxstudios is trying to change that by giving African storytellers the tools to create and tell our own stories, in our own voices. With as little as ₦3,000, you can bring your characters and stories to life using Ofibox. 🔥

3 days. 1 ecosystem. 1 unforgettable experience. This year’s Solana Summit Nigeria was bigger, more regional, and more representative of how far the ecosystem has come. Solana products took centre stage, new partnerships were announced, and builders had the opportunity to put their ideas and businesses in front of the ecosystem.

Community meets culture! Last night, we welcomed builders from across the Solana ecosystem to Uyo - Akwa Ibom. Traditional performers. Local cuisine. Indigenous fashion. And hundreds of founders, developers, creators, investors, and community members celebrating the people and culture that power this ecosystem. Welcome to Uyo! Welcome to Solana Summit Nigeria 2026! 🇳🇬

Excited to welcome @usetimon as a sponsor of #SolanaSummitNigeria 2026 🥳 100,000+ travellers across the global south already spend and stay connected like locals with Timon. It brings physical and virtual cards, global wallets on stablecoin rails, and eSIMs into one app built for travel.

Speaker Announcement 🗣️ Excited to welcome Chinaecherem to the #SolanaSummitNigeria 2026 stage 🥳 Chinaecherem is the CEO of @Nectar_Finance, focused on building crypto and tokenization infrastructure to make borderless financial services accessible to everyone.

Speaker Announcement 🗣️ Excited to welcome Nathaniel Elvis to the #SolanaSummitNigeria 2026 stage 🥳 As Lead Designer at @RaenestApp, Nathaniel shapes the product and brand experiences connecting millions of Africans to global financial services.