Evolution processed $1M in April with Solana driving over $839k of that volume, more than all other chains combined. Orbit by Airbillspay got a global spotlight, and the community came together in 29 states.
Here’s everything that happened last week:
📰 Headline News
– We published the Q1 Impact Report, highlighting the Nigerian Solana Ecosystem’s metrics, integrations, product milestones, global recognition, community events, and talent pipeline.
– Orbit by
@airbillspay, built out of Nigeria, was spotlighted as one of the global ecosystem products to watch during the Solana Ecosystem Call.
–
@evolutionapp_ processed over $1 million in April alone, with Solana leading all supported chains in transaction volume with more than $839k.
– We announced the speakers for Startup Village Nigeria 2026.
VC Section: Ryan Kamalu Uche-Tasie, Intelligence & Operations Analyst at
@lavavc_, and
@theucheedeoga, Africa Operations Lead at
@HashedEM.
Product Section:
@timmyisagod, Founder & CEO of
@evolutionapp_ and
@Chinaecherem, Founder of
@Nectar_finance.
Growth Section:
@Harri_obi, Lead at SuperteamNG, and
@A_Feranmi, Director of Growth at Timon.
Developer Section:
@alexfavour, DevRel Lead at SuperteamNG, and
@Dan_1_Alpha, software engineer and engineer at
@Nectar_finance.
📰 Launches & Ecosystem
–
@legendsdotfun spotlighted SuperteamNG as its featured community of the week.
–
@chainrails_io is now live on
@solana.
–
@hottake_app went live in beta.
–
@fossapay launched to help teams build and scale neobanks and fintech products with NGN virtual accounts, stablecoin wallets, automated collections, and instant payouts through a unified API.
–
@OwegoApp went live in Côte d’Ivoire.
– Evolution Global USD Card is now live on
@evolutionapp_, allowing users to fund with Naira, USDT, or USDC and spend globally with Apple Pay and Google Pay support.
–
@Rhivafun crossed $25k in Total Transaction Volume.
–
@JustXpend_ai got approved for the Alchemy
@solana Fund.
📰 Community & Milestones
– We hosted an X session on strategies for winning the Frontier Hackathon with
@JosipVolarevic2, Consultant at Superteam Balkan and multiple-time Colosseum hackathon winner.
–
@Outstandingvick hosted an X session on “Winning Sidetracks in the Frontier Hackathon”, featuring
@Dan_1_Alpha and
@DisturbedCoin.
– SuperteamNG members hosted co-working sessions for the Frontier Hackathon across 9 states: Abia, Abuja, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti, Enugu, Kwara, Lagos, and Rivers.
– We hosted the Solana Ecosystem Call across 29 states: Abia, Abuja, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, and Plateau.
–
@bigjoejs spotlighted products built during the SuperteamNG Enugu Builders Cohort after six weeks of learning and shipping across Rust, Anchor, and full-stack Solana development.
–
@official_QV hosted SOL Connect in Enugu with
@bigjoejs,
@Ahuoyiza_, and
@soniaezema as speakers.
–
@MetNaija hosted an X session with
@in2nguyen focused on LPing and practical market strategies.
–
@MetNaija also hosted an LP Hangout in Lagos.
–
@Harri_obi spoke at Web3 Growth Clinic Ep. 1 hosted by
@Web3Precious and
@Ucha_nma, powered by
@theMariblock.
– We announced the Solana Beach Party to be held in Lagos, a side event just after Startup Village Nigeria
–
@Afro_Play hosted
@giddycodes, the first Nigerian to ship a playable game for
@playsolana and
@solanamobile.
– Season 1 of the Vortiq Tournament hosted by
@giddycodes went live.
–
@official_QV ($2,500),
@JoyBsol ($3,000), and
@Shebah_20 ($2,500) received grants from the
@SolanaFndn Nigeria Grants Programme.
What did we miss, and what are you shipping this week?