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Nigeria’s Gig economy hits $5.17bn as ride-hailing and e-commerce drive jobs and income
Nigeria’s Gig Economy Surges Past $5.17 Billion Nigeria’s gig economy has expanded to an estimated $5.17 billion in value, emerging as a critical ...
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Check Point March 2026 Cyber Threat Report warns of surging ransomware and accelerating GenAI risks
Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., has released its Global Threat Intelligence insights for March 2026, showing ...
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Nigeria’s digital infrastructure boom takes centre stage at IoT West Africa 2026 in Lagos
As hyperscalers, 5G operators, AI investors and grid modernisers accelerate a multi-billion dollar build-out across West Africa, the continent’s longest-running digital infrastructure platform ...
Business
How Nairobi built a financial centre the world can no longer ignore
By Fintech Association of Kenya There is a particular kind of institutional ambition that African capitals have learned to perform with great fluency ...
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FG probes ‘Sharp Sharp’ loan apps over data privacy violations, moves to sanction defaulters
FG Steps Up Crackdown on Loan Sharks The Federal Government has intensified investigations into the activities of so-called “sharp sharp” loan operators—also known ...
Africa Data Centres partners Oni-Tel to boost high-speed fibre connectivity
Africa Data Centres Strengthens Interconnection Capacity in South Africa Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, has entered a strategic partnership with ...
Features
South Africa’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy published for public comment
By Robby Coelho and Justin Ramages, Partners, Ashleigh Brink, Senior Associate and Tanya Chivaura Associate, Bowmans On 10 April 2026, the Department of Communications and ...
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Nigeria pushes for digital sovereignty, national software infrastructure as NITDA charts independent tech future
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi says Nigeria is not choosing sides in global tech rivalry but building capacity for local value creation, data protection, and ...
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DBI, ITU train 31 Nigerians, Africans in fibre optic skills to boost digital jobs and broadband growth
DBI–ITU Fibre Optic Training Advances Nigeria’s Digital Jobs Agenda The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have commenced a fibre optic ...
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Nigeria faces 480,000 data protection officer shortfall as NDPC accelerates capacity building
Nigeria’s Digital Economy Exposes Critical Skills Gap Nigeria’s fast-growing digital economy is grappling with a severe shortage of Data Protection Officers (DPOs), with ...
MTN Nigeria, Huawei achieve Sub-Saharan Africa’s dirst 25Gbps full-duplex microwave breakthrough
MTN Nigeria Sets New Benchmark in High-Speed Wireless Connectivity MTN Nigeria, in partnership with Huawei, has successfully tested the first 25Gbps commercial full-duplex ...
HealthTech
Nigeria launches Electronic Pharmacy Regulations 2026 to secure digital drug market and curb fake medicines
Federal Government Unveils New Framework for Online Pharmacies The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched the Electronic Pharmacy Regulations 2026. This is a ...
Features
The Glo Paradox: How Nigeria’s only indigenous telecom giant built everything right and then stopped
By Felix Akinbisola, Founder & CEO Afta There is a particular kind of frustration reserved for watching someone with every possible advantage ...
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Access Holdings chairman impersonated in WhatsApp investment scam
By Osasome, C.O Scammers create fake “Value Focus Club 60” WhatsApp group using Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede’s image to solicit funds, as Access Holdings confirms ...
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Nigeria approves contactless biometric verification system (VPASS) for domestic airports
Festus Keyamo signs concession agreement to deploy facial recognition technology, linking passengers’ NIN to airport databases to strengthen aviation security and align with ...
