Vincent Olatunji and the Pursuit of a Data-Safe Nigeria By Yusuf A. Yusuf
Vincent Olatunji and the Pursuit of a Data-Safe Nigeria
By Yusuf A. Yusuf
As of August 2025, Nigeria had about 140 million internet subscribers, with broadband penetration nearing 49 percent, according to the...
Nigeria’s Digital Economy: Not Drifting, But Steering Towards Maturity By Labaran Salah
Nigeria’s Digital Economy: Not Drifting, But Steering Towards Maturity
By Labaran Salah
It has become fashionable in recent times to declare that Nigeria isn't working, and the claim that the country’s digital economy...
GITEX Nigeria 2025: A Declaration of Digital Ambition By Shuaib S. Agaka
GITEX Nigeria 2025: A Declaration of Digital Ambition
By Shuaib S. Agaka
In early September 2025, Nigeria hosted one of its most ambitious technology showcases yet — GITEX Nigeria, a grand convergence of...
Meta Introduces AI Assistant to Facebook Dating
Meta has announced that it is rolling out an AI assistant to Facebook Dating in a bid to help users find more tailored matches and reduce what it calls “swipe fatigue.”
The...
Giving AI a Nigerian Accent: Inside First Local-Language Model By Shuaib S. Agaka
Giving AI a Nigerian Accent: Inside First Local-Language Model
By Shuaib S. Agaka
For millions of Nigerians, digital assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google remain outsiders to daily life. They stumble over names,...
Nigeria Sees 84% Drop in Spam SMS as Airtel Deploys AI Detection System
Nigeria has recorded an 84 percent decline in spam text messages after Airtel Africa rolled out its AI-powered spam detection platform, Spam Alert, the telecoms operator announced on Thursday.
In a statement,...
Ray-Ban Glasses: End of the Smartphone Era? By Shuaib S. Agaka
Ray-Ban Glasses: End of the Smartphone Era?
By Shuaib S. Agaka
The evolution of the smartphone has been nothing short of transformative. From humble beginnings as devices for calls and texts, they rapidly...
Adeniyi and the Digital Renaissance of Nigeria Customs By Tahir Ahmad
Adeniyi and the Digital Renaissance of Nigeria Customs
By Tahir Ahmad,
When Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, took the reins of the Nigeria Customs Service in 2023, he made no attempt to disguise...
Internet’s Gift of Connection and Curse of Division
Internet's Gift of Connection and Curse of Division
By Fatimah Yusuf Usman,
We live in the most connected age in human history. In just seconds, I can send a message across continents, join...
GITEX Nigeria 2025: From Carnival to Catalyst? By Shuaib S. Agaka
GITEX Nigeria 2025: From Carnival to Catalyst?
By Shuaib S. Agaka
When the spotlight fell on Nigeria in early September, it was no ordinary tech gathering; it was a powerful statement of intent....
