Nigerian Banks Step Up IT Spending with N126.8bn Outlay in H1 2025
Five of Nigeria’s leading banks collectively spent N126.8 billion on information technology (IT) in the first half of 2025, in a major push to...
Court Allows Gambling Lawsuits Against Apple, Google, Meta to Proceed
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday rejected bids by Apple, Google, and Meta Platforms to dismiss lawsuits alleging they profited from illegal casino-style apps...
OpenAI Launches TikTok-Style Social App
OpenAI on Tuesday launched a new social app that lets users create and share AI-generated videos in a feed reminiscent of TikTok, marking its...
Spotify Founder Daniel Ek to Step Down as CEO
Spotify said Tuesday that its founder, Daniel Ek, will step down as chief executive by the end of the year and transition to executive...
China’s DeepSeek Unveils AI Model With Lower Inference Costs
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has released an experimental model, V3.2-exp, which it says can significantly reduce inference costs for long-context operations through a novel...
Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 4.5, Touts Best AI Coding Model Yet
San Francisco, Sept. 30 – Anthropic has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence system, Claude Sonnet 4.5, describing it as the “best coding model in...
NITDA DG Reaffirms Push for Green Tech in Nigeria’s Digital Future
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to driving Nigeria’s digital economy through...
Africa Must Become Tech Creators, Not Just Consumers — NITDA DG
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, has urged African countries to move beyond consuming imported...
MTN Pledges Support for Advancing AI in African Languages
MTN Group has committed to supporting efforts to collect datasets of African languages, a move seen as crucial to developing large language models (LLMs)...
Governors, Innovators to Be Honoured at 2025 Nigeria GovTech Awards
Governors, Innovators to Be Honoured at 2025 Nigeria GovTech Awards
Governors Alex Otti (Abia), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Dapo Abiodun...
