Nigeria’s E-Payments Hit N284.9 Trillion in Q1 2025 as Digital Transactions Surge
Nigeria’s electronic payment ecosystem continued its strong momentum in Q1 2025, with total transaction value hitting N284.9 trillion—a 22% increase compared to N234.4 trillion...
China Pushes for Global AI Governance Body, Offers to Share Tech with Developing Nations
China has called for the establishment of a new international body to oversee artificial intelligence (AI) governance and foster global cooperation on the fast-evolving...
BVN, NIN Sale: A Threat to National Security, By Shuaib S. Agaka
BVN, NIN Sale: A Threat to National Security
By Shuaib S. Agaka
Just weeks ago, national alarm bells rang over the dangers of SIM recycling—where inactive...
EFCC Uncovers 12,000 Youths Involved in Selling BVNs and NINs to Fintech Firms for...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered a massive fraud scheme involving approximately 12,000 Nigerian youths who are allegedly selling personal identity...
Airtel Africa Sees 408% Profit Surge
Airtel Africa has released its financial results for Q1 2025/2026, for the period ended June 30, 2025, recording a pre-tax profit of $273 million,...
Nigeria Launches Data Protection Training for 5,000 Youths
The Federal Ministry of Youth Development and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) have jointly unveiled a training programme designed to equip over 5,000...
World Bank to Back 90,000km Broadband Rollout Across Nigeria
The World Bank has pledged support for a massive 90,000-kilometer fiber optic cable rollout across Nigeria, a project that aims to transform digital broadband...
Google Launches $37 Million AI Push to Tackle Africa’s Development Challenges
Google has announced a $37 million investment package aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across Africa, with a...
Why Nigeria’s Growing Reserves Must Back a Tech-First Economic Strategy, by Shuaib S. Agaka
Why Nigeria’s Growing Reserves Must Back a Tech-First Economic Strategy, by Shuaib S. Agaka
When Central Bank Governor Yemi Cardoso announced that Nigeria’s external reserves...
China-Backed Groups Behind SharePoint Cyberattacks — Microsoft Alleges
Microsoft has raised a security alarm after identifying that China-linked hacking groups are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in its SharePoint software, used globally...
