March 06, 2023
Nigeria: Flutterwave Denies Alleged Hacking of Payment System
"We want to reassure you that Flutterwave has not been hacked," the company said. Read more »
March 02, 2023
Nigeria: 7% of Nigerian Internet Users Affected By Phishing in 2022 - Kaspersky
"Among the financial phishing attempts in Nigeria 31.1% were through websites of fake payment systems." Read more »
February 23, 2023
Nigeria: Ignore Fraudulent Messages On Telecom Networks Shut Down, NCC Urges Consumers
NCC, the regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria urges consumers of services to ignore fraudulent and misleading information circulating in some social… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Africa: SpaceX Announces Nigerian Operation, First in Africa
Nigeria becomes first African nation to receive SpaceX Starlink service Read more »
January 24, 2023
Nigeria: Obasanjo Farms Introduces New Cassava Breeding Technology
At full capacity, the greenhouse has the potential to hold about one million cassava plantlets, which is planting materials for 50ha, and the volume can be repeated two to three… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Exchange Set for Startup Boom As SEC Approves Listing Rules for Tech Board
The technology board is a specialised platform for technology-based companies to list and raise capital on The Exchange. Read more »
December 11, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Is 10th Country With Most Internet Freedom in the World - Report
Internet users in a record number of countries have faced arrest and physical attacks for their posts over the past year, the report says. Read more »
December 07, 2022
Nigeria: Airtel Nigeria Emerges Sole Bidder in Second 5G Licensing Round
Airtel applied alongside Standard Network & Connections Limited, but only Airtel made the initial payment required. Read more »
November 10, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria 'Closely Monitoring' Twitter Following Elon Musk Takeover
The Nigerian government said it won't allow any online platform to plunge Nigeria into crisis. Read more »
October 26, 2022
Nigeria: NCC Offers Two More Frequency Slots for 5G Services
The commission has put up another two slots of spectrum in the 3.5GHz Spectrum band for auction before the end of 2022. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Nigeria: WhatsApp Is Down
Several Nigerians have taken to another platform, Facebook, to express their frustrations with the WhatsApp situation. Read more »
October 09, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria to Complete Digitisation of Passport Processing By December - Official
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the full digitisation of Nigerian passport processes would be completed by December. Read more »
September 25, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Internet Speed Still Amongst World's Slowest
Nigeria ranks 151st on fixed broadband internet speed assessment of 182 countries, according to a new report. Read more »
September 22, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Targets 7000 Megawatts On New Siemens Equipment
The equipment shipped to the country by Siemens include transformers and transportable substations. Read more »
September 20, 2022
Nigeria: 383 Nigerian Tech Startups Raised Over $2 Billion in Seven Years - Report
Lagos leads with no fewer than 88.4 per cent of the startups tracked Read more »
August 24, 2022
Nigeria: MTN Launches 5G Trial in Nigeria, Marks Seven Cities for a Start
Lagos, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Abuja, Maiduguri, Kano and Owerri will start MTN 5G services but no date has been disclosed yet. Read more »
August 16, 2022
Nigeria: Pantami Vs Zainab - Is New Duty On Telecoms Service Justifiable?
Additional taxes and levies on telecommunications operators will have a negative consequence on the price and quality of services offered by operators. Read more »
August 03, 2022
Nigeria: Why I Oppose New 5% Tax On Phone Calls, Data - Pantami
The charge will raise the tax paid by Nigerians on phone calls to 12.5 per cent. Read more »
Nigeria: Phishing, Scams Increase 174% in Nigeria - Kaspersky
Social engineering, which is sometimes called "human hacking" scams, is used in many ways, and for different purposes, to lure unwary users to the site and trick them into entering… Read more »
July 31, 2022
Kenya: We Submitted Application for a Licence in Kenya in 2019 - Flutterwave
We are committed to operating within the stipulated laws, regulations and industry standards in Kenya. Read more »
July 02, 2022
Nigeria: Deploying Technology to Counter Fake News in the Electoral Process
There are opportunities availed to us by a lot of technological innovations that can be used to verify and counter fake news, especially in our electoral process. Read more »
June 27, 2022
Nigeria: MSME Day - As Technology Unlocks Economic Value for Small Enterprises
With technological advancement and the internet penetration in Nigeria, it is evident that the awareness around MSMEs has increased. Read more »
June 13, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Issues 'Code of Practice' to Regulate 'Online Platforms'
"The Code of Practice is an intervention to recalibrate the relationship of Online Platforms with Nigerians in order to maximise mutual benefits for our nation, while promoting a… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Nigeria: Ease of Doing Business - Buhari Inaugurates Council On E-Government
The Presidential Council on Digital Economy and E-government has 27 members chaired by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami). Read more »
June 04, 2022
Nigeria: Wsis and Digital Inclusion for All Ages
Technology has the enormous potential to improve people's lives. Read more »