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News from the tech and telecoms sector in Nigeria
Nigeria ranks first in global stablecoins adoption in 2025 — Report
The 2025 Report on the State of Digital Assets Regulation in Africa, just released by Yellow Card, has ranked Nigeria...
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Over 400 million Africans still financially excluded despite fintech growth – AfricaNenda CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of AfricaNenda Foundation, Dr. Robert Ochola, has said that over 400 million Africans remain financially excluded...
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Banks clear 95% of N180 billion USSD debt, 3 lenders still owing – ALTON
Commercial banks in the country have now cleared 95% of the debt owed to telecom operators for Unstructured Supplementary Service...
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Nigeria signs MoU with Chinese firm to deploy direct-to-device satellite connectivity
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese satellite firm, Galaxy...
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NITDA signs agreement with Japanese consortium to build Abuja startup hub
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has signed an agreement with a Japanese consortium for the implementation of the...
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NIBSS unveils National Payment Stack to revolutionize instant payment in Nigeria
Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has unveiled a new payment solution called National Payment Stack (NPS) to revolutionise instant payment...
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Sam Altman says Meta is offering OpenAI staff $100 million to poach AI talent
The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, has accused Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta of offering as high as $100 million in signing...
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Telecom operators to begin direct airtime charges for USSD services from June 18
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have announced that beginning Wednesday, June 18, 2025, mobile subscribers in the country will begin to...
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Salesforce to increase product prices in August amid push for AI integration
Salesforce Inc. has announced plans to increase the prices of several of its major products beginning August, making it the...
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INTERPOL opens global call for experts to fight synthetic media threats
The INTERPOL Innovation Centre has launched a global call for subject-matter experts to support its work in understanding and countering...
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