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Experts Warn: Without Governance, AI Could Become Africa’s Greatest Risk
At the 2025 Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit & Leadership Award (ABoICT) held in Lagos, leading tech experts…
Telcos Threaten to Withdraw USSD Services Amid Banks’ Misinformation and Unpaid…
Nigeria’s major telecom operators, including MTN, Airtel, Globacom, and 9Mobile, have issued a warning to banks…
Brookfield to Invest Nearly $10 Billion in Swedish AI Data Centre, Creating…
Brookfield Asset Management, a major Canadian investment firm, has announced plans to invest up to 95 billion…
Qwant Files Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft Over Bing Practices
French search engine Qwant has filed a complaint with France's antitrust authority, accusing Microsoft of…
Tariff Hikes Trigger Sharp Decline in Internet Usage and Subscribers in Nigeria
Internet data consumption in Nigeria fell sharply by 17,647 terabytes from January to April 2025, following a 50%…
NCC Mandates Airtime Billing for USSD Transactions to Resolve Bank-Telco Dispute
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a new directive instructing Deposit Money Banks to begin…
AI ‘Vibe Coding’ Startups Surge Amid High Valuations and Big Tech Pressure
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, code generation startups—dubbed “vibe coding” firms,…
Government in Final Talks with Strategic Investor for AT Revamp and Takeover
The Government of Ghana has entered into advanced discussions with a strategic investor for the revamp and…
Nigeria’s AI Growth at Risk Without Strong Governance and Security, Experts Warn
Nigeria is rapidly embracing artificial intelligence (AI), but experts caution that the country’s current lack of…
Google Agrees to $500 Million Compliance Overhaul to Settle Shareholder Antitrust…
Google has agreed to invest $500 million over the next decade to revamp its compliance framework as part of a…
US Expands Export Controls on Chip Design Software and Key Chemicals to China
The United States has imposed new export restrictions requiring companies to obtain licenses before shipping…
DeepSeek’s R1 Update Signals China’s Growing Challenge to U.S. AI…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has quietly rolled out an updated version of its R1 reasoning model, dubbed R1-0528,…
Rising Power Demand Drives Urgent Calls for Grid Upgrades and Efficiency Reforms…
Ghana’s electricity consumption rose sharply in 2024, reaching 13,098 GWh, up from 12,390 GWh in 2023, according…
U.S. Court Blocks Trump’s Tariffs, Boosting Global Markets and Dollar
Asian stock markets and U.S. futures surged following a ruling by the Manhattan-based Court of International Trade…
FG Launches Digital Village to Bridge Nigeria’s Connectivity Gap
The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a digital village pilot project in Ibwa 2, Gwagwalada, FCT, to…
U.S. Banks Step Cautiously into Crypto Amid Regulatory Shifts
Major U.S. banks are beginning to explore opportunities in the cryptocurrency space, but are doing so cautiously…
FG Launches Presidential Committee to Spearhead Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure…
In a major push toward digital transformation, the Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated a Presidential…
Stakeholders Call for Greater Investment and Support to Boost Nigeria’s Tech…
At a recent World Product Day event in Lagos, key players in Nigeria’s investment sector highlighted the major…
Apple Blocks Over $2 Billion in App Store Fraud in 2024 Amid Rising Cyber Threats
Apple has disclosed that it thwarted over $2 billion in fraudulent transactions on its App Store in 2024,…
Africa’s Cross-Border Payments Market Set to Reach $1 Trillion by 2035 Amid…
Africa’s cross-border payments market is poised for significant growth, with projections estimating it will nearly…
Shares Stall Ahead of Nvidia Earnings as US Dollar Climbs on Strong Economic Data
Global stock markets showed mixed signals on Wednesday as investors grew cautious ahead of Nvidia’s highly…
Nigeria Unveils N3.3 Trillion Infrastructure Plan to Bridge Digital Divide by 2025
The Nigerian government has announced an ambitious N3.3 trillion ($2 billion) digital infrastructure plan aimed at…
Google’s AI Ad Tools Poised to Supercharge Nigeria’s Digital Economy
Google has unveiled a range of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) advertising tools aimed at accelerating…
US stock futures rally after long weekend on Trump’s tariff reprieve
U.S. stock index futures surged on Tuesday following the Memorial Day weekend after former President Donald Trump…
OpenAI to Open First Seoul Office as ChatGPT Demand Surges in South Korea
OpenAI announced it will establish its first office in Seoul, marking a significant step as demand for its ChatGPT…
Bank of Ghana Urges Businesses to Use Cedi to Sustain Currency Gains and Calls for…
The Bank of Ghana has called on businesses operating within the country to conduct transactions in the local…
NCC Mandates Telecom Operators to Announce Major Network Outages and Compensate…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced a directive requiring all telecom licensees to…
FG Reaches 6 Million Nigerians with Cash Transfers in Six Months – Minister
The Federal Government of Nigeria has disbursed conditional cash transfers to six million Nigerians within a…
Nigeria Commits $1 Billion to Transform Telecom Infrastructure by Q3 2025
Nigeria is embarking on a significant overhaul of its telecommunications sector, with a $1 billion investment in…
Lagos State to Launch AI Guidelines, Advocate Ethical Investment in $20 Trillion…
The Lagos State government has announced plans to release its first set of Artificial Intelligence (AI)…