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216 Chinese Investors Target Nigeria’s Key Sectors After Landmark Nigeria-China…
At the recent Nigeria-China Sustainable Business Bilateral Trade and Investment Summit held on June 23, 2025, in…
Ultra App Launches in Nigeria, Ushering in a New Era of Seamless Financial…
Nigeria’s financial technology landscape has taken a significant leap forward with the launch of Ultra App, a…
Nigerian Bank Compliance Chiefs Call for AI-Driven Risk Management to Tackle…
The Association of Chief Compliance Officers of Banks in Nigeria (ACCOBIN) has advocated for the integration of…
NCC Champions New Policy to License Community Networks for Rural Connectivity
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has proposed a policy initiative to license and support the…
ATII to Spearhead Africa’s Tech-Driven Industrial Revolution at Inaugural African…
The African Technology and Innovation Institutes (ATII) has announced the inaugural African Industrial Forum…
FinTech Seeks Improved Data Ecosystem For Credit Score Metrics
The Managing Director of Sofri, Mr. Paul Adebayo, has emphasized the urgent need for a more robust and efficient…
US Stock Futures Climb as Micron Boosts AI Optimism; Investors Eye GDP and Fed…
U.S. stock futures advanced on Thursday, buoyed by strong earnings from Micron Technology that sparked investor…
Trump-Backed Crypto Firm Plans Stablecoin Audit and New App Amid Token Trade…
World Liberty Financial (WLF), the cryptocurrency platform backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, is planning to…
China’s Biren Technology Secures $207 Million, Eyes Hong Kong IPO Amid Chip Race
Biren Technology, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chip startup, has raised 1.5 billion yuan (approximately…
Half of Global Companies Pay Ransom as Cyber Threats Surge: Sophos 2025 Report
Nearly 50 percent of global companies opted to pay ransoms in 2025 following ransomware attacks, according to…
AI Investment Crucial for Ghana’s Digital Future, Says Mpontu CEO
The CEO of Mpontu Technologies, Stephane Nwolley, has urged the Ghanaian government to prioritize strategic…
Nigerian, Kenyan, Rwandan Startups Lead Google’s Africa AI Accelerator 2025
Google has announced the 15 startups selected for the ninth edition of its Google for Startups Accelerator:…
Meta Wins Copyright Battle Over AI Training; Judge Cites Weak Author Arguments
Meta Platforms has won a significant legal victory in a U.S. federal court after a judge ruled against a group of…
Microsoft Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Use of Pirated Books to Train AI Model…
Microsoft is facing a lawsuit from a group of authors who allege the tech giant used pirated copies of their books…
Nigeria’s $5 Billion Startup Dream Faces Setback Amid Economic, Regulatory…
Nigeria’s ambition to raise $5 billion in startup funding by 2027 is looking increasingly unrealistic as…
U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Chinese AI Models in Government…
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced the "No Adversarial AI Act", a bill aiming to prohibit U.S.…
Gartner Warns Over 40% of Agentic AI Projects Will Be Abandoned by 2027 Amid High…
More than 40% of current agentic artificial intelligence (AI) projects will be discontinued by the end of 2027,…
Xero Acquires U.S. Fintech Melio for $2.5 Billion in Major U.S. Expansion Push
New Zealand-based accounting software giant Xero has announced a $2.5 billion acquisition of U.S. payments…
OpenAI CEO Altman Discusses Future with Microsoft Amid Investment Talks and…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed in a recent New York Times podcast that he held discussions with Microsoft CEO…
Nigeria Sets Ambitious Goal to Achieve 95% Digital Literacy by 2030
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared its strong commitment to achieving 95% digital literacy by 2030, a…
Nigerian AI-inclined startups dominate Google’s new program
Google has unveiled the ninth edition of its Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa program, spotlighting 15…
SBM Warns of Telecom Sector Collapse Without Urgent FX Access, Policy Reform
SBM Intelligence, a leading research firm, has raised alarms over the deteriorating state of Nigeria’s…
OpenAI Launches Codex: Advanced AI Coding Agent for Developers
OpenAI has introduced Codex, a sophisticated AI coding agent designed to assist software developers in automating…
Fintech Urged as Key to Business Growth for SMEs in Ghana – Experts Highlight…
At the 2025 Citi Business Festival (#CitiBusinessFestival), Martin Kwame Awagah, President of the Ghana Fintech…
Bank of Ghana Urges Stronger Cybersecurity Collaboration to Protect Financial…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is calling for enhanced cybersecurity measures across Africa’s financial sector,…
UK Regulator Moves to Rein in Google’s Search Power with Strategic Market…
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced plans to designate Google with “strategic market…
US Alleges Chinese AI Firm DeepSeek Supports Military and Dodges Export Controls…
The United States government has accused Chinese AI firm DeepSeek of aiding China's military and intelligence…
Absa Bank Ghana: Digital Integration Key to Market Access and SME Financing
Absa Bank Ghana has emphasized the importance of digital integration for business growth, financial inclusion, and…
NCC Projects Surge in Telecom Investments Amid Economic Recovery and…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has projected a significant increase in investments in the country’s…
Europe Pushes for Digital Sovereignty Amid U.S. Tech Dominance and Trump’s…
As Donald Trump begins his second term as U.S. president, a growing number of Europeans are turning away from…