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- 30 Jul 2019
DPO Group Rattles Africa's e-commerce Space with PayFast Acquisition
Pan-African payment service provider and Kenya-based DPO Group has acquired South African payment processor PayFast for an undisclosed sum. The deal by the Nairobi-headquartered DPO Group was backed…
- 23 Jan 2022
DPO Group Secures Licence to Provide Payments Services in Nigeria
One Payment Limited, a subsidiary of the leading Pan-African digital payments group, DPO Group has been granted a licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide certain types of payments services…
- 25 Apr 2022
DPO Group Enables USSD Payment Option in Nigeria
African digital payments company DPO Group has added a new form of payment that will allow merchants to get paid by their customers via a USSD code. According to information released to the media,…
- 23 Sept 2020
Mastercard Announces Fintech Express to Empower MEA Fintechs to Launch and Expand Rapidly
Mastercard has launched Fintech Express in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), a program designed to facilitate emerging fintechs’ launch and expansion. Leveraging the power of partnerships and…
- 10 Sept 2020
NDPR will Change Nigeria’s Digital Economic Aspirations- NITDA DG
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the recently released Nigerian Data Protection Regulations (NDPR) will change the digital economic aspirations of Nigeria.…
- 12 Apr 2026
Teenager Hacks Celebrities Whatsapps, Sells Adult Content in Delta
Delta State Police Command has revealed how a 17-year-old boy allegedly hacked into celebrities’ WhatsApp accounts and sold explicit adult content to classmates. This was disclosed in a viral video…
- 23 Jul 2024
NDPC Meets with INEC to Enhance Data Protection Measures in Election Process
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sought clarifications and sensitization on data protection from the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). This request was made during an…
- 26 Feb 2016
Police Arrest 3 with N2m Stolen Telecoms Cables
The police at the Bar Beach Division, Victoria Island, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested two men for allegedly stealing 250 meters of armoured NITEL cables valued at N2m, property of the Federal…
- 28 Aug 2013
Lagos Shops for N87.5Bn to Buy Back Concession
The Lagos State government is to approach the Nigerian capital market to raise some N87.5 billion through bond to buy back the concession rights of the Lekki-Epe Expressway from the Lekki Concession…
- 11 Jun 2021
Police Arrest 4 Over Theft of Generator Serving MTN Mast
Operatives of Ogun Police Command have arrested four men for allegedly stealing an MTN mast generator in Sango Ota, Ado Odo-Ota LGA, Ogun State. The suspects were Clement Idenyi, 42, Orogade Olalere,…
- 24 Nov 2021
NITDA Set to Institutionalize Data Protection in Nigeria
In its commitment to upscale Data Protection in Nigeria, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has begun the process of licensing and partnering with a qualified institution…
- 31 Jan 2022
Police Nabs Telecoms Mast thieves in Ogun
Policemen attached to the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three men for stealing from MTN mast site in Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, Kabiru…
- 1 Dec 2022
FG Reinforces Data Protection Compliance in MDAs as NDPB Extends Deadline to 20th January, 2023
In a bid to foster strict adherence to government's data protection policies, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has issued a Guideline on Personal Information…
- 16 Apr 2023
Winners Emerge At Secure Hack 1.0 As Stakeholders Chart Course for Security @Eko Innovation Centre
Three teams emerged as winners at the grand finale of the SecureHack 1.0 event held at the Eko Innovation Centre, yesterday. L-R: First Keynote Speaker, Oluwasolape Akinde, Head Governance, Risk and…
- 16 Apr 2023
Team HealthWaka Beat Allcomers to Clinch Top Prize @SecureHack 1.0
Eko Innovation Centre, one of the leading tech hubs in Nigeria, recently played host to the grand finale of SecureHack 1.0, a hackathon designed to drive tech innovations across three thematic areas:…
- 20 Jul 2023
NDPC Rallies Journalists on the Opportunities Inherent in National Data Protection Sector
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner, National Data Protection Commission (NDPC), has urged journalists covering ICT sector, under the aegis of Nigeria Information Technology Reporters…
- 25 Sept 2024
How Olajide, Access Bank Staff Allegedly Stole N40.4m from Customers' Accounts - Police
Bello Azeez Olajide, a 31 years old staffer of Access Bank Plc has been arrested by the Police at the Adeniji Adele Division, Lagos Island of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly unlawfully…
- 18 Oct 2024
DPOs Advocate Single Regulatory Body for Data Protection Acts
Some Data Protection Officers (DPOs) have advocated a single regulatory body for Data Protection Acts, to sustain the already established confidence by investors in the country. Participant and…
- 22 Aug 2012
FG Not Serious in IP Law Enforcement – Aponmade
Akeem Aponmade, a legal practitioner and intellectual property consultant and expert in IP law enforcement. He is very passionate about intellectual property rights and an avid anti-piracy campaigner…
- 4 Aug 2026
Nigeria Tightens Data Privacy Compliance as FG Issues Directive to MDAs
Federal Government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to fully comply with the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act) 2023, as part of efforts to strengthen…
- 19 Jun 2013
Airtel Partners Police in Lagos, Promises Better QoS
Airtel Nigeria, has partnered with the Lagos State Police Command to beef up the security of lives and property across the State, in line with its corporate vision of becoming the most loved brand in…
- 12 Aug 2015
Update: 4 Bodies Found as Helicopter Crashes into Lagos Lagoon
About four bodies have been recovered in the helicopter crash that took place at the Oworonshoki end of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State, on Wednesday. According to the National…
- 12 Aug 2018
Leadership Crisis Rock CAPDAN, Computer Village Association
The Computer and Allied Products Dealer Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN), the market association of Ikeja Computer Village, has been thrown into leadership turmoil as a result of the inability of the…
- 31 Oct 2018
Bademosi, Credit Switch Technology Boss Hacked to Death by Cook
Ope Bademosi, chairman of Credit Switch Technology, a Nigerian tech company, was murdered in the early hours of Wednesday. Bademosi was reportedly found in a pool of blood with multiple stab…
- 7 Aug 2020
Nigeria Leads Other African Countries in Data Protection – DG-NITDA
As Nigeria continue to record success in Data Protection Regulation, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), said that, the country has recorded…
- 26 Aug 2020
ESET urges Businesses to Implement NDPR
ESET, a leading global cybersecurity company, has urged businesses, organization- public or private operating in Nigeria, to adhere to the regulations of Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) and…
- 25 Jan 2021
Disclosed VC Investments in Africa Reached $2.4bn in 2020
The estimated value of the disclosed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in Africa was $1.12 billion in 2020, with fintech start-ups accounting for over nine-tenths of total M&A volumes.…
- 11 Feb 2021
African Startup Investments Fall for First Time in Almost a Decade
Funding for African startups slowed for the first time after nearly 10 years of growth as investors in the fledgling tech scene were put off by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to venture capital…