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- 23 Apr 2025
EU Fines Apple and Meta €700m in Landmark Digital Markets Act Enforcement
European Commission has imposed landmark fines on tech giants Apple and Meta in the first enforcement actions under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a new regulatory framework designed to enhance…
- 6 Oct 2025
Nigeria Sets Regulatory Working Committee to Deepen Africa Digital Market Penetration
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Trade and Investment has set up a regulatory committee to deepen digital market penetration and boost exportation of African products. The committee was…
- 11 May 2023
AI is Changing the Rules of Digital Marketing, Here’s How to Take Advantage of it
By Alistair Errington, Snapchat Partner Director, Ad Dynamo by Aleph After years of promising advances, the past year has been a breakthrough for bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into the…
- 8 Jan 2023
AT3 Resources Celebrates 5th Anniversary, Launches Digital Marketing Bootcamp for SMEs
AT3 Resources, Lagos-based communication and events consultancy firm, is set to mark its fifth year of providing strategic public relations, events and media interventions to corporates, individuals…
- 27 May 2019
Keystone Bank, Facebook to Train Entrepreneurs on Digital Marketing
Keystone Bank Limited has again reaffirmed its commitment to providing support for the real sector as it recently partnered Facebook via its partners, Rabbington Media, to organize a capacity…
- 17 Apr 2023
Balancing act between digital innovation and customer trust crucial in Africa - Harvard Business Review
A new report from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services with Mastercard details the importance for businesses across Africa to balance digital innovation and customer trust. The study explores…
- 29 Nov 2021
Nigeria to Benefit from $4 Trillion Digital Service Exportation Market
The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA and Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC have forged an alliance that could enable Nigeria to benefit from the yearly $4.7 trillion…
- 13 Apr 2026
Nigeria Seeks Stronger Digital Sovereignty, National Software Infrastructure
Nigeria is intensifying efforts to strengthen its national software infrastructure and digital governance framework as part of a broader push to secure data sovereignty and build local technological…
- 10 Jul 2025
SEC DG Decries Digital Assets Fraud as Inimical to Market Integrity
Emomotimi Agama, Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed concern over the growing threat of digital assets fraud, warning that it poses a significant challenge to…
- 17 Nov 2024
EU Hits Meta with $840M Fine for Abusive Facebook Ad Practices
European Union has fined Meta nearly €800 million for violating antitrust laws by automatically granting Facebook users access to its classified ads service, Facebook Marketplace. The European…
- 16 Jun 2021
Apple Warns EU Law ‘Risks Destroying iPhone Security’
The EU’s proposed new rules to rein in tech giants risk undermining the security of the iPhone, Tim Cook, Apple chief warned Wednesday. The European Union last year unveiled tough draft rules…
- 28 Nov 2021
Unclaimed Dividend: SEC Reads Riot Act to Companies, Registrars
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned quoted companies and capital market registrars to desist from selective payments and distribution of dividends. Mr Lamido Yuguda, director-general…
- 21 Feb 2012
‘Mobile Broadband Will Act As a Strategic Disruptor in 2012’
Emerging market operators will continue to experience strong connections growth in 2012 and Mobile broadband will be the main driver of this growth, but it will also act as a strategic disruptor,…
- 27 Aug 2019
Siemens Launches Report on Dawn of Digitalization & its Impact on Africa
African countries must act quickly and decisively to become leaders on the global economic stage. Digitalization is providing the continent with the opportunity to accelerate growth and rapidly…
- 19 Sept 2025
Kalu Champions African Digital Trade Multilateralism
Benjamin Kalu, deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has emphasized the critical role of parliaments in promoting multilateralism through digital trade. Kalu, according to a statement by…
- 30 Jul 2025
Aliyu Aboki, WATRA Executive Secretary Champions Regulatory Harmonisation to Unlock West Africa’s Digital Economy
Mr. Aliyu Yusuf Aboki, executive secretary of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), has reaffirmed the Assembly’s commitment to -promoting a harmonised digital policy and…
- 16 Dec 2021
Mastercard, Thales and Providus Bank Launch a Tokenization and Digitization Initiative in Nigeria
Mastercard, Thales and Providus Bank have partnered to bring the Mastercard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) tokenization and digitization initiative to the Nigeria market. They are extending the…
- 14 Jul 2026
Next Currency Crisis May Turn $300Bn in Stablecoins into National Currencies
The next currency crisis could accelerate the shift of the roughly $315 billion global stablecoin market into a digital-dollar alternative for citizens in emerging economies, notably in regions like…
- 24 Jan 2025
Mobile App Usage to Drop By 25 Percent on AI Assistants- Study
By 2027 mobile app usage will decrease by 25 per cent due to AI assistants, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone users will turn to AI assistants, such as Apple Intelligence, ChatGPT, Google Gemini,…
- 10 Aug 2025
PalmPay Partners AXA Mansard Health to Make Digital Insurance Accessible, Affordable
PalmPay, a leading fintech platform and full-stack digital neobank for emerging markets, has partnered with Nigeria’s biggest Health Insurance Company, AXA Mansard Health a member of the globally…
- 29 Apr 2025
Emerging Technologies, Cybersecurity, Others Form Key Focus of NCA 2003 Review
The House of Representatives Committee on Communications has commenced process to review the Nigerian Communications Act 2003, with Colloquium in Lagos, theme: " The Nigerian Communications Act 2003,…
- 20 Jun 2016
Key Speakers, Topics Unveiled as #nitec2016 Begins Thursday
The much talked about Nigeria International Technology Exhibition & Conference (#nitec2016) holds this week, precisely, June 23rd and 24th at the Civic Center, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island,…
- 13 Apr 2025
SEC Bans Unregistered Digital Asset Exchanges, Online Forex Platforms
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned digital asset exchanges or online foreign exchange trading platforms without formal registration. It highlighted that the newly enacted Investments…
- 21 Jun 2021
Nigeria, Kenya Businesses Largely Oblivious to Data Protection Laws - Report
A survey by WorldWideWorx shows that many businesses in Nigeria and Kenya are not aware of privacy laws governing their marketing activities despite Data Protection Act (DPA). According to the…
- 26 Jun 2026
Fidelity Bank Wins DBN Award for Expanding First-Time Credit Access to MSMEs
Fidelity Bank Plc has won the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) Service Ambassadors Award for recording the highest impact in expanding access to formal credit for first-time Micro, Small and Medium…
- 12 Aug 2026
AFC Raises $430m in Digital Bond to Deepens Digital Financial Infrastructure
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has raised CHF350 million, about $430 million, through a five-year digital bond, marking a major step in the use of regulated digital financial infrastructure by…
- 23 Dec 2018
Over 50% of African Countries do not have National Privacy Legislation - Jean-Francois
Jean-Francois’s career in ICT spans 20 years mostly in international roles with a focus on public policies and regulatory affairs. Before joining GSMA as Policy Director for Sub-Saharan Africa in…
- 20 Oct 2022
MTN Nigeria Launches 'Blow My Hustle Campaign' to Support Young Nigerians via Capacity Building & Grants
MTN Nigeria Communications PLC announced the commencement of the MTN Pulse Blow My Hustle initiative at a press launch on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The Blow My Hustle campaign aims to empower…
- 23 Apr 2026
TikTok Teams Up with ICC to Unlock Huge Opportunities for Nigerian SMEs
TikTok and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have partnered to launch the Digital Commerce Labs, a global initiative aimed at empowering small businesses and driving economic growth in…
- 18 Jul 2016
Presidency, NITDA, Others Commend StartUP Friday
Mr. Tolu Ogunlesi, President Mohammadu Buhari’s special adviser on digital media, and Dr. Vincent Olatunji, acting director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), have…