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- 8 Jul 2026
Data Protection Industry Hits N16.3Bn in 3 Years- NDPC
Nigeria’s data protection industry has grown into a N16.3 billion ecosystem within three years of formal regulation, according to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). Olufemi Ibitayo, head…
- 4 May 2026
Why 9 African Countries Are Looking to Nigeria for Data Protection Lessons
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has hosted delegates from nine African countries for a cross-regional peer exchange visit aimed at strengthening collaboration on data protection, privacy,…
- 18 Jan 2017
World Data Forum to Advance Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development
The ongoing United Nations World Data Forum, taking place from January 15-18, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa, will spur the exchange of innovative ideas and data solutions through a range of keynote…
- 23 Feb 2018
MDXi’s Investment to Hit N12.2Bn
MDXi has announced plans to inject fresh N2.5 billion investments to strengthen its operations in Nigeria, raising its investment stake from N10.7 billion in phase one to N12.2 billion in the current…
- 23 May 2023
2023 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum Gets NCC, IXPN Backing
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) are thudding support for the 2023 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum (NDSF) series on Internet Governance for…
- 24 Apr 2026
FG Pushes Digital Economy Bill to Fast-Track AI, Cloud Adoption
Nigeria’s drive toward a fully digital economy is gathering pace as the Federal Government intensifies work on e-governance and digital economy bill to strengthen the regulatory framework for…
- 24 Sept 2017
Nigeria Can Become Africa’s Internet Hub If… - MainOne
Vremudia Oghene-Ruemu, MDXi’s product manager, Data Center in this interview assesses the data centre market in Nigeria, challenges confronting the line of business, the partnership with IXPN,…
- 5 Jun 2026
NITDA, Benin’s Digital Agency Strengthen Ties on Digital Transformation
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Agence des Systèmes d’Information et du Numérique (ASIN), the Information Systems and Digital Agency of the Republic of Benin, have…
- 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…
- 14 Mar 2024
FG asks Binance to Provide 6-Month Transaction Data of Top 100 Users
federal government has asked Binance for information on its top 100 users in the country, as well as all transaction history for the past six months, the Financial Times has reported. The request,…
- 31 Oct 2025
Transforming Africa: NITDA DG Makes Urgent Call for Digital Investment
Kashifu Inuwa, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called for urgent and strategic investment in Africa’s digital public infrastructure, describing…
- 29 May 2019
AfRALO, NCC, Medallion collaborate DigitalSENSE Africa 2019 Forum on Internet Governance, IPv6 Roundtable
The African Regional At-Large Organisations (AfRALO) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), is collaborating with DigitalSENSE Africa Media for the 2019 Nigeria…
- 23 Oct 2025
DG NITDA says Nigeria Charts Path Toward Sustainable Digital Future
Nigeria is charting an ambitious path towards a sustainable digital future anchored on innovation, inclusivity, and resilience, a vision that lies at the core of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed…
- 8 Dec 2019
The Odds of Fixed Line Service in Broadband Penetration
Among the different channels of telecommunications service delivery is fixed wired which involves direct to home connections against the common mobile system. This system was prominently used in the…
- 4 Nov 2018
Cloud Services Key to SME Survival in Nigeria – Coker
Ayotunde Coker is the managing director of Rack Centre a data centre operator; spoke to Chike Onwuegbuchi on the impact of cloud services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) survival in Nigeria.…
- 15 Aug 2025
Nigeria Hosts15th African Peering & Interconnection Forum (AfPIF)
Nigeria is set to host the 15th edition of the African Peering & Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) from August 19th to 21st in the city of Lagos. Over 500 leaders and experts from the global Internet…
- 12 Jul 2015
MainOne Broadband Infrastructure Investments to Exceed $500m by 2020
MainOne, a leading provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa, plans to double its investment on broadband infrastructure in the next five years. The…
- 6 Apr 2010
Positioning Telecom Market for Massive Investment
After about two years of inactivity in telecommunications industry around the world which was occasioned by the global economic meltdown, things have started picking up as most multi-national…
- 26 Jun 2012
Creating An Investment Friendly Telecom Market
Technology Strategies International in partnership with BroadGroup TMT Ventures recently, published a report on telecom development in Nigeria. It pointed to ample room for expansion of the…
- 1 Jul 2015
MainOne @ 5, Celebrates West Africa’s Internet Transformation
MainOne , a leading telecommunications and data services company in West Africa, today celebrated five years of leadership in transforming the region’s Internet landscape. Speaking at a Press…
- 12 Oct 2017
INTERPOL, Kaspersky Lab to Fight Cyber Threats through Intel Sharing
Kaspersky Lab has reiterated its commitment to global collaboration in the fight against cybercrime by signing a threat intelligence sharing agreement with INTERPOL. The legal framework is…
- 26 May 2016
TMT Finance Partners IHS Towers on Inaugural Forum in Lagos
TMT Finance, the global telecom investment news and events provider, and IHS Towers, the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, have…
- 7 Nov 2023
How Nigeria Lost N4.3tn to Oil Theft in Five Years – NEITI
Nigerian government revealed on Monday, that over N4.3 trillion worth of crude oil was lost to oil theft in 7,143 pipeline vandalism cases within five years. This was disclosed at the Nigeria…
- 3 Jun 2018
IATA, AFRAA Sign MoU to Advance Aviation in Africa
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the African Airline Association (AFRAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen their cooperation. IATA said on its website on…
- 23 Dec 2016
FG Pledges Commitment to June 2017 Deadline for Digital Switch Over
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday inaugurated the Abuja Digital Switch-over from analogue broadcasting, with a commitment that the Federal Government would meet the June 2017 deadline for the…
- 11 Jul 2025
Africa’s Lawmakers Commit to Strengthening AI, Digital Health and Smart Manufacturing Frameworks
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the African Population Health Research Center (APHRC), in collaboration with the GSMA, have concluded the first Africa Digital Parliamentary Summit focused on…
- 11 Sept 2016
Forex Scarcity Forces Firms to Host Servers Locally
The high exchange rate of the naira to dollar and other foreign currencies is positively impacting on desire of organizations in the country to host their internet information in foreign countries.…
- 16 Nov 2022
Pantami, Danbatta, Inuwa, Ikenna-Emeka, Oji and others Receive 2022 AfriTECH Awards
The Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH) has conferred special honours on Professor Isa Ibrahim Ali (Pantami), Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Umar Garba…
- 25 Sept 2023
IXPN, Medallion DC Rally Stakeholders on Internet Peering and Interconnectivity
Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), a membership-based organisation, which provides a platform where networks interconnect directly within Nigeria and Medallion Datacenters, West Africa’s most…
- 29 May 2025
Experts @ ABoICT 2025 Warn of Digital Disaster Risks in Nigeria Without AI Governance
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the global digital landscape, two prominent technology leaders have issued urgent warnings and strategic calls for Nigeria and Africa to adopt a…