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- 6 Aug 2026
NITDA Seeks Stronger Regulatory Collaboration for National Regulatory Sandbox
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called for stronger collaboration among government regulators to accelerate the establishment of…
- 12 May 2025
NDPC to Launch Regulatory AI Sandboxes for Data Protection in Nigeria
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has partnered with private sector ICT firms to explore the use of adaptive regulatory sandboxes that can support the integration of Artificial…
- 15 Aug 2021
EMTECH, Global InfoSwift Partner to Provide Capacity Building on Regulatory Sandbox, Others for Nigerian Financial Sector
EMTECH, a Fintech for Central Banks and GIC announce its partnership to deliver capacity building in three core and interrelated areas: Central Bank Digital Currency, Regulatory Sandbox Framework,…
- 24 May 2026
NITDA Inaugurates Regulatory Sandbox Team to Drive Digital Innovation
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has intensified efforts to foster a more enabling environment for innovation by inaugurating a Technical Working Group (TWG) aimed at…
- 3 Jul 2026
SEC Grants Approval to Luno, Other Crypto Firms under Regulatory Sandbox
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has admitted seven new companies into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP), expanding the number of digital asset firms operating under…
- 19 Mar 2026
Binance is Missing from Ghana’s Crypto Sandbox
Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission has given the nod to 11 crypto trading platforms to participate in its new regulatory sandbox programme, its first major step in support of crypto after…
- 15 May 2023
NAICOM Unveils Guidelines to Regulate Sandbox Operations
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has released guidelines for the regulation of sandbox operations in the insurance industry. Mr. Rasaaq Salami, Head, Corporate Communication and Market…
- 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…
- 23 Feb 2022
EMTECH, Global InfoSwift Consulting (GIC) Launch ‘FINREG Learn’ for Financial Services Providers
EMTECH, a fintech for central banks and regulators, and Global Infoswift Consulting (GIC) has unveiled FINREG Learn (finreglearn.org), a capacity-building event in three core and interrelated areas:…
- 7 Aug 2020
CBN to Rejig Payment System Vision Strategy
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unfolded plans to review backward its 10-year Payment Systems Vision (PSV-2030) strategy, which will now span a five-year strategy and rechristened as PSV-2025. Mr.…
- 6 May 2025
How Emerging Technologies Are Reshaping Trade – NITDA DG
Kashifu Inuwa, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the transformative potential of emerging technologies is vital in revolutionising trade…
- 4 Sept 2024
SiBAN Commends SEC for Granting Approval to Digital Asset Exchange Operators
The Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SiBAN) commends the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria for its recent granting of “Approval-in-Principle” to two…
- 7 Nov 2025
Oluwaseun Dania Unearths How AI will Shape Africa’s Creative-AI Future @ World Bank Forum
Oluwaseun Dania, Technology entrepreneur, creative economy strategist, and Founder of Alpha-Geek Technologies, delivered a major intervention at the World Bank and Eden Venture Group’s Entertaining…
- 1 Jul 2018
CBN Mandates Banks to Resolve USSD Complaints in 3 Days USSD
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over the weekend directed all commercial banks to resolve disputes arising from use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel within three days. Mr.…
- 1 Jul 2018
CBN Orders Banks to Settle USSD Disputes in 3 Days
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has directed all commercial banks to resolve disputes arising from use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel within three days. USSD, is a…
- 14 Aug 2026
SEC Clears Blockchain for Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cleared additional Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) for admission into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP). Among the newly…
- 17 Jul 2026
FG Moves to Crack Down on Crypto Fraud with Virtual Assets Executive Order
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, introducing a coordinated framework to regulate Nigeria’s fast-growing virtual assets sector,…
- 10 Mar 2026
SEC Cautions Fintechs of Rising Risks as Digital Finance Expands
The Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria (SEC) has cautioned fintech operators that while technology can expand access to investment opportunities, it also has the potential to magnify risks if…
- 17 Jul 2026
Tinubu Moves to Protect Nigerians From Crypto Scams With New Executive Order
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, to strengthen regulation of Nigeria's virtual assets sector through improved collaboration…
- 18 Jul 2025
New Regulatory Framework Set to Transform Nigeria’s Telecom Sector – NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has presented the Draft General Authorisation Framework to telecom stakeholders, promising a “new era of agile, inclusive, and innovation-driven regulation”…
- 11 Apr 2017
Hogan Lovells Unveils Global FinTech Mentors Program
A Global FinTech Mentors Program by Hogan Lovells has been launched through which its most experienced Financial Services and Regulatory partners will guide FinTech organizations, at any stage of…
- 1 Jun 2026
AI and IoT Hold the Key to Nigeria’s Economic Future - NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has identified Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) as critical technologies for improving business efficiency, accelerating…
- 3 Jul 2022
Blockchain: FG to Fast-Track Development of Healthy ICT Ecosystem for Emerging Technologies
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has assured key industry players and indeed Nigerians of the Federal Government's commitment to create and enforce…
- 26 Sept 2025
Nigeria’s Startup Revolution Fueled by NITDA-JICA Synergy — DG NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said Nigeria’s collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is…
- 2 Sept 2018
Stakeholders Task Regulators on Technological Disruption Services
Stakeholders in the information and communications technology and financial technology have tasked regulatory institutions in the sectors on providing appropriate regulatory framework for…
- 9 Mar 2023
As Sanwo-Olu Unveils Bold Proposals for Crypto Adoption, Will Lagos Become the Next Crypto Capital?
Lagos State is set to become the next crypto capital as the state Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced bold proposals for crypto adoption in Lagos, a bustling commercial hub in Nigeria, with a…
- 29 Nov 2022
Stakeholders Converge at the Maiden International Financial Inclusion Conference, Lead Conversations on Financial Inclusion
Nigeria, on 24th and 25th November 2022 hosted the largest convening of the global Financial Inclusion ecosystem since the launch of its National Financial Inclusion Strategy in 2012. L-R: Lai…
- 7 Dec 2023
NIBSS Orders Banks to Suspend Opay, Flutterwave, Others from Transfer List
Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has asked banks to delist Payment Solution Service Providers (PSSPs) Switches and Super Agents from its outward payment or transfer list. Payment Solution…
- 4 Jan 2021
CBN Fixes N2Bn Capital for Mobile Money Operators
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed in a circular signed by Musa Jimoh, its director, Payments System Management Department that Mobile Money Operators (MMOs) are to maintain a minimum of N2…
- 13 Nov 2020
Pantami Commissions First National Centre for AI and Robotics, Extols its Immense Benefits
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has lauded the immense benefits derivable from the establishment of National Centre for AI and Robotics (NCAIR) in…