Sunday, October 18, 2026
GITEX launches MINT AFRICA as Africa’s digital payments economy targets $1.5trn
GITEX NIGERIA has launched MINT AFRICA by GITEX, a new platform that will bring together regulators, financial institutions, investors and...
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Why Nigeria’s smaller businesses are becoming prime targets for cybercriminalsÂ
Cybersecurity threats targeting businesses are becoming increasingly difficult to contain, with Kaspersky reporting that its security tools blocked more than...
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NCC targets fibre access bottlenecks as smaller ISPs struggle to scaleÂ
MTN and FiberOne Broadband controlled 72.9 percent of Nigeria’s 319,735 FTTX subscriptions in the second quarter of 2026, highlighting the...
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HP, UpSkill Universe target 55,000 SMEs with free AI training
HP and UpSkill Universe, a leading AI and business skills training partner in Sub-Saharan Africa, have launched a new programme...
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Zoho targets AI-to-production gap with Catalyst upgrade
Zoho Corporation has unveiled major enhancements to Catalyst by Zoho, its Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), introducing agentic development capabilities designed to help...
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Meta to charge Nigerian businesses for WhatsApp service message
Meta will begin charging businesses for service and certain utility messages sent through the WhatsApp Business Platform from October 1,...
Read moreDetailsCybercriminals build fake school websites as education attacks hit record high
Cybercriminals are ramping up preparations for the new academic year by creating thousands of education-themed websites and phishing campaigns designed...
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Nigeria, 3 African markets to account for 85% of MVNO subscribers by 2030
Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Uganda are expected to account for 85 percent of Africa’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)...
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Nigeria’s e-commerce boom opens new frontier for tokenised payments
The rapid growth of online commerce is increasing pressure on payment providers and merchants to strengthen transaction security, with network...
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WhatsApp upgrades account security with stronger passwords, unknown caller alerts
WhatsApp has rolled out new account security measures, including stronger two-step verification and additional information about calls from unknown numbers,...
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