How the 50% telecom tariff hike will affect Nigerians: an explainer
The 50% hike in telecom tariff has drawn anger and anxiety across Nigeria. For instance, the Association of Telephone, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS-Nigeria) has given telecom...
View ArticleFraud: CBN mandates NIBSS to debit account of banks that receive fraudulent...
Following its pledge to eradicate fraud, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) to debit the settlement accounts of commercial banks that...
View ArticleBanks scramble to repay N250 billion USSD debt to avert disconnection
Nigerian commercial banks have made significant progress in repaying their Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debts. The new development prevented the disconnection of the services by...
View ArticleCBN introduces new N100 per N20,000 ATM charges to take effect from March 1
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced new ATM charges. The apex bank disclosed this in a circular signed by its Acting Director on Financial Policy and Regulation, John Onojah. According to...
View ArticleWhat you should know as Kenya introduces bill to regulate crypto
Kenya is poised to become one of the latest African nations to regulate its rapidly growing cryptocurrency sector with the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill, 2025 Presented by the National...
View Article5 ways JAMB’s response to 2025 UTME problems fails the Nigerian youth
The release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sparked controversy. Over 1.5 million of the 1,955,069...
View ArticleExamining 13 tech-oriented government agencies contribution to Tinubu’s strides
Nigeria’s technology landscape experienced a surge of activity from January 2024 to May 2025. Federal government agencies, driven by a shared vision for national development, launched numerous...
View ArticleSafety through kindness; a summary of TikTok’s Johannesburg Digital...
Safety has become an important element in social media interactions. This is why all leading social media platforms have bolstered their safety features. However, TikTok, through its Digital...
View ArticleInside Africa’s internet shutdown economy: why and who pays the price?
Internet shutdowns, state-backed policies that deliberately cut off access to the internet or mobile networks, are increasingly common in Africa. Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 21...
View ArticleThe new police Tinted Glass Permit registration is another needless biometric...
Launched on June 2, 2022, by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Police Specialised Services Automation Project (POSSAP) promises to streamline access to specialised police services like Police...
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