Africa’s $1.5trn Digital Payments Economy: GITEX unveils finance blueprint
…Investors, banks, others converge in Lagos to drive financial inclusion Motolani Oseni Africa’s digital payments...
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NITDA, Budget Office move Nigeria’s sovereign cloud into implementation
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Budget Office of the Federation have...
Microsoft warns Africa risks $1trn AI opportunity to foreign firms
Africa risks losing a potential $1 trillion economic opportunity from artificial intelligence by 2035 if the...
Global goods trade hits $13.7trn as AI, EV demand drive growth
Global trade in goods rose to about $13.7 trillion in the first half of 2026,...
AI cyberattacks surge 56% as average breach cost hits $6.04m-IBM
AI-driven cyberattacks increased by 56 per cent in the past year, with more than one...
NITDA deepens AI drive, targets sovereign digital economy
Nigeria is stepping up efforts to build a sovereign digital economy as the National Information...
Nigeria matches US as AI adoption among firms jumps to 40%-World Bank
Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption among Nigeria’s formal businesses has surged from less than five...
NITDA to license tech firms as software testing goes mandatory
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) will begin licensing technology firms to provide...
Africa’s data centre capacity tops 500MW, 890MW underway
Africa’s operational data centre capacity has exceeded 500 megawatts (MW), with an additional 890MW...
Meta unveils Muse Image AI as competition intensifies in generative AI market
Meta has unveiled Muse Image, the first image-generation model developed by its Meta Superintelligence Labs...
