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SET Plc: How a lottery company declared ₦4.2 billion revenue, yet a ₦168 million loss

SET Plc: How a lottery company declared ₦4.2 billion revenue, yet a ₦168 million loss

For every ₦100 of lottery revenue SET Plc collects, ₦92.50 immediately vanishes into costs before the company even pays a single administrative bill...

What Ghana’s merged ID card and digital wallet means for payments in Africa

What Ghana’s merged ID card and digital wallet means for payments in Africa

Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA) announced the addition of a digital wallet to the Ghana Card, the identification…

Fraudsters share playbooks, Nigeria’s fintechs do not; experts warn of losses

Fraudsters share playbooks, Nigeria’s fintechs do not; experts warn of losses

In December 2024, Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided a network of online scam operators and…

95% of digital breaches are caused by human error- NITDA DG, Kashifu Inuwa

95% of digital breaches are caused by human error- NITDA DG, Kashifu Inuwa

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Director-General, Kashifu Inuwa, said that 95% of all digital breaches are…

Nigeria’s power grid keeps collapsing every year. Can a new software fix what decades of neglect broke?

Nigeria’s power grid keeps collapsing every year. Can a new software fix what decades of neglect broke?

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) marked its first anniversary on Wednesday with ambitious plans: IoT sensors, telemetry…

CBN debunks claims on Polaris Bank’s liquidation and purported sale

CBN debunks claims on Polaris Bank’s liquidation and purported sale

The Central Bank of Nigeria has publicly debunked information that Polaris Bank is undergoing a liquidation process, suggesting…

Google’s Hustle Academy pivots to ‘AI for everyone’ to power Africa’s digital future

Google’s Hustle Academy pivots to ‘AI for everyone’ to power Africa’s digital future

For the past four years, Google’s Hustle Academy has been one of the quiet engines powering small businesses…

Rwanda launches first Kinyarwanda tech dictionary  to boost digital literacy

Rwanda launches first Kinyarwanda tech dictionary to boost digital literacy

The Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy has launched the first Kinyarwanda ICT terminological dictionary, featuring over 1,700 standardised technology…

World Bank approves $550M to expand Kenya’s fibre network by 1,270km in the Northern region

World Bank approves $550M to expand Kenya’s fibre network by 1,270km in the Northern region

Kenya has secured $550 million in fresh World Bank funding to expand fibre optic infrastructure across its Northern…

Meet the Engineer Powering Africa’s Fintech Infrastructure from the Backend

Meet the Engineer Powering Africa’s Fintech Infrastructure from the Backend

Across Africa’s rapidly evolving fintech ecosystem, most of the innovation people experience on the surface is powered by…