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1 Upperlink and ICANN Lead Push for Wider Participation in UA Day 2026

2 UAE–Nigeria Partnership Ushers in New Era of Trade and Innovation

3 Samsung Unveils Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G, Packing Pro-Level Features at Awesome Price

4 Charles Soludo Reappoints Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata as ICT Agency MD, Confirms Other Key Appointments

5 Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun Calls for Fair Digital Payments to Drive Economic Prosperity

African creators

How African Creators Are Building Global Brands on Their Own Terms

May 15, 2026

Upperlink and ICANN

Upperlink and ICANN Lead Push for Wider Participation in UA Day 2026

May 15, 2026

Cartier Women's Initiative

Applications Open for Cartier Women’s Initiative for Female Entrepreneurs

May 15, 2026

agriculture AI

The Quiet Revolution: How AI Is Reshaping Agriculture Across Africa

May 15, 2026

Rene Dzernyuy

Rooted in Africa, Building for the Digital Frontier-The Rene Dzernyuy Story

May 14, 2026

Ransomware

Ransomware Surges as Cyber Threats Spike in April 2026

May 14, 2026

Payment Gateway

Payment Gateways Are Being Rebuilt From the Ground Up, and Africa Is at the Center of It

May 14, 2026

trade

UAE–Nigeria Partnership Ushers in New Era of Trade and Innovation

May 13, 2026

fintech

The KYC Trap: Why Identity Verification Is Slowing Africa’s Fintech Sector

May 13, 2026

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Pushes IT Leaders to Prepare for Modern Cyber Threats

May 13, 2026

AfCFTA

AfCFTA and Korea Join Forces to Back African Startups in New Acceleration Drive

May 12, 2026

Data Strategies

Why Most Data Strategies Fail Before They Even Begin

May 12, 2026

African creators

How African Creators Are Building Global Brands on Their Own Terms

Upperlink and ICANN

Upperlink and ICANN Lead Push for Wider Participation in UA Day 2026

Cartier Women's Initiative

Applications Open for Cartier Women’s Initiative for Female Entrepreneurs

agriculture AI

The Quiet Revolution: How AI Is Reshaping Agriculture Across Africa

Rene Dzernyuy

Rooted in Africa, Building for the Digital Frontier-The Rene Dzernyuy Story

Ransomware

Ransomware Surges as Cyber Threats Spike in April 2026

Upperlink and ICANN

Upperlink and ICANN Lead Push for Wider Participation in UA Day 2026

trade

UAE–Nigeria Partnership Ushers in New Era of Trade and Innovation

Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G

Samsung Unveils Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G, Packing Pro-Level Features at Awesome Price

Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata

Charles Soludo Reappoints Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata as ICT Agency MD, Confirms Other Key Appointments

Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun

Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun Calls for Fair Digital Payments to Drive Economic Prosperity

digital economy

Digital government is a critical infrastructure need for the digital economy

From L-R: Mr. Benjamin Amafonye, Project Architect, Royal Haskoning DHV; Dr. Aristotle Onumo, Director Stakeholders Management and Partnership, NITDA; Mr. Amrish Singhal, CEO Spectranet and Mr. Ebenezer Dare, Executive Director, NiRA during panell session on the theme "The Lagos-Abuja Digital Corridor: Building Africa's Next Data Centre and Cloud Hub" at the IoT West Africa Conference at Landmark Event Centre Victoria Island Lagos.

Policy at the Core of Nigeria’s Digital Growth, Says NITDA

WATISE 4.0

WATISE 4.0 Set for June as Experts Tackle AI’s Impact on Telecoms, Fintech, ERP & HR

Data Strategies

Why Most Data Strategies Fail Before They Even Begin

AMMBAN

AMMBAN Says Agency Banking Is Critical to Financial Inclusion in Nigeria

Data Analytics

Why Data Analytics Is Becoming a Business Necessity, Not a Luxury

Innovation

Why the World’s Most Successful Businesses Are Built on Innovation

Silicon Valley

The African Startup Model: Why Copying Silicon Valley Won’t Work Anymore

Africa’s Forex Market

Africa’s Forex Market in 2026: Trends Every Trader Can’t Afford to Ignore

Data-Driven Strategy

How to Build a Data-Driven Strategy for Innovation and Business Growth

Open Banking

Open Banking in Nigeria: What to Expect as the Framework Moves Toward Reality

Rene Dzernyuy

Rooted in Africa, Building for the Digital Frontier-The Rene Dzernyuy Story

Dr. Ahmed Magem

Dr. Ahmed Magem: The Man Using Tech, Community, and Purpose to Build Nigeria’s Digital Future

Jara Pascual

Jara Pascual: The Engineer Who Decided Innovation Should Never Be a Solo Journey

EnovateLab

The Lab That Kano Built: How EnovateLab Is Quietly Powering Northern Nigeria’s Tech Future

MAIDS

Meet MAIDS, the Nigerian Startup Turning Insurance into a Wealth Tool

Collins Akowei

Meet Collins Akowei: The Builder Turning AI Ideas Into Practical Tools for Real

Okereke Innocent Chinweokwu

Okereke Innocent Chinweokwu: The Nigerian Albino Engineer Who Built a Business Operations Suite for African SMEs and Freelancers Because He Was Tired of Being Invisible

Favour Chukwuedo

Favour Chukwuedo: From Feature Phones to AI-Powered Inclusion, the Next Frontier of Nigerian EdTech

Ransomware

Ransomware Surges as Cyber Threats Spike in April 2026

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Pushes IT Leaders to Prepare for Modern Cyber Threats

Nigerian Websites

Why So Many Nigerian Websites Keep Getting Hacked

NDPC

Nigeria Deepens Data Privacy Push with NDPC-BPP-NGF Partnership

World Password Day

World Password Day 2026: Why Strong Passwords Are No Match for AI and Infostealers

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Identifies SilverFox Campaign Targeting South African Businesses

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Reports 37% Surge in Malicious Packages Targeting Global Supply Chains

energy digital

Energy’s Digital Big Bang: 75% to Go Digital in 2 Years – But at What Cost?

Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G

Samsung Unveils Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G, Packing Pro-Level Features at Awesome Price

Meta

Meta Strengthens Teen Safety with New AI-Powered Age Assurance Tools

Skills in Chrome

Google Chrome Gets “Skills” Feature to Save and Reuse AI Prompts Instantly

Google Chrome

Google Chrome Adds Vertical Tabs and Full-Page Reading Mode in Latest Desktop Update

Meta

Meta Deploys AI Tools for User Support and Content Enforcement Across Its Platforms

Whatsapp

5 WhatsApp Features to Help You Stay Connected with Family After Eid

Facebook

Facebook Tightens the Rules on Originality, and African Creators Need to Pay Attention

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Google’s Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Targets High-Volume AI Workloads at Lower Cost

agriculture AI

The Quiet Revolution: How AI Is Reshaping Agriculture Across Africa

LLM - language model

Can Africa Develop Its Own Large Language Models (LLM)?

Anthropic

Anthropic Strikes Compute Deal with SpaceX, Raises Claude API and Claude Code Limits

ai classroom

AI in the Classroom: Nigeria’s Education Crisis Meets a Cautious New Tool

AI Adoption

How Nigeria Is Converting Early AI Adoption into Economic Acceleration

AI automation

AI Automation for African SMBs: Lessons from Building Real Systems for Real Businesses

Waste-to-Wonder

Green Economy

7-Year-Old Eco-Hero Launches “Waste-to-Wonder” Campaign in South Africa

GreenTech in Africa

Green Economy

GreenTech in Africa: Renewable Energy Solutions Reshaping the Continent

OceanHub Africa

OceanHub Africa and Coca-Cola Foundation Launch $120,000 Pan-African Plastic Circularity Venture Building Programme

Janus Africa

How Janus Africa is Powering Clean Mobility and Energy Access Across the Continent