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The digital heist: Inside Africa’s $4B SIM swap and identity theft fraud crisis
The text message appeared on Samuel Okafor’s phone at 2:47 a.m. on a Tuesday in March. It looked…
Uber, Bolt drivers bemoan revenue loss as ride requests dry up over Ramadan, Lent
e-Hailing drivers operating on the Uber and Bolt platforms have decried a significant decline in business during the…
MTN, Safaricom in world’s top 10 strongest telecom brands
Leading telecoms operator MTN Group and Kenya’s Safaricom have both emerged in the top ten list of the…
Ethiopia opens Africa’s first unmanned Smart Police Station
Ethiopia has opened Africa’s first Smart Police Station in Addis Ababa, a facility designed to operate without officers…
The death of the retainer: How B2Press is redefining global press release distribution with technology
For decades, the public relations industry operated on a black box model. To get a story told, a…
Intron launches Sahara-v2, a voice AI model supporting 24 new African languages
Intron, a Lagos-based AI startup has officially launched Sahara-v2, its flagship, second-generation voice AI model, effectively raising the…
MultiChoice to shut down Showmax following years of financial losses
Pay-Tv company MultiChoice has decided to shut down the operation of Showmax, its video streaming platform. The decision…
How to identify and stop unauthorised recording by wearable smart glasses
The era of conspicuous surveillance is ending. Today, the camera watching you isn’t mounted on a ceiling; it…
MTN, Airtel, Globacom and others ordered to notify NCC of cyber threats within 4hrs
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed all telecommunications companies (telcos) to notify the regulator within four hours…
