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Tinubu’s 180-day Digital Free Zone ultimatum: A lifeline or Greek gift for the Nigerian tech ecosystem?
For the better part of a decade, the unspoken prerequisite for building a successful Nigerian technology startup was…
Understanding Nigeria’s Project BRIDGE: its power, policy gaps and way forward
The Nigerian government’s vision to cover the nation with 90,000 kilometres of fibre optic cable under Project BRIDGE…
12 of the 16 Nigerian govt websites hosting gambling content remain live – Technext findings
Despite outrage by citizens, gambling and betting content is still active on the websites of 12 Nigerian federal…
‘What happens in this city sets the direction’: Hamzat’s bid to make Lagos Africa’s innovation capital at GITEX Nigeria
Abuja is where national technology policies are drafted and debated. Lagos is where they either scale or die.…
The race for compute: Why African leaders are pushing for a Pan-African shared AI grid
Foreign silicon currently processes nearly every algorithmic decision shaping Africa. Policymakers are drafting ambitious national AI frameworks, yet…
SiBAN President says SEC’s new guidelines, NRS’s tax policy could kill indigenous crypto startups
Finally, Nigerian regulators are formally embracing crypto as an economic instrument. Yet, the steep price of this legitimacy…
Venture capitalist Samuel Frank wants 5% of Nigeria’s ₦31.48 trillion Pension Fund to go to startups
Nigeria’s pension fund administrators are quietly starving the demographic engine required to keep their own systems solvent. By…
Zimbabwe crypto regulation 2026: Inside the shift from prohibition to policy
In a country where modern economic history is written in the harsh ink of currency volatility, digital assets…
5 technology shifts that could redefine Nigeria’s digital economy in the next 5 years
The federal government of Nigeria has announced a $1 trillion Gross Domestic Product target by 2030. At the…
“Never trust, always verify”: South Africa’s costly lesson after AI hallucinations taint National AI Policy
The irony landed with almost theatrical timing. In mid-April 2026, South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies…
