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2024 Budget: NITDA is handling 6 questionable projects worth ₦216.5M
The projects in question include a range of initiatives that seem to stray from NITDA’s original mandate.
Flutterwave hack: Court rejects IGP’s request to reverse billions allegedly withdrawn
According to NIBSS, Flutterwave’s total exposure at the time was estimated at N21.2 billion
A detailed review of the newly unveiled 2024 National Digital Economy and E-Governance Act
The Act will support digitising government services, making them more accessible to citizens...
Nigerians react as Bola Tinubu commissions the Nigeria Police National Cybercrime Centre
The Nigeria Police National Cybercrime Centre is touted as an ultra-modern, state-of-the-art facility
“Nigerians have been eating GMO foods for decades, it did not kill anyone” – Naija Farmer
“The current outcry over GMOs is because people are not aware that they have been consuming GMO foods for a long time", he said
New SEC framework mandates Nigerian crypto companies to have physical offices in Nigeria, among others
A circular released in June by the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has listed establishing an office…
Data for N100: Head of IT says NIMC not compromised, blames breach possibility on ‘licensed partners’
He said licensed agencies access NIMC’s data and suggested that some individuals or organisations may have harvested data from them
Rivers state prescribes virtual work for its 3 million LGA workers, but it’s not what you think
Rivers state governor has directed local government workers in its 23 councils to start working virtually.
Prolonged face-off with Binance will scare investors and founders – Nigerian blockchain group
An umbrella body of blockchain organizations in Nigeria, the Blockchain Industry Coordinating Committee of Nigeria (BICCoN), has reacted…
Finance Bill Protest: Kenyan authorities will not shutdown internet as police smoke protesters
Kenya's finance bill protest is a social media powered movement
