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Nigeria and Finland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Digitalisation and Innovation, opening a new chapter in bilateral cooperation that puts cybersecurity, digital…
Nigeria’s data protection regulator has warned creators to stop filming strangers for street skits and public transport content without consent. The NDPC says creators…
Kenya plans a national taxi fare pricing model that sets a clear formula for Uber, Bolt, and other taxis. The move targets price undercutting,…
Nigeria's Federal Government has launched a public consultation on social media age limits for children. With 79% of Nigerian kids feeling unsafe online, here's…
Ghana moved from legislation to action this week. Less than three months after parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act (2025), the country’s…
A quiet policy update made by Meta in October last year has snowballed into a full-blown antitrust confrontation spanning 21 African nations, and the…
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, says the Federal Government will assess MTN Group’s proposed acquisition of IHS Towers,…
Nigeria’s data protection authority has launched a formal investigation into Temu, the Chinese-owned e-commerce giant, over allegations that it may be mishandling the personal…
Ethiopia just became the fourth country in the world to deploy a fully unmanned police station, and the first in Africa. Prime Minister Abiy…
Nigeria has launched an ambitious digital platform aimed at transforming economic opportunities for 25 million women nationwide. The Happy Woman App, unveiled by President…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) have formalised a partnership aimed at strengthening how telecommunications companies handle the…
Nigeria’s emerging data protection sector delivered impressive employment gains in 2025, more than doubling its workforce as businesses rushed to comply with new privacy…
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