…Nigerian students and prepare them for leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and the digital economy. ​In his address, Sunday charged student leaders to promote excellence, uphold integrity, encourage dialogue and foster peace and coexistence within their institutions and communities. ​He pledged his continued commi…

…member of the global AI community, and the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has never hidden his aspirations about the role he wants the country to play. Under his ministry, there is Nigeria’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (NAIS), which is domiciled at the Nationa…

…to expand the country’s tax base and strengthen compliance within the rapidly growing digital economy. In a public notice issued on Monday, the NRS said it had formally released the Guidelines on the Taxation of Virtual Assets. According to the agency, the document establishes a clear administrative framework governing…

…and former Managing Director of the Bank of Industry, Waheed Olagunju, and NACCIMA’s Digital Economy Coordinator and Chairman of the Digital Economy Trade Group, Segun Olugbile. The statement said the facility would provide qualified Nigerian companies with access to patient, long-term expansion capital at single-digit…

…Managing Director of the Bank of Industry, Dr Waheed Olagunju, alongside NACCIMA’s Digital Economy Coordinator and Chairman of the Digital Economy Trade Group, Dr Segun Olugbile. Established through a strategic partnership with Frankfurt-based commercial banking group ODDO BHF SE, the facility is designed to provide qu…

…in Lagos, yesterday, LCCI President, Engr. Leye Kupoluyi, said although the country’s digital economy has become the fastest-growing driver of the non-oil sector, policy uncertainty and declining investor confidence are slowing its full potential. According to him, the Information and Communication Technology, ICT, sec…

…that Nigeria is doing nothing. The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, under Dr Bosun Tijani, has taken steps to position Nigeria within the global AI conversation. In June, the minister unveiled the government’s vision for a National AI Trust, following a convening involving government…

…hosted by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and the Nigerian Communications Commission, also elected Zambia’s Kezias Mwale as the next Secretary-General of the ATU and saw Nigeria assume the chairmanship of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries for the next inst…

…programme aimed at strengthening its leadership pipeline and supporting Nigeria’s digital economy. The financial technology company said the 13-week executive education programme would equip its managers with leadership, strategic management and data-driven decision-making skills needed to drive large-scale digital tra…

…Shuaib Salisu (Ogun Central), said the two bills were aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s digital economy and technological advancement. According to him, while the social media bill seeks to improve the regulation and protection of Nigeria’s cyberspace, the proposed AI Academy is intended to serve as a centre of excellen…

…strengthen trust, and create opportunities for more people to participate in the digital economy.”

…were unstoppable, but because the hard decisions had never been rehearsed. As Nigeria’s digital economy, and Africa’s with it, races ahead on instant payments, mobile banking, and digital lending, that lesson has only sharpened. Cybersecurity can no longer be viewed as a back-office technology concern. It has become a…

…public service delivery, strengthen law enforcement and lay the foundation for a modern digital economy by providing every eligible Nigerian and legal resident with a trusted digital identity.

…Nigerians and positions the country to benefit from responsible innovation in the digital economy. “It responds to a regulatory environment that has become fragmented as virtual assets increasingly blur the traditional boundaries between currencies, money, commodities and securities. “With relevant agencies operating i…

…that this statistic “highlights the massive scale and potential of our growing digital economy.” The minister also highlighted the rapid impact of recent tax reforms, revealing, “About 10,000 informal businesses now apply daily for registration through the Corporate Affairs Commission, following the measures we introdu…

…strengthen cybersecurity, harmonise digital policies and build an inclusive digital economy. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Nadungu Gagare, made the call on Thursday at the Special Session of the Administrative Council of the African Telecommunications…

…also listed reforms in education funding, taxation, electricity, cybersecurity and the digital economy as efforts aimed at expanding opportunities for young Nigerians. With preparations for the 2027 elections gaining momentum, Ihonvbere said young Nigerians remained the most important constituency to engage, urging the…

…in international digital trade. The grants were awarded under the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy Fund, a global initiative designed to help women entrepreneurs adopt digital technologies, improve their export competitiveness and access international markets. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of…

…transactions and governance.” She added that the reforms would strengthen Nigeria’s digital economy, reduce fraud, simplify access to public and private services and improve the integrity of the country’s electoral process through more robust identity verification mechanisms. “NIMC is ready to support INEC in deliverin…

…of Justice, Chief Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi; Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani; and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The statement said discussions covered security cooperation, protection of Christian communities, justice sector reform, digital transformation, commerc…

…Nigerians are trapped in a cycle of unemployment and underemployment, excluded from the digital economy by a chasm of inadequate skills and unequal access to quality education. This stark reality brought recent remarks encouraging youths to embrace small-scale trading—selling akara, roasted corn, and kuli-kuli—into sha…

…during a keynote titled “The African Fintech Frontier: Leveraging AI to Unlock a Unified Digital Economy,” Dotun Adekunle, OPay’s chief operating officer and chief technology officer, said Africa has a unique opportunity to lead global fintech innovation because of its young population and rapidly growing digital econo…

…development of the solid minerals sector, oil and gas, manufacturing, agriculture, the digital economy, and value-added exports, is laying the foundation for a resilient economy less dependent on crude oil revenues. The President and Chairman of Afreximbank, Dr Elombi, said he and his team were at the State House to th…

…marking its strongest move yet to create a single regulatory framework for the digital economy. A Tuesday directive from the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, seen by TechCabal, directs regulators to maintain the existing regulatory framework while the government harmonises policies on…

…Government Area of Cross River State. The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Digital Economy, Philip Obin, disclosed the incident, alleging that the victim, Nkeruwem Ikoh, popularly known as Obong Ikor Obong, was shot dead while working on his farmland in Urugbam Community. Obin claimed that the attack was carri…