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The Federal Government of Nigeria has proposed a total allocation of ₦84.56 billion to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy (FMCIDE) in the 2026 Appropriation Bill, signalling both a significant ...

Nigeria is set to unlock an estimated ₦14.382 trillion ($10 billion) boost to its digital economy through a trio of government-backed reforms approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), marking a major ...

As the National Assembly debates the National Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill 2025, technology lawyer and former cybersecurity director Basil Udotai has issued a pointed critique of the draft legislation.  Posting on ...

The Federal Government is spotlighting Startcoin, a youth-driven digital finance initiative unveiled at the Empowering Nigerian Youth Through Solana Summit: Stablecoins Africa, as a model for promoting inclusion and innovation in Nigeria’s ...

Nigeria’s digital transformation journey has reached a defining moment as the National Assembly opens deliberations on the National Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill, 2025, a landmark legislation that seeks to provide the ...

In Nigeria’s economic story, the telecoms sector has quietly transformed from a mere utility into a growth engine.  In Q2 2025, it reached a milestone that few would have predicted in the ...

Africa faces the prospect of being left further behind in the global digital economy as high costs, low digital skills, and limited access to infrastructure widen the continent’s technology gap. Nigeria, with ...

Nigeria stands at a crossroads in its digital journey. While mobile broadband coverage reaches most of the population, more than 130 million Nigerians remain offline, locked out of opportunities that the digital ...

MTN Nigeria is today making a bold infrastructure play with the launch of the Sifiso Dabengwa Data Centre, a landmark N181 billion ($255 million) facility which the telco describes as the largest ...

Nigeria’s digital economy sector recorded a sharp rise in foreign direct investment (FDI), attracting $191 million in the first quarter of 2024, up from $22 million during the same period of the ...