Nigeria critiques digital gaps, poor connectivity in West Africa

Nigeria has been awarded the title of the Best Cyber-crime Unit in Africa for 2024 by the INTERPOL Cybercrime Directorate based in Singapore.

The Nigeria Customs Service recently partnered with the World Customs Organisation to train officials on new border protection measures.

Nigeria Custom Services reported that as of this week, it collected more than $3 billion with more than a month of the financial year remaining.

The centre was launched in response to the growing number of cybercrimes, for which the West African country says it loses an estimated $500 million annually.

Highways are notorious locations for violent crime in the West African country, with abduction gang and armed robbers targeting motorists.

The first phase of the $175 million project, announced in Abuja, will result in the nationwide deployment of 500 CNG buses and 100 e-vehicles.

Nigerian mobile operators have been asked to be more honest with their customers, particularly regarding tariff plans, bundles, and promotional activities.

The purported closure of Microsoft operations in Nigeria was expected to affect approximately 200 people.

Wema Bank has partnered with digital identity trust company, Daon.

Nigeria says the project aims to strengthen the service's capabilities in modern customs operations through better data processing.

Alliance to fulfill shared technological advancement and community empowerment objectives

Airtel expressed concern about the Nigerian naira devaluation in June 2023 and earlier this year, as well as the Malawian kwacha devaluation in November 2023.