Paystack adds services for Nigerian SMEs

Financial institutions are increasingly prioritising staff training and governance structures to strengthen compliance with national data protection requirements.

According to the regulators, the measure will improve transparency, increase investor confidence and reinforce regulatory certainty in the communications sector.

The initiative, unveiled on Thursday, focuses on training entrepreneurs in digital marketing, content creation, audience engagement, online sales, artificial intelligence tools and cross-border commerce.

FreeTV provides Nigerians with free access to more than 100 digital TV channels, eliminating the need for subscription fees.

The initiative comes as regulators seek to align telecom tariffs with changing economic and technological realities in Nigeria's fast-evolving digital sector.

A meeting of key stakeholders has resolved to attempt to resuscitate the country’s long-delayed Digital Switch Over programme.

Ministry of Education dismisses reports of a cyber attack on the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS).

Flutterwave has secured investment from Ripple as part of its Series E round.

The International Monetary Fund has advised the government of Nigeria to introduce excise duties on telecoms services to improve revenue collection.

United Kingdom steps up support for Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda with the launch of a £15 million growth programme.

The launch of a local Tier III datacentre marks a shift taking place across Africa as countries start to realise the importance of local digital infrastructure.

The pact is designed to help align national technology policy with regional implementation.