Nigeria
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator lines up ₦12.4bn fines over poor network quality
Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator is preparing one of its strongest enforcement actions yet, as operators face potential fines totalling about ₦12.4 billion for breaches ...
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Nigeria: NCC dismantles 450 illegal signal boosters to improve telecom services
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has removed more than 450 illegal signal boosters across the Federal Capital Territory as part of ...
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Nigeria: New tax laws boosts workers’ January pay, says Oyedele
Many Nigerian workers who received their January 2026 salaries are already seeing a difference in their pay, as deductions under the Pay As ...
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Nigeria: UBA unveils simplified instant account opening platform
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has launched a simplified instant account opening digital platform designed to make banking faster, more accessible, and truly ...
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Nigeria: Paga partners PayPal to enable cross-border payments for Nigerian users
Nigerian fintech company Paga has partnered with global payments giant PayPal to launch live account linking in Nigeria, allowing users to receive and ...
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Nigeria: CBN grants national operating licences to Opay, Moniepoint, Palmpay, others
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has upgraded the operating licences of several leading FinTech firms and microfinance banks to national status, allowing ...
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Nigeria: New tax law targets double taxation, strengthens compliance – NRS
The Federal Government has rolled out new measures aimed at reducing double taxation, widening the tax base and improving compliance under Nigeria’s revised ...
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Nigeria: FCCPC begins enforcement against non-compliant digital lenders
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has begun a phased enforcement process against Digital Money Lending (DML) operators that failed to ...
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Nigeria: Unified identity data can curb predatory lending, says eTranzact
The Chief Executive Officer of eTranzact Plc, Niyi Toluwalope, has called for the adoption of a unified and tokenised national identity system as ...
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Nigeria: Cash, digital payments must coexist, says NIBSS
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has reaffirmed the continued relevance of cash in Nigeria’s payment ecosystem, stressing that physical cash must coexist ...