News
Nigeria: Telcos deploy 8,526 network sites despite fibre cuts — NCC
Mobile network operators in Nigeria have deployed 8,526 of the 12,179 coverage and capacity sites committed across the country, representing about 70 per ...
News
Nigerian banks close 476 branches and cash centres in three years, CBN data shows
Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria closed a net 476 branches and cash centres between 2022 and 2025, shrinking the country’s physical banking network ...
Ghana
Ghana: GRA proposes extending Modified Taxation Scheme to small companies
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is proposing to extend the Modified Taxation Scheme (MTS) to qualifying small limited liability companies with annual turnover ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NCC warns of renewed call masking activities, announces identity risk system
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has raised concerns over the return of call masking activities in the telecommunications sector, warning that the fraudulent ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NITDA DG outlines strategy to attract data centre investment in Nigeria
Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has outlined Nigeria’s strategy for attracting the next wave of investment into ...
Fintech
Nigeria: Moniepoint processes more than 20 million card transactions daily
Moniepoint’s card payments infrastructure processes more than 20 million transactions daily, with the fintech relying on real-time monitoring and automated routing controls to ...
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Nigeria: Insurance must support Nigeria’s $1 trillion economic ambition, says NAICOM
Nigeria’s insurance industry must strengthen its financial capacity, adopt advanced technology, improve claims settlement, and rebuild public trust if it is to play ...
Fintech
South Africa reshapes payment participation and infrastructure
South Africa is undertaking a major overhaul of its payments ecosystem, revising both the rules governing who can provide payment services and the ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NCAA, NAICOM sign MoU to strengthen aviation insurance oversight
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen oversight of ...
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Nigeria: FirstBank invests N6bn annually to strengthen cybersecurity
First Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that it invests more than N6bn annually in cybersecurity as part of efforts to protect its systems ...
