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Nigeria: FG Seeks More Investment in Innovation Hubs to Drive Nigeria’s Digital Economy
The Federal Government has called for increased investment in technology hubs and innovation spaces across Nigeria, describing them as critical platforms for developing ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: SEC proposes stricter crypto rules, seeks transaction data from digital asset firms
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a new regulatory framework that would give the regulator broader oversight of digital and virtual ...
Ghana
Ghana: GRA strengthens data analytics to drive tax revenue mobilisation
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is expanding the use of data analytics in tax administration as it seeks to improve revenue mobilisation, strengthen ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN Pushes Alternative Payment Channels to Expand Financial Inclusion
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called for increased adoption of alternative payment channels as part of efforts to deepen financial inclusion, ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Banks accelerate local data migration ahead of CBN’s 2027 deadline
Nigerian banks and other financial institutions are stepping up efforts to localise critical data infrastructure ahead of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) ...
Africa
Africa: Visa partners with _able, Onafriq to expand credit access across Africa
Visa has partnered with credit infrastructure provider _able and African payments company Onafriq to explore new ways of expanding access to formal credit ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Tech Regulator Urges Army to Harness Data for Strategic Defence
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called on the Nigerian Army to move beyond using data primarily for record-keeping and begin ...
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Nigeria: NITDA, North West University explore partnership to accelerate digital transformation
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and North West University have begun discussions on a potential partnership aimed at strengthening digital capacity, ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN opens applications for second regulatory sandbox cohort targeting VASPs, digital finance
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opened applications for the second cohort of its Regulatory Sandbox Programme, introducing dedicated testing tracks for ...
Ghana
Ghana: Vice President calls for tax reforms to raise revenue, ease compliance
Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for tax reforms that can strengthen domestic revenue mobilisation while making the tax system ...