Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN reinforces local data hosting deadline as 59% of financial institutions target 2027 migration
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reaffirmed its commitment to data localisation, stressing that stronger data sovereignty policies are essential to protecting ...
Ghana
Ghana: ADB reports GH¢478.5 million profit as deposits and liquidity strengthen
Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) PLC has reported improved financial performance for the first nine months of 2026, with profit before tax rising to ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Reps threaten arrest of telecom CEOs over persistent poor network services
The House of Representatives has threatened to issue warrants of arrest against telecommunications company chief executives who fail to appear before its ad ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: 21 Nigerian states adopt harmonised tax laws to curb multiple taxation
Twenty-one Nigerian states have enacted the Model Harmonised Taxes and Levies Law as part of efforts to eliminate multiple taxation, tackle illegal revenue ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NCC pushes for better telecom service quality beyond subscriber compensation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reported that more than 75 million telecom subscribers received airtime and service compensation in 2026, alongside 7,000 ...
News
Nigerian banks warned against compromising resilience under data localisation rules
Banks and payment service providers in Nigeria have been urged to strengthen data protection and comply with upcoming data localisation requirements without weakening ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: JPMorgan cites reforms and regulation in planned Nigeria expansion
JPMorgan Chase & Co is linking its planned expansion in Nigeria to the impact of economic reforms and the quality of banking regulation, ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Flutterwave and Moove drive Nigeria’s $635m startup funding rebound
Nigerian startups raised $635 million in the first nine months of 2026, more than doubling the amount secured during the same period in ...
Nigeria
Nigeria’s NCC targets telecom operators over poor call quality and service failures
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to holding telecommunications operators accountable for poor call quality, network disruptions and other service ...
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Nigeria: Interswitch expands tokenised payment infrastructure across Nigeria
Interswitch Group is expanding the infrastructure supporting tokenised digital payments in Nigeria, working with banks, financial institutions, card schemes and merchants to encourage ...
