Nigeria
Nigeria: Ndukwe Recalls Regulatory, Infrastructure Hurdles Behind Nigeria’s Telecom Revolution
Nigeria’s telecommunications revolution was preceded by significant regulatory, spectrum and infrastructure challenges that had to be addressed before the country could successfully launch ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NCC Pushes Universal Acceptance Adoption
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has intensified efforts to promote the practical adoption of Universal Acceptance (UA), urging organisations and technology developers to ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN mops up N4.72tn as OMO demand surges
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised N4.72 trillion through Open Market Operations (OMO) auctions in two days, as investors submitted bids ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN urged to broaden fintech oversight to cover cloud, third-party risks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been urged to broaden its regulatory oversight to include risks arising from cloud providers, telecommunications networks, ...
Ghana
Ghana Targets Higher Exports as China Opens Market Under Zero-Tariff Policy
Ghana is positioning its exporters to take advantage of China’s decision to grant zero-tariff access to products from 53 African countries with which ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Stronger Bank Capital Must Be Backed by Risk Management, Governance – NDIC
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has warned that stronger capital buffers alone will not guarantee the stability of Nigeria’s banks, stressing that ...
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) ...