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# Technology Times

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- [Exclusive: MTN Nigeria’s spectrum deals raises telecoms monopoly fears, Adenuga’s Globacom alleges in NCC Petition](https://technologytimes.ng/globacom-petitions-mtn-nigeria-spectrum-deals/): Globacom Limited, Nigeria’s Second National Operator (SNO), has lodged a formal objection to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over spectrum acquisition deals by rival operator MTN Nigeria, in a quietly brewing storm in the nation’s telecoms.
- [Nigerian banks crank up digital banking spending to weather tough times](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-banks-crank-up-digital-banking-spending/): The shift toward digital banking has accelerated in Nigeria, with banks investing in sophisticated digital solutions to keep pace with changing customer preferences.
- [Onasanya on ‘Business: Insights for Achieving Goals in H2 2023’ | Technology Times Live](https://technologytimes.ng/lanre-onasanya-business-insights-technology-times-live-2/): Join Mr Lanre Onasanya, Managing Director of H.C. Bonum Limited, and one of Africa’s leading Executive Coaches, for an interactive session today at 10.00 am Nigeria time, as he explores “Business: Insights for Achieving Goals in H2 2023” on Technology Times Live.
- [ITU PP-22: Watch Ministers from 99 Member States deliver policy statements](https://technologytimes.ng/itu-pp-22-ministers-deliver-policy-statements/): Ministers from 99 member states including Nigeria, delivered policy statements at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (ITU PP-22) held in Bucharest, Romania.
- [‘Even if it’s limited service, 5G will launch August 24 in Nigeria’](https://technologytimes.ng/5g-will-launch-august-in-nigeria/): Nigeria’s telecoms regulatory chief has again staked his words that 5G services will go live in Nigeria come August 24, even if mobile subscribers may get “limited service.”
- [Dr Eugene Juwah: Minister, industry leaders pay tributes to ex-NCC chief](https://technologytimes.ng/dr-eugene-juwah-minister-industry-leaders-pay-tributes/): Dr. Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s pioneer Communications Technology Minister, has joined technology industry leaders to pay tributes to Dr. Eugene Juwah, the nation’s former telecoms regulatory chief, who died this month.
- [Top Five Affordable Phones Selling ₦5000 and below at Q3 2021](https://technologytimes.ng/top-five-affordable-phones-selling-%e2%82%a65000-and-below-nigeria-2021/): Aduragbemi Akinpelu uncovers the top five affordable phones selling at ₦5000 and below that are gaining popularity among mobile consumers in Nigeria as of Q3 2021.
- [Govt renews MTN Nigeria licence amid 20 years of ‘GSM phones’](https://technologytimes.ng/govt-renews-mtn-nigeria-licence-amid-20-years-of-gsm/): TN Nigeria, the nation’s largest mobile network operator (MNO), has secured regulatory approval of the renewal of its operating licence for another 10 years, Technology Times can confirm.
- [NCC outage records uncover fibre cuts, vandalism behind Nigeria’s network disruptions](https://technologytimes.ng/ncc-outage-records-uncover-fibre-cuts-vandalism/): Technology Times analysis of major incidents on telecoms regulator’s Major Outage Reporting Portal shows that fibre infrastructure damage is a recurring cause of network disruption, particularly affecting data services, while vandalism and power failures are also contributing to outages experienced by telecoms and internet service customers.
- [Sri Lanka turns to Nigeria for data protection regulatory lessons](https://technologytimes.ng/sri-lanka-turns-to-nigeria-for-data-protection/): Nigeria’s data protection framework is attracting international interest, with Sri Lanka’s Data Protection Authority undertaking a study tour of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to learn from its regulatory experience as the South Asian country strengthens its own data protection ecosystem.
- [Lagos regulator gives five telcos 48 hours to fix fibre cables](https://technologytimes.ng/cable-lagos-regulator-gives-telcos-48-hours/): The Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) has given ipNX, FibreOne, 21st Century, Airtel and MTN 48 hours to inspect and rectify sagging fibre-optic cables identified in parts of Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
- [Nigeria losing influence over Africa’s internet resources, IXPN CEO warns](https://technologytimes.ng/ixpn-ceo-nigeria-losing-influence-over-internet/): Nigeria is not participating sufficiently in decisions governing Africa’s internet resources, raising concerns about the country’s influence over critical infrastructure and policies that support digital connectivity, Muhammed Rudman, MD/CEO IXPN, has warned.
- [NCC-Approved Data Bundle: How Airtel, MTN and Glo compare on price, data allowance ](https://technologytimes.ng/ncc-approved-data-bundle-for-airtel-mtn-and-glo/): Technology Times analysis of the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) approved operator bundle register reveals differences in the product strategies of Airtel Nigeria, MTN Nigeria and Globacom (Glo), the nation’s three major mobile network operators. Their published portfolios include daily, weekly and monthly data bundles, specialised packages for social media and streaming, device-specific plans, and products designed for business customers.
- [Verizon, Ericsson test 6G as Nigeria pushes 90,000km fibre expansion](https://technologytimes.ng/verizon-ericsson-test-6g-nigeria-pushes-fibre/): Verizon and Ericsson have advanced the development of sixth-generation (6G) mobile technology through a real-world field trial in the United States, as Nigeria prepares to expand its national fibre-optic backbone by 90,000 kilometres under its Project BRIDGE initiative.
- [NUCAP: Nigeria targets 20 million people with 3,700 telecom towers](https://technologytimes.ng/nucap-nigeria-targets-20-million-with-towers/): Nigeria is targeting nearly 20 million people in underserved communities with the deployment of 3,700 telecommunications towers under the Nigerian Universal Connectivity Access Project (NUCAP), according to Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
- [Nigeria needs stronger collaboration ‘to shape internet governance’](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-collaboration-shape-internet-governance/): Nigeria needs stronger collaboration among government agencies, technology companies, civil society organisations, academics and technical experts to shape internet governance policies that reflect the country’s digital realities, Mrs Mary Uduma, Director of Digital Solutions Limited, West Africa, has said.
- [Turn AI research into real-world innovations, Nigerian universities told](https://technologytimes.ng/turn-ai-research-into-real-world-innovations/): For AI researchers, the approach could provide a pathway for connecting scientific knowledge with practical applications. Rather than ending with research papers or conference presentations, projects would be expected to demonstrate how their findings could address identified problems.
- [Bitflux and Nigeria’s wholesale broadband experiment: The 2014 deal that was meant to change telecoms](https://technologytimes.ng/bitflux-and-nigerias-wholesale-broadband/): Nigeria’s attempt to reshape the economics of broadband deployment took a significant turn on February 19, 2014, when the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) awarded an indigenous company, Bitflux Limited, the country’s 2.3GHz spectrum licence in a competitive auction that was designed to do more than introduce another player into the telecommunications market.
- [NCC finds 27% of Nigeria’s licensees lack AI governance ](https://technologytimes.ng/ncc-27-of-telecom-licensees-lack-ai-governance/): NCC plans AI governance guidelines
- [NCC launches Internet Governance Working Group for Nigeria’s digital ecosystem](https://technologytimes.ng/ncc-launches-internet-governance-working-group/): The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an Internet Governance Working Group to provide a structured platform for engagement among telecommunications operators, internet service providers and other stakeholders on issues affecting Nigeria’s digital ecosystem.
- [NCC warns Nigerians to check phone approval before buying](https://technologytimes.ng/ncc-warns-nigerians-to-check-phone-approval/): The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned Nigerians to verify the approval and verification status of mobile phones before completing a purchase, saying devices that fail to meet applicable requirements could be denied access to Nigerian mobile networks.
- [Nigeria’s cyber police warn developers of fake job offers carrying malware](https://technologytimes.ng/nigerias-cyber-police-warn-developers-fake-jobs/): Nigeria's cyber police has warned software developers and engineers about a cyber-espionage campaign in which attackers impersonate recruiters on LinkedIn and through email to trick victims into downloading malicious software disguised as coding assessments.
- [NDPC: JAMB’s 2 million-plus candidate data puts privacy in focus](https://technologytimes.ng/ndpc-jamb-protect-data-2-million-utme-candidate/): The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is seeking to strengthen data protection across its operations as it handles the personal information of more than two million candidates who sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) annually.
- [Lagos unveils 6,000km fibre network backed by $22m investment](https://technologytimes.ng/lagos-6000km-fibre-network-backed-by-22m/): Lagos State is investing $22 million to develop a unified 6,000-kilometre digital network, a major expansion of the fibre infrastructure the government says is needed to support connectivity, digital public services and the state’s growing technology-driven economy.
- [Lagos hands telcos 30 days to verify betting licences](https://technologytimes.ng/lagos-gives-telecos-30-days-on-betting/): The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority has given mobile network operators, value-added service (VAS) aggregators and VAS providers 30 days to verify the licensing status of betting, lottery and gaming businesses using their platforms, warning that unlicensed services must be suspended.
- [SEC warns Nigerians against investing through ‘unregistered’ WayvePay](https://technologytimes.ng/sec-warns-nigerians-against-wayvepay/): The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians against investing through WayvePay, saying the online investment platform is not registered to solicit investments from the public or operate within the Nigerian capital market.
- [Africa fintech leaders propose common licensing framework](https://technologytimes.ng/africa-fintech-leaders-plan-common-licensing/): Africa fintech leaders are proposing a common licensing framework to make it easier for financial technology companies to operate across African countries, reduce regulatory duplication and improve cross-border digital payments.
- [MTN, Airtel take 90% of Nigeria’s 15m new subscribers as Glo shifts ground](https://technologytimes.ng/mtn-airtel-take-90-of-nigerias-15m-subscribers/): Nigeria's mobile telecommunications market added more than 15 million subscribers between January and August 2026, but the expansion has not been evenly shared, with MTN and Airtel taking more than 90% of the industry's net additions while Globacom's market position weakened despite adding subscribers.
- [Arsenal Fans Club Nigeria to unveil digital membership system](https://technologytimes.ng/arsenal-fans-club-in-nigeria-digital-membership/): Charles Ojugbana, National President of Arsenal Fans Club Nigeria, said it was drawing inspiration from Arsenal players of Nigerian descent to improve the experience of supporters in the country.
- [Nigeria must stop ‘renting’ AI, APC chairman says](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-must-stop-renting-ai-apc-chairman-says/): Nigeria must move beyond consuming artificial intelligence (AI) technologies developed elsewhere and become a co-driver of its own AI ecosystem, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said.
- [Inside INEC’s AI and cybersecurity plans to secure Nigeria’s 2027 Elections](https://technologytimes.ng/inecs-ai-cybersecurity-plans-nigeria-elections/): The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has deployed artificial intelligence (AI) auditing tools and multi-layer firewalls to protect its electoral databases against cyberattacks as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general election, placing cybersecurity and digital system integrity at the centre of its preparations.
- [Nigeria Elections 2027: INEC, GOCOP mull partnership to fight fake news](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-election-2027-inec-gocop-fake-news-pact/): The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has proposed a formal partnership with the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) to combat fake news, unverified reports and election-related misinformation ahead of the 2027 general election.
- [FCCPC reviews rules for Nigeria’s online sales promotions, giveaways](https://technologytimes.ng/fccpc-reviews-rules-for-nigerias-online-promos/): The next discount, giveaway or “limited-time offer” Nigerians see online could be subject to a revised regulatory framework as the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) moves to update Nigeria’s rules for sales promotions.
- [From TikTok to Policy: Nigeria taps AI to turn youth ideas into govt input](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-taps-ai-to-turn-youth-ideas-into-input/): The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) frameworks to organise ideas generated by Nigerian youths into policy themes including digital innovation, job creation, climate action and security.
- [Project BRIDGE: Nigeria’s 90,000km fibre backbone advisory costs top $3.6m | Exclusive](https://technologytimes.ng/project-bridge-nigerias-fibre-advisory-top-3-6m/): Nigeria’s Project BRIDGE, the Federal Government’s ambitious plan to deploy at least 90,000 kilometres of fibre-optic infrastructure across the country, has grossed over $3.6 million in disclosed contracts covering advisory, consultancy and project-support engagements, according to procurement figures reviewed by Technology Times.
- [Tinubu links youth, women participation in livestock sector to digital technology](https://technologytimes.ng/tinubu-links-livestock-to-digital-technology/): President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has identified access to finance, digital technology, innovation and value-chain opportunities as key to increasing the participation of young people and women in Nigeria’s livestock sector.
- [Nigerians warned as AI creates new sextortion threat](https://technologytimes.ng/ai-is-altering-sextortion-nigerians-warned/): Artificial intelligence (AI) is giving online criminals a new way to carry out sexual extortion (sextortion), with victims potentially facing threats involving convincing fake intimate images even when they have never created or shared such material.
- [How much personal data should you really give an app?](https://technologytimes.ng/how-much-personal-data-should-you-give-an-app/): The answer is not “whatever the app asks for”. The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says personal data should be processed fairly, lawfully and transparently. It should be collected for specified and legitimate purposes and should be “adequate, relevant, and limited to the minimum necessary” for the purpose for which it is being processed.
- [Anambra’s telehealth platform to expand digital HIV care](https://technologytimes.ng/anambra-telehealth-expand-digital-access-to-hiv/): The Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA) has launched a telehealth service designed to use digital channels to connect residents with HIV information, prevention guidance and appropriate care, marking another state-level application of technology to public health delivery.
- [MTN, Gates Foundation drive $25m AI digital health plan in Nigeria ](https://technologytimes.ng/mtn-gates-foundation-drive-25m-digital-health/): MTN Group Foundation and the Gates Foundation have launched a four-year digital health initiative in Nigeria aimed at using artificial intelligence, mobile connectivity and affordable digital devices to improve maternal healthcare for women, particularly those in underserved communities.
- [Minister: Nigeria’s new digital postcode lays foundation for $1 trillion economy](https://technologytimes.ng/nigerias-new-digital-postcode-lays-foundation/): Nigeria’s new National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System is a digital infrastructure layer that helps underpin the nation’s drive towards a $1 trillion economy by making homes, businesses and communities easier to locate, verify and connect to services.
- [Nigeria’s data consumption hits 1.66 million TB, usage jumps 47%](https://technologytimes.ng/nigerias-data-consumption-hits-1-66-million-tb/): Nigeria’s data consumption has climbed to about 1.66 million terabytes (TB), representing an almost 47% year-on-year increase, as demand for digital connectivity continues to accelerate across the country.
- [Data protection: Nigeria tasks African regulators on risk-based rules](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-tasks-african-data-regulators-on-risk-based-rules/): The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has called on African data regulators to adopt risk-based data protection rules that can support investment in digital infrastructure while strengthening trust across the continent’s growing digital economy.
- [Nigeria’s data protection agency’s revenue surges over ₦12b as compliance expands](https://technologytimes.ng/nigerias-data-protection-agency-revenue-surges/): The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says its revenue has risen from ₦7 billion in 2025 to more than ₦12 billion in 2026, reflecting the rapid expansion of Nigeria’s data protection and privacy ecosystem.
- [IMF: Nigeria ranks among Africa’s biggest potential AI beneficiaries](https://technologytimes.ng/imf-nigeria-among-africa-top-ai-beneficiaries/): Nigeria is among the five Sub-Saharan African countries best positioned to benefit from the growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which says the country has greater potential than most of the region to translate AI into productivity and economic growth.
- [NIGCOMSAT flays ‘media pressure’ over procurement of two satellites](https://technologytimes.ng/nigcomsat-flays-media-pressure-over-procurement/): The Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has warned against attempts to use media campaigns to influence or reverse the outcome of its concluded procurement process for the NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B satellite programme.
- [Supreme Court deepens digital transformation drive with Galaxy Backbone](https://technologytimes.ng/supreme-court-deepens-digital-transformation/): The Supreme Court of Nigeria is strengthening its digital transformation agenda through an engagement with Galaxy Backbone Limited focused on cloud service management, digital risk and the infrastructure required to support secure digital operations.
- [Telecoms infrastructure remains key to Nigeria’s connectivity growth, IHS Nigeria says](https://technologytimes.ng/telecoms-infrastructure-remains-key-to-nigerias-connectivity-growth-ihs-nigeria-says/): IHS Nigeria has highlighted the importance of telecommunications infrastructure to Nigeria’s connectivity growth as the country marks 25 years since the introduction of GSM technology.
- [Digital transformation ‘must improve lives, expand opportunities’](https://technologytimes.ng/digital-transformation-must-improve-lives-expand-opportunities/): The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called for Nigeria’s digital transformation to be measured by its impact on people, saying technology must deliver tangible improvements in lives, economic opportunities and participation in the digital economy.
- [ngCERT warns organisations over exposed Erlang services, weak security controls](https://technologytimes.ng/ngcert-warns-organisations-over-exposed-erlang-services-weak-security-controls/): Nigeria’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team (ngCERT) has warned organisations running Erlang-based applications about security risks arising from publicly exposed Erlang Port Mapper Daemon (EPMD) services.
- [NCC: AI, cloud, IoT, satellites to drive Nigeria’s next digital revolution](https://technologytimes.ng/ncc-ai-to-drive-nigeria-next-digital-revolution/): Artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT) and non-terrestrial networks are expected to shape Nigeria’s next phase of digital transformation, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says.
- [Nigeria’s ID agency dismisses NIN database breach claims, defends security of records](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-id-agency-dismisses-nin-database-breach/): The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has dismissed claims circulating on social media that Nigeria’s National Identification Number (NIN) database has been breached, saying the National Identity Database (NIDB) remains secure.
- [JAMB approves one-time change of registered phone number, email](https://technologytimes.ng/jamb-approves-one-time-change-of-registered-phone-number-email/): The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reviewed its policy to allow candidates who have lost access to their registered GSM numbers or email addresses to update their details through a secure and controlled process.
- [Smartphone data boom raises cybersecurity risks across Africa](https://technologytimes.ng/smartphone-data-boom-raises-cybersecurity-risks-across-africa/): Cybersecurity experts have warned smartphone users across Africa to strengthen their digital security practices as mobile devices increasingly become the primary gateway to the internet and repositories for sensitive personal and professional information.
- [NITDA: Cybercrime cost Nigeria more than $3bn from 2019 to 2025](https://technologytimes.ng/nitda-cybercrime-cost-nigeria-more-than-3bn-from-2019-to-2025/): Nigeria lost more than $3 billion to cybercrime between 2019 and 2025, according to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), which has warned that increasingly sophisticated cyber threats are putting the country’s digital infrastructure at greater risk.
- [The invisible arms race](https://technologytimes.ng/the-invisible-arms-race/): Why artificial intelligence needs its own version of the atomic watchdog — and why copying that model outright won't work, Yakub Aliyu and Chris Uwaje, write.
- [Mastercard sees 300m shoppers using AI agents for payments by 2030](https://technologytimes.ng/mastercard-sees-300m-shoppers-using-ai-agents-for-payments-by-2030/): Mastercard expects more than 300 million online shoppers globally could routinely rely on artificial intelligence (AI) agents to shop and make payments on their behalf by 2030, signalling a potential shift in the architecture of digital commerce and payments.
- [NDPC warns Nigerians over fake traffic offence messages](https://technologytimes.ng/ndpc-warns-nigerians-over-fake-traffic-offence-messages/): The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has warned Nigerians against fraudulent electronic messages falsely claiming that recipients have violated traffic rules or committed related offences.
- [From NITEL to ntel: Inside the struggle to rebuild Nigeria’s telecoms pioneer](https://technologytimes.ng/from-nitel-to-ntel-inside-the-struggle-to-rebuild-nigerias-telecoms-pioneer/): For many Nigerians, the name NITEL evokes memories of a different telecommunications era, one in which securing a telephone line could take months or even years and having a working fixed-line connection was a marker of privilege.
- [Digital literacy: Govt outlines plan to train 30m Nigerians by 2027](https://technologytimes.ng/digital-literacy-govt-outlines-plan-to-train-30m-nigerians-by-2027/): The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it plans to train 30 million Nigerians in digital literacy over the next three years, as part of efforts to achieve its target of 70% digital literacy nationwide by 2027.
- [Huawei, UNESCO train over 10,000 educators as digital skills reshape literacy](https://technologytimes.ng/huawei-unesco-train-over-10000-educators-as-digital-skills-reshape-literacy/): Huawei and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning have trained more than 10,000 literacy educators through a digital skills programme as technology changes what it means to be literate in everyday life.
- [Tinubu issues 180-day deadline for Digital Free Zone](https://technologytimes.ng/tinubu-issues-180-day-deadline-for-digital-free-zone/): President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, to develop a 180-day roadmap for the full launch of Nigeria’s Digital Free Zone programme.
- [Nigeria’s fibre footprint crosses 101,000km as Lagos, Abuja and 6 states top deployment](https://technologytimes.ng/nigerias-fibre-footprint-crosses-101000km-as-lagos-abuja-and-6-states-top-deployment/): Nigeria’s fibre infrastructure deployment has crossed 101,000 kilometres, with Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and six other states accounting for nearly 45% of the national footprint, according to state-level official data reviewed by Technology Times.
- [AI: Apple adds photo authenticity feature to iPhone 18 Pro](https://technologytimes.ng/ai-apple-adds-photo-authenticity-feature-to-iphone-18-pro/): Apple has introduced a new photo authenticity feature on the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max that allows users to create a reference version of an image and compare it with an edited copy, as concerns grow over the difficulty of distinguishing genuine photographs from AI-generated or manipulated images.
- [Mafab seeks investors for nationwide 5G expansion, holds talks with Reliance Jio, Airtel](https://technologytimes.ng/mafab-seeks-investors-for-nationwide-5g-expansion-holds-talks-with-reliance-jio-airtel/): Mafab Communications, one of Nigeria’s three 5G spectrum licensees, has held talks with potential investors including India’s Reliance Jio and Airtel Nigeria as the company explores fresh investment to expand its 5G network nationwide.
- [Africa’s largest data protection office built from recovered proceeds of corruption, Nigeria tech minister says](https://technologytimes.ng/africas-largest-data-protection-office-built-from-recovered-proceeds-of-corruption-nigeria-tech-minister-says/): “A property recovered from corruption is now being used to protect Nigerians and their personal data. This is what it means to return public assets to productive public service,” Tijani says.
- [Space systems ‘could become targets, tools for cyberattacks’](https://technologytimes.ng/space-systems-could-become-targets-tools-for-cyberattacks/): Nigeria’s growing reliance on satellite communications, navigation and Earth observation is putting the security of space-linked infrastructure under greater focus as cyber attackers increasingly target ground stations, user terminals and other systems connected to satellites.
- [How WhatsApp Business can help Nigerian SMEs win more customers](https://technologytimes.ng/how-whatsapp-business-can-help-nigerian-smes-win-more-customers/): For many small businesses, WhatsApp is no longer just an app for chatting with friends and family. It has become a customer-service desk, product catalogue, sales channel and, in some cases, the closest thing a small business has to a physical shop.
- [NDPC: Data protection creates over 27,000 jobs in Nigeria](https://technologytimes.ng/ndpc-data-protection-creates-over-27000-jobs-in-nigeria/): The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says the growth of data protection compliance in Nigeria has contributed to the creation of more than 27,000 jobs, highlighting the expanding economic activities around privacy, compliance and personal data protection.
- [NCC, law enforcement to combat rising call masking in Nigeria](https://technologytimes.ng/ncc-law-enforcement-to-combat-rising-call-masking-in-nigeria/): The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has pledged tougher action against the resurgence of call masking, working with security and law-enforcement agencies and telecommunications industry stakeholders to identify, prevent and eliminate the practice, which the telecoms regulator says threatens industry revenues and amounts to economic sabotage.
- [Glo deploys AI assistant supporting six languages on Café 3.0](https://technologytimes.ng/glo-deploys-ai-assistant-supporting-six-languages-on-cafe-3-0/): Glo has introduced an artificial intelligence assistant that supports six languages on the latest version of its Café app, as the telecoms operator expands the use of AI in customer service and brings more services into a single digital platform.
- [NCC’s new device rules put smartphones sold in Nigeria under scrutiny](https://technologytimes.ng/nccs-new-device-rules-put-smartphones-sold-in-nigeria-under-scrutiny/): The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has pledged tougher action against the resurgence of call masking, working with security and law-enforcement agencies and telecommunications industry stakeholders to identify, prevent and eliminate the practice, which the regulator says threatens industry revenues and amounts to economic sabotage.
- [Police arrest fake JAMB Registrar’s aide in social media fraud scheme](https://technologytimes.ng/police-arrest-fake-jamb-registrars-aide-in-social-media-fraud/): The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a suspect accused of impersonating the Personal Assistant to the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in an alleged social media fraud scheme targeting unsuspecting members of the public.
- [iPhone Duo vs Galaxy Z Fold8: Inside Apple and Samsung’s different foldable strategies](https://technologytimes.ng/iphone-duo-vs-galaxy-z-fold8-inside-apple-and-samsungs-different-foldable-strategies/): Apple and Samsung are taking different approaches to the growing foldable smartphone market, with the iPhone Duo and Galaxy Z Fold8 showing how the two technology giants believe users will interact with large-screen smartphones in the future.
- [Govt plans regulated internet access for under-16s in Nigeria, Education Minister says](https://technologytimes.ng/govt-plans-regulated-internet-access-for-under-16s-in-nigeria-education-minister-says/): Nigeria plans regulated internet access for children under 16 to protect them from cyberattacks and harmful online content, Education Minister says.
- [Ogun, Kano, Delta top Nigeria’s highest Right of Way charges for fibre](https://technologytimes.ng/ogun-kano-delta-top-nigerias-highest-right-of-way-charges-for-fibre/): Ogun, Kano and Delta have the highest reported Right of Way (RoW) charges among Nigeria's 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, with Ogun charging ₦6,600 per linear metre, more than twice the rates reported by the next two states.
- [Borno deploys 21 digital centres as 20,836 residents complete skills training](https://technologytimes.ng/borno-deploys-21-digital-centres-as-20836-residents-complete-skills-training/): Borno State says it has established 21 digital literacy centres across 21 of its 27 local government areas, with 24,178 residents enrolled in digital skills programmes and 20,836 completing their training since the initiative began in 2024.
- [Only 12.3% of Nigeria’s advertising industry compliant with data protection law, NDPC says](https://technologytimes.ng/only-12-3-of-nigerias-advertising-industry-compliant-with-data-protection-ndpc-says/): The Nigeria Data Protection Commission says only 32 of about 216 organisations identified in Nigeria’s advertising industry are currently compliant, urging agencies, brands, data providers and digital platforms to close privacy gaps before enforcement action.
- [Govt steps up data protection scrutiny across e-commerce sector ](https://technologytimes.ng/govt-steps-up-data-protection-scrutiny-across-e-commerce-sector/): The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has begun validating a new data privacy framework for Nigeria’s e-commerce sector as regulators move to strengthen oversight of how online businesses collect, process and use consumers’ personal data.
- [Parked domains ‘can expose users to tracking and identity theft’](https://technologytimes.ng/parked-domains-can-expose-users-to-tracking-and-identity-theft/): Cybercriminals are exploiting seemingly harmless parked domains to harvest users’ digital fingerprints, redirect them to malicious websites and potentially steal sensitive information, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has warned.
- [Offshore data hosting ‘exposes Nigeria to cable disruption risks’](https://technologytimes.ng/offshore-data-hosting-exposes-nigeria-to-cable-disruption-risks/): NITDA warns that offshore hosting of critical data could expose Nigeria to risks when fibre networks and submarine cables are disrupted.
- [Borno explores Moscow Smart-City solutions for urban development](https://technologytimes.ng/borno-explores-moscow-smart-city-solutions/): Borno State is assessing smart-city technologies from Moscow as BICTDA explores digital solutions and partnerships to support urban development and transformation.
- [FortiBleed: Nigerians warned of global credential-harvesting campaign](https://technologytimes.ng/fortibleed-nigerians-warned-of-global-credential-harvesting-campaign/): ngCERT warns Nigerian organisations of FortiBleed, a cyber campaign targeting FortiGate devices and harvesting millions of credentials.
- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making call centres more expensive, not cheaper](https://technologytimes.ng/ai-making-call-centres-more-expensive/): The uncomfortable reality is that AI is not automatically reducing operational costs inside BPOs, writes Sanjay Govender
- [Nigeria’s ICT sector grows 9.62% as contribution to GDP rises to 11.74%](https://technologytimes.ng/nigerias-ict-sector-contribution-to-gdp-rises/): Nigeria’s ICT sector grew 9.62% in Q2 2026, contributing 11.74% to real GDP as broadband and fibre connectivity continued to expand.
- [Nigerians consume 8.52m TB of data as broadband hits 56.8% at mid-2026](https://technologytimes.ng/nigerians-consume-8-52m-tb-of-data-at-mid-2026/): Nigerians consumed 8.52m TB of data in H1 2026, up 42.9%, as broadband penetration rose to 56.8%, NCC data shows.
- [Equinix’s new $50m funding puts Nigeria’s tech skills in focus ](https://technologytimes.ng/equinixs-50m-funding-eyes-nigerias-tech-skills/): Equinix has committed an additional $50 million to its Foundation, expanding a global digital inclusion strategy that includes Nigeria through local skills and entrepreneurship programmes.
- [NCDMD awards Nigerian AI startup ₦25m](https://technologytimes.ng/ncdmd-awards-nigerian-ai-startup-%e2%82%a625m/): NCDMB has awarded GeoPredict AI a ₦25 million prize after the Nigerian startup won its maiden Technology Innovation Challenge for oil and gas solutions.
- [Nigeria, Thailand to deepen tech, renewable energy cooperation](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-thailand-deepen-tech-renewable-energy/): Nigeria and Thailand are deepening cooperation in technology, agriculture, renewable energy and commerce, with focus on investment and technology transfer.
- [Nigeria seeks China tech partnership to boost local capacity](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-seeks-china-tech-partnership-to-boost-local-capacity/): Nigeria is seeking a stronger technology partnership with China’s CRBC to boost engineering capacity, innovation and infrastructure development.
- [MTN Nigeria’s Ikenna Ikeme elevated to MTN Group regulatory affairs](https://technologytimes.ng/mtn-nigerias-ikenna-ikeme-elevated-to-mtn-group/): MTN Nigeria’s Ikenna Ikeme becomes MTN Group Executive: Group Regulatory Affairs, bringing 30 years of telecoms, banking and insurance experience.
- [NCC wants Nigerian websites to adopt Universal Acceptance](https://technologytimes.ng/universal-acceptance-critical-nigeria-internet/): The NCC has urged Nigerian websites and digital platforms to adopt Universal Acceptance to expand access to multilingual Internet services.
- [MTN targets Nigeria in Africa data centre deal](https://technologytimes.ng/mtn-targets-nigeria-in-africa-data-centre-deal/): MTN Digital Infrastructure targets Nigeria in a new partnership to expand AI-ready data centre infrastructure across Africa.
- [FAAN to resume e-hailing services at Nigerian airports](https://technologytimes.ng/faan-to-resume-e-hailing-services-at-airports/): FAAN has cleared Bolt to resume e-hailing services at Nigerian airports after passenger concerns over transport costs and service disruption.
- [SEC proposes ₦2bn capital requirement for Nigeria’s digital-asset firms](https://technologytimes.ng/sec-proposes-%e2%82%a62bn-capital-requirement-for-nigerias-digital-asset-firms/): Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a minimum capital requirement of ₦2 billion each for Digital Asset Exchanges (DAXs) and Digital Asset Custodians (DACs) as part of a broader regulatory framework for the country’s digital and virtual asset market.
- [MTN faces pressure as 95% network runs on diesel in Nigeria, CEO says](https://technologytimes.ng/mtn-face-pressure-as-95-network-runs-on-diesel-in-nigeria-ceo-says/): Rising diesel costs are putting pressure on MTN Nigeria’s profitability, with the telecommunications company revealing that about 95% of its network in the country is powered by diesel generators.
- [MTN Group service revenue hits ₦9.68tn as Nigeria contributes 30.6%](https://technologytimes.ng/mtn-group-service-revenue-hits-%e2%82%a69-68tn-as-nigeria-contributes-30-6/): MTN Nigeria generated approximately ₦2.97 trillion of MTN Group's H1 2026 service revenue, while its EBITDA contribution reached 35.5% as the Nigerian business continued to outperform the Group's overall growth rate.
- [Nigeria to digitalise cooperative sector with National Smart Registry ](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-to-digitalise-cooperative-sector-with-national-smart-registry/): The Federal Government is moving to digitalise Nigeria’s cooperative sector, with State Directors of Cooperatives across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) being tasked with driving the programme at state and community levels.
- [Joke Silva urges Nigerian creatives to embrace AI as a tool, not a replacement at QED summit](https://technologytimes.ng/joke-silva-says-nigerian-creatives-embrace-ai/): Veteran Nigerian actress, director and businesswoman Joke Silva is urging creatives to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for enhancing their work rather than viewing the technology as a replacement for human creativity.
- [Watchdog probes alleged breach of students’ personal data at UNILAG](https://technologytimes.ng/watchdog-probes-data-breach-of-unilag-students/): The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched a forensic investigation into the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lotus Bank and Hackerbella Ltd over allegations that students’ personal data were collected, processed and disclosed to facilitate the opening of bank accounts without a lawful basis.
- [Nigeria’s digital birth registration faces 60% coverage gap](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-digital-birth-registration-faces-60-gap/): The National Population Commission (NPC) has warned that Nigeria’s civil registration gap could widen further without faster adoption of digital registration services, as more than five million children are born in the country annually.
- [AI, digital infrastructure to shape Africa’s next growth phase, World Bank says](https://technologytimes.ng/world-bank-ai-digital-shape-next-growth-africa/): Indermit Gill, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics at the World Bank Group, said artificial intelligence presents significant opportunities for developing economies and should form part of their long-term economic strategies.
- [Nigeria’s GBB to deploy 54 smart police stations after Gombe pilot](https://technologytimes.ng/nigerias-gbb-to-deploy-54-smart-police-stations/): Galaxy Backbone (GBB), Nigeria's national ICT infrastructure agency, is preparing to extend its Smart Police Station initiative to 54 additional locations nationwide, following a pilot deployment in Gombe State.
- [Nigeria targets 30% of health facilities for 24-hour power by 2027 ](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-targets-30-health-facilities-for-power/): The Federal Government is targeting reliable 24-hour electricity for at least 30% health facilities across Nigeria by the end of 2027, as it accelerates implementation of the Nigeria Power for Health Initiative (NPHI).
- [Zenith Bank probes cyberattack after customer data access](https://technologytimes.ng/zenith-bank-probes-cyberattack-customer-data/): Zenith Bank has launched an investigation into a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorised access to limited customer information, including email addresses and phone numbers, saying the incident is linked to a broader global cyberattack targeting organisations across multiple sectors.
- [MTN nears IHS Towers takeover after shareholder approval](https://technologytimes.ng/mtn-nears-ihs-towers-takeover-shareholder-okay/): According to regulatory filings seen by Technology Times, the shareholder vote follows the agreement announced in February this year under which MTN proposed acquiring the outstanding shares of IHS Towers that it does not already own, bringing the tower company fully into the MTN Group.
- [Govt pegs 1.5% stamp duty on cryptocurrency conversions in Nigeria, new tax rules reshape digital asset market](https://technologytimes.ng/govt-pegs-1-5-duty-on-cryptocurrency-in-nigeria/): The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has introduced a 1.5% stamp duty on cryptocurrency conversions, requiring taxes to be collected whenever fiat currency is exchanged for virtual assets or virtual assets are converted into fiat currency, in a move that brings greater tax certainty to Nigeria's rapidly expanding digital asset market.
- [Nigeria Data Protection Act: FG reads riot act to MDAs over compliance, holds agency heads accountable ](https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-data-protection-act-fg-riot-act-to-mdas/): The Federal Government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to comply fully with the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023, in a move aimed at strengthening data governance, enhancing accountability and protecting the personal data of Nigerians across the public sector.

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