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30 January

Sub-Saharan Africa recorded over $205 billion in crypto transactions in 2025, with Nigeria, South Africa, and Ethiopia leading the continent’s growing digital asset adoption. ...

30 January

Globacom is ramping up network upgrades, tower expansion, and spectrum investments to improve internet speed, coverage, and reliability as Nigeria’s data consumption surges. ...

29 January

T2mobile (formerly 9mobile) recorded Nigeria’s fastest rural download speeds in Q4 2025, outperforming MTN, Airtel, and Globacom, according to NCC and Ookla data. ...

28 January

New NCC and Ookla QoE data shows Nigeria’s 5G coverage gap remains at 55% as of December 2025, highlighting slow rollout despite growing adoption of 5G-enabled smartphones. ...

28 January

A KPMG Global Tech Report 2026 reveals that 92% of global tech leaders believe managing AI agents will be a critical skill within five years as organisations race toward AI ...

28 January

PayPal’s return to Nigeria through Paga marks a strategic shift from control to predictability, signalling execution over experimentation after years of limited market access. ...

26 January

African fintechs raised $1.4B in 2025, but just 5 companies captured 43% of the funding, highlighting extreme concentration and a struggling early-stage funding ecosystem. ...

26 January

ChatGPT, Uber, Temu and Netflix emerged as the most downloaded apps globally in 2025, according to Sensor Tower’s State of Mobile 2026 report. ...

23 January

Global mobile users spent 5.3 trillion hours on iOS and Android in 2025. India led with 1.23 trillion hours, while Nigeria entered the top 10 with 129 billion hours, driven ...

23 January

After Snapchat settled a social media addiction lawsuit, questions are rising over whether platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube should bear sole responsibility for digital addiction among teens. ...

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