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PayPal faces a new wave of fake invoice scams just days after announcing its partnership with OpenAI. Cybercriminals are using real PayPal email accounts in a sophisticated TOAD attack to steal user credentials and payment details.Fake Invoice Alert: PayPal Hit by TOAD Cyberattack Days After OpenAI Partnership
MTN partners with Microsoft to launch EVA 3.0, a next-generation cloud analytics platform built on Microsoft Azure. The upgrade enhances customer experience, boosts operational efficiency, and supports responsible AI in South Africa and beyond.MTN Completes Major Cloud Modernisation with Microsoft, Launches EVA 3.0 in South Africa
The SEC has revealed that Nigerians lost ₦300.2 billion to Ponzi schemes like MMM, MBA Forex, and Famzhi Interbiz Ltd. The commission warns that actual losses may be higher due to unreported cases and online scams.Nigerians Lost Over ₦300 Billion to Ponzi Schemes in Recent Years – SEC Reveals
PayPal is integrating with ChatGPT through the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) to enable seamless in-chat payments by 2026. Here’s how Nigerians can benefit — and the major limitations they still face.PayPal Adopts Agentic Commerce Protocol to Power Payments in ChatGPT by 2026 — What It Means for Nigerians
The Digital Runway: Fashion in the Age of Search The surge in Google fashion searches demonstrates how Nigerians are using digital platforms to explore, create, and share their evolving sense of style. With fashion inspiration just a search away, the country’s youthful and connected population is driving a digital fashion renaissance — one that bridges the past and future, tradition and innovation. As Lagos Fashion Week unfolds, one thing is clear: Nigeria’s fashion story is being rewritten — online, on the runway, and in everyday wardrobes.Nigerians Are Reviving Heritage Fashion: New Google Search Trends Reveal Vintage and Cultural Comeback
PayPal faces a new wave of fake invoice scams just days after announcing its partnership with OpenAI. Cybercriminals are using real PayPal email accounts in a sophisticated TOAD attack to steal user credentials and payment details.Fake Invoice Alert: PayPal Hit by TOAD Cyberattack Days After OpenAI Partnership
MTN partners with Microsoft to launch EVA 3.0, a next-generation cloud analytics platform built on Microsoft Azure. The upgrade enhances customer experience, boosts operational efficiency, and supports responsible AI in South Africa and beyond.MTN Completes Major Cloud Modernisation with Microsoft, Launches EVA 3.0 in South Africa
The SEC has revealed that Nigerians lost ₦300.2 billion to Ponzi schemes like MMM, MBA Forex, and Famzhi Interbiz Ltd. The commission warns that actual losses may be higher due to unreported cases and online scams.Nigerians Lost Over ₦300 Billion to Ponzi Schemes in Recent Years – SEC Reveals
PayPal is integrating with ChatGPT through the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) to enable seamless in-chat payments by 2026. Here’s how Nigerians can benefit — and the major limitations they still face.PayPal Adopts Agentic Commerce Protocol to Power Payments in ChatGPT by 2026 — What It Means for Nigerians
The Digital Runway: Fashion in the Age of Search The surge in Google fashion searches demonstrates how Nigerians are using digital platforms to explore, create, and share their evolving sense of style. With fashion inspiration just a search away, the country’s youthful and connected population is driving a digital fashion renaissance — one that bridges the past and future, tradition and innovation. As Lagos Fashion Week unfolds, one thing is clear: Nigeria’s fashion story is being rewritten — online, on the runway, and in everyday wardrobes.Nigerians Are Reviving Heritage Fashion: New Google Search Trends Reveal Vintage and Cultural Comeback

Industry Analysis

Price Watch: Laptop Costs in Nigeria Surge by 70% in Two Years

Laptop prices in Nigeria have surged by over 70% in two years due to Naira depreciation and inflation. Find out how this affects consumers, businesses,…

By: Emeka Nwachukwu

OpenAI has signed a record $300 billion cloud contract with Oracle, fueling AI infrastructure growth and propelling Larry Ellison past Elon Musk as the world’s richest person.

OpenAI Signs $300 Billion Cloud Deal with Oracle as Larry Ellison Becomes World’s Richest Man

OpenAI has signed a record $300 billion cloud contract with Oracle, fueling AI infrastructure growth and propelling Larry Ellison past Elon Musk as the world’s…

By: Cynthia Okafor

A new report reveals that 40% of Nigerian companies allocate more than 30% of their IT budgets to privacy protection, showing a strong commitment to responsible AI adoption.

Nigerian Firms Dedicate Over 30% of IT Budgets to Privacy Protection Amid AI Adoption – Report

A new report reveals that 40% of Nigerian companies allocate more than 30% of their IT budgets to privacy protection, showing a strong commitment to…

By: Cynthia Okafor

Final Thoughts The ICT sector’s 11.18% contribution to GDP in Q2 2025 reflects its increasing importance in Nigeria’s economic landscape. Sustained investment in telecommunications infrastructure, digital services, and local content production could further accelerate growth, positioning ICT as the backbone of Nigeria’s non-oil economy.

Nigeria’s 70% Broadband Goal at Risk as NCC Reports Another Decline in July 2025

Nigeria’s 70% Broadband Goal at Risk as NCC Reports Another Decline in July 2025…

By: Cynthia Okafor

A recent May 2025 SAP Africa research report, conducted in 2022/2023, which focuses on digital jobs for a progressive economy, paints a vivid picture of a continent embracing technology to drive growth, innovation, and opportunity.

How 230 million digital jobs will be created in Africa by 2030

A recent May 2025 SAP Africa research report, conducted in 2022/2023, which focuses on digital jobs for a progressive economy, paints a vivid picture of…

By: Cynthia Okafor

0MB/s in Maryland, 1.1MB/s in Ojota, see internet speed for MTN, Airtel and Glo across 13 areas in Lagos

Early this year, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) gave the green light for a 50% hike in telecom tariffs…

By: Cynthia Okafor

Aside from 54 Collective, other venture capitalists who made the Top 8 include Techstars, Catalyst Fund, and Launch Africa, which used to be the most active investors on the continent between 2021 and 2023. These three companies witnessed reduced participation during the year; perhaps they are also raising their next fund. Others are Digital Africa, Baobab Network, Renew Capital, and EdVentures, who, like 54 Collective also increased their activity over the year. VCs that participated in less than 10 deals include Y Combinator, which took part in nine deals, representing a steep decline of 75.7% from its 2021 total investments and an even steeper 79% from its 2023 total. 500 Global and Axian Group also put up a respectable performance. “Yes, there were fewer investors active on the continent last year, and the most active investors were not nearly as active as they once were, yet it would be a mistake to jump to the conclusion that investors have abandoned the continent. Indeed, there is still a strong community and a lot of ‘dry powder’ to be deployed with quite a few new Africa-focused funds announced in the past couple of years,” the report said.

Africa-focused VCs invested $1.3bn into the continent in 1 year

As 2025 continues to impress in the area of startup venture funding, one powerful driver behind it remains the Africa-focused VCs (venture capitalists) that have…

By: Cynthia Okafor

The African telecommunications sector has undergone a profound transformation, not just in terms of scale but in how it has defined the concepts of connectivity, digital inclusion, and technological innovation.

5 Five companies defining the African telecoms landscape in 2025

The African telecommunications sector has undergone a profound transformation, not just in terms of scale but in how it has defined the concepts of connectivity,…

By: Cynthia Okafor

Mobile gender gap: Only 39% of Nigerian women own a smartphone

Mobile Gender Gap Report 2025 by the GSMA – Historically, the gender gap in mobile internet use shrank from 25% in 2017 to 15% in…

By: Cynthia Okafor

Redesigning Risk

Redesigning Risk: How The Strategic Hustle is Reframing Nigeria’s Entrepreneurial Playbook

In developing economies, risk isn’t a variable, it’s the foundation. For many Nigerian entrepreneurs, the question has never been how to avoid uncertainty but how…

By: Bright Donald

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The Digital Runway: Fashion in the Age of Search The surge in Google fashion searches demonstrates how Nigerians are using digital platforms to explore, create, and share their evolving sense of style. With fashion inspiration just a search away, the country’s youthful and connected population is driving a digital fashion renaissance — one that bridges the past and future, tradition and innovation. As Lagos Fashion Week unfolds, one thing is clear: Nigeria’s fashion story is being rewritten — online, on the runway, and in everyday wardrobes.

Nigerians Are Reviving Heritage Fashion: New Google Search Trends Reveal Vintage and Cultural Comeback

If your iPhone shows a “Slow Charger” warning after the iOS 26 update, don’t panic. Here are 8 key things to know about what it means, why it happens, and how to fix slow charging on your iPhone.

8 Things to Know About iPhone’s “Slow Charger” Warning — and How to Fix It

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