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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

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NVIDIA partners with Meta and Oracle to deploy Spectrum-X Ethernet networking, revolutionizing AI data centers with faster, scalable, and more efficient infrastructure for trillion-parameter models.

Nvidia Becomes First Company to Hit $5 Trillion Market Value Amid AI Boom

Nvidia has become the world’s first company to reach a $5 trillion market value, driven by soaring demand for AI chips, strategic investments, and new…

By: Adamu Garba

Huawei, in partnership with Arravo, has launched an AI-powered Contact Centre Solution (AICC) in Nigeria to improve customer service through faster response times, real-time communication, and seamless multi-channel integration.

Huawei and Arravo Unveil AI-Powered Contact Centre Solution to Revolutionize Customer Experience

Huawei, in partnership with Arravo, has launched an AI-powered Contact Centre Solution (AICC) in Nigeria to improve customer service through faster response times, real-time communication,…

By: Adamu Garba

HabariPay, GTCO’s fintech arm, posts ₦4.02bn profit in H1 2025, up 95% from 2024. Strong growth driven by digital payments and rising transaction volumes.

GTCO’s HabariPay Records ₦4.02 Billion Profit in H1 2025, Up 95% YoY

HabariPay, GTCO’s fintech arm, posts ₦4.02bn profit in H1 2025, up 95% from 2024. Strong growth driven by digital payments and rising transaction volumes….

By: Wura Obadare

Nigeria’s Data Protection Commission (NDPC) advances data privacy and cyber resilience through key engagements at the Kano Social Influencers and Cyber Innovation Summits.

NDPC Strengthens Data Privacy and Cyber Resilience at Kano Summits

Nigeria’s Data Protection Commission (NDPC) advances data privacy and cyber resilience through key engagements at the Kano Social Influencers and Cyber Innovation Summits….

By: Wura Obadare

Nigeria’s lawmakers advance bill to create a unified Fintech Regulatory Commission, aiming to streamline oversight and boost digital innovation.

Nigeria Moves Toward Unified Oversight with Proposed Fintech Regulatory Commission

Nigeria’s lawmakers advance bill to create a unified Fintech Regulatory Commission, aiming to streamline oversight and boost digital innovation….

By: Ovie George

NCC partners with Swedfund to enhance 5G network security in Nigeria, developing a risk-based cybersecurity framework for safer digital growth.

Nigerian Communications Commission Partners with Swedfund to Boost 5G Network Security

NCC partners with Swedfund to enhance 5G network security in Nigeria, developing a risk-based cybersecurity framework for safer digital growth….

By: Wura Obadare

Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a major outage affecting several global platforms, including Snapchat and Canva. The disruption, traced to AWS’s US East Coast region, left millions of users facing downtime across multiple services.

Amazon to Lay Off 30,000 Corporate Staff as AI Reshapes Operations

Amazon plans to cut 30,000 corporate jobs—its largest layoff since 2022—as AI-driven efficiency, cost-cutting, and structural simplification reshape its global operations….

By: Adamu Garba

Salesforce deepens its partnership with Google to integrate Gemini models into Agentforce 360, creating smarter, context-aware AI agents that automate workflows and enhance productivity across CRM and Google Workspace.

Salesforce and Google Partner to Supercharge Agentforce 360 With Gemini Integration

Salesforce deepens its partnership with Google to integrate Gemini models into Agentforce 360, creating smarter, context-aware AI agents that automate workflows and enhance productivity across…

By: Cynthia Okafor

Nigeria’s data consumption hit a record 1.15 million terabytes in August 2025, putting pressure on telecom operators like MTN, Airtel, and Globacom to expand capacity and upgrade their 4G and 5G networks.

FG Partners MTN, Airtel, Others to Empower 8,000 Teachers With Free Internet and Mobile Devices

The Federal Government partners MTN, Airtel, and global agencies to provide 8,000 Nigerian teachers with free internet access and subsidised devices under a new digital…

By: Wura Obadare

The Federal Ministry of Environment has launched the Galaxy Backbone 1Government Cloud Digitalisation Programme to drive paperless governance, boost data sovereignty, and advance Nigeria’s sustainability goals through technology.

Federal Ministry of Environment Flags Off 1Gov Cloud Digitalisation Programme

The Federal Ministry of Environment has launched the Galaxy Backbone 1Government Cloud Digitalisation Programme to drive paperless governance, boost data sovereignty, and advance Nigeria’s sustainability…

By: Adamu Garba

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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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