Category: Tech

Google, Netflix, Facebook, and other foreign companies operating in Nigeria paid N3.85tn in taxes to the Federal Government in the first nine months of 2024,[more...]

The digital lending market in Nigeria continues to attract new players driven by the large pool of underbanked Nigerians seeking quick and collateral-free loans. Aside[more...]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a daily transaction limit of N100,000 per customer for cash-out transactions conducted by Point of Sale (POS)[more...]

Online dating fraud is a global issue, and now we have new data to back it up. A new study by the University of Bristol,[more...]

MTN has announced plans to secure a banking license once the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) opens up its national payments system to fintech and[more...]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 792 suspects for their alleged crimes of cryptocurrency investment fraud and online romance scams. The suspects[more...]

In Lagos, 56% of teenagers 13-17 reported meeting people in person whom they had initially encountered online—a statistic that outpaced Lusaka (33%) and Juba (54%).[more...]

Messaging platform, Telegram, said it has blocked 15.4 million groups and channels in 2024 as part of an intensified crackdown on harmful content, including fraud,[more...]

Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) has imposed a ₦150 million fine on deposit money banks and financial institutions caught selling newly minted banknotes to currency hawkers.[more...]

Meta owner, Mark Zuckerberg has dedicated $1 million to the inauguration funds of United States President-elect Donald Trump. Following the election, the tech giant’s boss,[more...]

Turkey’s competition authority has imposed a $75 million(2.61 billion lira) fine on Alphabet Inc.’s Google, accusing the company of abusing its dominant position in the[more...]

The film industry is more than just storytelling; it is also a big business with some of the richest producers as key players. Some producers[more...]

TikTok has lost its bid to strike down a law that could result in the platform being banned in the United States. A US appeals[more...]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has fined Opay and Moniepoint N1 billion each over compliance issues, sources told TechCabal on Tuesday. The CBN wielded the[more...]

Nigerian police recently arrested several bank customers linked to fraudulent activities on Flutterwave’s platform and plan to apprehend 601 others suspected of receiving proceeds from[more...]

Africa is celebrated for its wealth of natural resources, yet their utilization remains a challenge, as many nations struggle to establish refineries capable of supporting[more...]

Governments around the world are beginning to recognize the need to intervene in the digital space to protect children from the negative effects of social[more...]

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is reportedly planning to invest over $10 billion in a massive subsea cable project[more...]

The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Tertiary Education, is set to unveil the Eko Digital Skills Initiative 2024, a one-week free digital literacy[more...]

A recent research by Positive Technologies, a leader in result-driven cybersecurity, has revealed that over half of cyber attacks in Nigeria target government sector and[more...]