Intron, the Lagos-based voice technology company, has launched Sahara v2.5, an upgraded artificial intelligence model designed to understand how Africans naturally speak, including conversations where people switch between English and local languages. The release is particularly significant for Nigeria and…

Nigeria’s healthcare sector is entering a period where artificial intelligence is moving from conference-room discussions into practical conversations about medical records, diagnosis, maternal health and the delivery of care. That shift was a major theme at MedVerge 2.0, a health…

Nigeria’s digital payments industry is entering a new phase, and the numbers show why the country is attracting increasing attention from the global fintech community. Electronic payments in Nigeria reached about ₦1.07 quadrillion in 2024, according to the Nigeria Inter-Bank…

Nigeria is moving from talking about digital sovereignty to putting the infrastructure and rules behind it into action. The latest step came on August 24, 2026, when the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) inaugurated the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative…

The conversation around artificial intelligence in Africa is taking a more practical turn as the Africa AI & Agentic Summit 2026 brings technology leaders, businesses, researchers, founders and policymakers together in Lagos. The sixth edition of the summit is taking…

MTN Group is putting Nigeria at the centre of its next major digital infrastructure push as the telecommunications company moves deeper into artificial intelligence, cloud computing and data centres across Africa. The group has identified Nigeria and South Africa as…

Nigeria has moved a step closer to taking greater control of its digital infrastructure with the inauguration of the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative Implementation Taskforce, a new multi-stakeholder body expected to coordinate the country’s push for stronger data security, local…

Google has expanded its student AI programme across Africa, giving eligible higher education students in Nigeria and 26 other African countries access to Google AI Plus at no cost for 12 months. The announcement is significant for Nigerian students because…

A university degree is still valuable, but in 2026, graduating with a certificate alone may no longer be enough to stand out in the job market. Artificial intelligence is changing the way companies recruit, organise work and measure productivity. As…

Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Rivers State, has strengthened its push towards technology-driven education with the inauguration of a new Centre for Artificial Intelligence. The centre, known as the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Centre for Artificial Intelligence (IACAI),…

Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has called on the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) to prepare for the growing impact of Artificial Intelligence, streaming platforms and other digital technologies on the country’s creative industry. Fagbemi…

Nigeria’s Federal Government says reforms in public procurement have helped it save more than N1.5 trillion in about 18 months, as authorities intensify efforts to reduce waste, block leakages and improve value for money in government contracts. The figure was…

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) is expanding its agricultural technology strategy with plans to introduce artificial intelligence-powered advisory services that could give Nigerian farmers access to farming information in Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo. The initiative is part of the bank’s…

Public enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence boom is facing an unexpected test: the enormous data centres being built to power it. Across the United States, support for new AI data centres has fallen sharply as communities become more concerned about…