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By Abigail Mbah A viral claim circulating on X has sparked fresh debate about whether lending your phone’s hotspot to a stranger could drag you into a cybercrime investigation. On 25 August, a user known as Talk2veee posted that sharing a hotspot risk implicating the host because “it’s your IP address and everything that will pop up if they are being tracked.” The caution is not limited to social media.

By Abigail Mbah Reports are circulating that fintech giant OPay could be considering a share listing on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). The talk has generated interest across the local tech and investment community, but concrete information is still missing and the company has yet to confirm anything. Multiple sources have pointed to the possibility of an NGX listing. However, when contacted for comment, OPay had not responded at the time of writing.

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has called on Jigawa State and Galaxy Information Technology and Telecommunications (Galaxy ITT) to fundamentally overhaul their approach to digital transformation and economic planning.

The official website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been compromised, with multiple gambling and casino pages directly hosted on its domain. The security breach comes just 142 days before Nigerians will head to the polls for the 2027 General Elections. The incident was first exposed on X by data researcher @mundus01, who documented roughly 28 foreign casino and gambling articles hosted on inecnigeria.org.

Tony Elumelu has stepped down as Group Chairman of United Bank for Africa after 12 years, effective August 21, 2026. The move follows Central Bank of Nigeria rules that cap non-executive directors at a maximum 12-year term. The board has appointed Emmanuel Nnorom, a long-serving non-executive director and chartered accountant with more than 40 years of experience, as his successor.

At the Nigerian Bar Association’s 66th Annual General Conference, held under the theme “Beyond Limits,” the conversation around Nigeria’s economic future took a decisive turn towards local capacity, digital transformation and smarter public procurement.

The uncomfortable reality is that AI is not automatically reducing operational costs inside BPOs The BPO industry has embraced AI as a technology capable of improving operational efficiency, enhancing customer experiences, and supporting business growth. But inside South African call centres, the opposite is quietly happening.

By Martin Ekpeke The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) successfully cleared a total of 1,056 Information Technology (IT) project proposals worth ₦3.84 trillion between July 2023 and July 2026. The Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, disclosed the figures during a plenary session titled “Nigeria First, Procurement Last: How E-commerce is Rewriting Contracts” at the 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

In a major boost to Nigeria’s digital economy, global technology company Zoho has partnered with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to provide ₦20 billion in wallet credits to 250,000 local businesses. Zoho believes that MSMEs are fundamental to Nigeria’s economic development, but technology can only deliver its full potential when businesses are able to access and effectively use it.

New platform addresses rising demand for integrated threat intelligence, regulatory compliance and audit readiness across Nigerian enterprises. As Nigerian organizations accelerate the adoption of cloud platforms, digital payments, and automated workflows, SBTS Group has announced the launch of Aegis360AI, an AI-native, human-in-the-loop platform designed to unify cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and risk management.