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Every civilisation has been built on one invisible infrastructure. The Romans built roads. The Industrial Revolution built electricity. The Internet built information. The next economy may be built on something far less tangible. Trust. That sounds counterintuitive because we have spent centuries believing that money is the foundation of every economy. It isn’t. Money has never been the foundation; it has simply been the mechanism through which trust is exchanged.

By Martin Ekpeke In a bold move signaling the dawn of a new era for sustainable transport on the continent, Hybrid Motors Nigeria Limited has announced a massive blueprint to establish an integrated electric mobility ecosystem designed to position Africa as a global contender in the green tech space.

Like great things that start from small beginnings, Faiz Bashir started FlexiSAF fourteen years ago to address the administrative problems of enrolment, grading and records in Nigerian schools. In just twenty days he built a software to solve the challenge and today, 120 tertiary institutions and 700 schools are running on this system. Having scaled that hurdle, he scratched deeper only to realise that administration was never the real obstacle, delivering quality education was.

By Martin Ekpeke The Federal Government of Nigeria has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to launch a comprehensive investigation into major technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms operating in the country. The probe follows serious allegations of anti-competitive practices, market dominance, and the unlawful exploitation of news content.

Across Africa, every payment tells a story. It may be a business receiving payment from a customer, a student paying for an online course, a family accessing essential services, or an entrepreneur investing in growth. Behind every transaction is an ambition, a goal, or an opportunity waiting to be unlocked. As Africa’s digital economy continues to evolve, the demand for payment solutions that understand local realities while connecting people to a world of possibilities has never been greater.

Leading digital financial services platform, FlashChange, has announced plans to host its quarterly webinar themed “Africa’s Digital Future: Talent, Trust & Technology”, bringing together industry leaders, technology experts, policymakers, and young professionals to discuss the critical pillars shaping Africa’s digital transformation journey.

Interswitch has officially unveiled the top 81 students advancing to the high-stakes television phase of InterswitchSPAK Season 8. The flagship Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) competition, designed for senior secondary school students across Nigeria, reached this critical milestone following a rigorous national pre-qualifying examination.

There are moments in the life of an institution when celebration becomes more than marking time. It becomes an opportunity to pause, reflect, and ask a simple but profound question: What difference have we made? For Galaxy Backbone (GBB), its 20th anniversary was one of those moments. The week-long celebration was not merely about commemorating two decades of existence. It was about telling a remarkable Nigerian story; one of vision, innovation, resilience, and national impact.

For the first time in its history, the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has shattered previous records, surpassing a monumental 100,000 candidate registrations for admission into Federal Technical Colleges (FTCs) nationwide. This milestone isn’t just a win for the history books; it is a profound indicator of a shifting mindset. Across Nigeria, the demand for technical and vocational education is skyrocketing.

Balancing rapid technological growth with robust guardrails has become the defining challenge of the tech ecosystem, as Nigeria accelerates its adoption of Artificial Intelligence, Debola Ibiyode, the Founder and CEO of CarbonAI has cautioned. Speaking in Lagos at the AI Summit 2026 in Lagos, Ibiyode, stated that sustainable economic growth from AI can only be unlocked through a framework of Responsible AI and a new global and local approach she terms AI Diplomacy.