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How Safaricom’s new M-PESA masked phone number feature will work

The change targets a common fraud tactic where scammers collect phone numbers from payment confirmation messages and later contact users while posing as agents,

2026/03/16

Nigeria emerges as MTN’s dominant market after massive earnings jump

MTN Nigeria has overtaken MTN South Africa to become the largest profit contributor to MTN Group, signalling a major shift in the telecom giant’s earnings structure

2026/03/16

Nigeria’s iDICE Startup Bridge launches with grants and $100,000 equity

The first cohort of Nigeria’s iDICE Startup Bridge, that offers idea-stage founders grants of up to ₦10 million ($7,215) and equity investment of $100,000 for post

2026/03/16

Nigeria’s campus gig economy may be generating $293 million a year

A nationwide study of more than 4,000 students across 55 tertiary institutions in 29 states found that two-thirds of surveyed students already earn income while

2026/03/16

Kenya moves to let courts order ISPs to block illegal livestreams

The proposed bill also introduces site-blocking powers and a formal notice-and-takedown system for online copyright infringement as the government moves to curb

2026/03/16

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Your DStv could become cheaper

In today's edition: MultiChoice considers slashing DStv prices || CBN’s anti-fraud crackdown moves || SAPO nears liquidation

2026/03/16

CBN restricts BVN phone number changes to once in a lifetime to curb fraud

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced new restrictions on the country’s Bank Verification Number (BVN) system, limiting how often Nigerians can change

2026/03/13

11 Billion Transactions and 26% Exclusion: The Infrastructure Gap the CBN Wants to Close

With 11 billion payments processed and a clear-eyed view of who still sits outside the system, the CBN is laying the groundwork for inclusion at scale and opening

2026/03/13

CBN mandates liveness checks and device limits to fight digital banking fraud

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has tightened the rules for account opening and reactivation, mandating that all such processes must now include liveness verification

2026/03/13

Nigeria’s 2027 election may be decided by algorithms before anyone votes

While political parties prepare for the polls, a quieter contest is underway inside the data pipelines, recommendation algorithms, and artificial intelligence (

2026/03/13