Author: ITPulse

Nigerian authorities have intensified efforts to combat the circulation of counterfeit scientific calculators following the seizure of approximately 14,000 boxes of fake devices during a coordinated enforcement operation at Dosunmu Market in Lagos. The operation, conducted on 17 February, brought together the Nigeria Police Force, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), and the Lagos State Taskforce, resulting in the discovery of a concealed warehouse allegedly used to distribute counterfeit scientific calculators across the country. The seizure, one of the largest of its kind, has raised fresh concerns over the growing presence of counterfeit educational products in the Nigerian market as…

By Martin Ekpeke The Federal Government of Nigeria has reached a critical milestone in its drive to overhaul national telecommunications infrastructure following the incorporation of Bridge Open Access (Bridge OA), an independent special purpose vehicle (SPV) established to oversee the execution of Project BRIDGE. The announcement was made by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, on his official LinkedIn page. The incorporation of Bridge OA signals the formal transition of the $2 billion nationwide broadband program from its design and financing stages into active physical deployment. Bridge OA will serve as the corporate vehicle to…

The partnership between Seerbit, a payment solutions provider and Paypal is set to strengthen cross-border digital trade across Africa, Omoniyi Kolade, Chief Executive Officer of SeerBit has declared. The partnership was announced earlier today to enable merchants across its supported markets to accept payments directly from PayPal users at checkout. “African businesses have the talent and products to compete globally; the missing link has often been access to trusted, convenient payment options. By integrating PayPal, we’re bridging that gap for merchants, helping them build credibility with global customers and making it easier for the world to do business with Africa,”…

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has issued an ultimatum to the chief executives of America’s leading artificial intelligence developers, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta demanding an immediate freeze on frontier AI development. In letters sent on Monday to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the Vermont lawmaker warned that Congress will step in to halt AI progress through federal legislation if the tech giants fail to act voluntarily. “In the interest of humanity, stand by your words. Pause AI development. It is not too late to avoid disaster. Stop building machines that humans cannot control.…

Nigeria’s digital economy is expanding rapidly, yet indigenous cloud service providers struggle to capture a dominant market share despite world-class local infrastructure facilities. In an exclusive interview with ITPulse, Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, Chief Executive Officer of UnicloudAfrica, unpacks the complex interplay of high interest rates, foreign exchange volatility, talent drain, procurement perception, and customer default that limits the expansion of local cloud players. Dr. Ranganath highlights that while local players possess the physical foundation via third-party colocation data centers, structural economic pressures and fragmented industry collaboration hinder their growth, even as regulatory tailwinds like the Nigeria Data Protection Act create…

By Ivy Samuel Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a technology reserved for multinational corporations but has become a strategic tool that can help Nigerian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) improve productivity, reduce operating costs, and remain competitive, according to a new study by Dr. Ayodeji Idowu Phd. The study, published in the International Journal of Comparative Studies in International Relations and Development, argues that advances in cloud computing, affordable digital platforms, and application programming interfaces (APIs) have made AI accessible to businesses of all sizes. The researcher noted that SMEs no longer require huge investments or specialized data science…

By Martin Ekpeke For generations, Nigeria’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have relied on traditional business frameworks such as SWOT analyses, balanced scorecards, and conventional customer relationship management (CRM) systems to survive in an unpredictable business environment. Today, however, a quiet revolution is reshaping the way businesses compete. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving from a futuristic concept into a practical, everyday tool that is helping enterprises improve efficiency, increase profitability, and drive sustainable growth. According to a study published in the International Journal of Comparative Studies in International Relations and Development by Dr. Ayodeji Idowu and Prof. Y.T. Babalola…

Bright Anyanwu, chief compliance officer at YellowCard Financial Nigeria Limited and money laundering reporting officer for West, Central and East Africa at YellowCard Inc., has been shortlisted for the 2026 PICCASO Awards Europe in the Compliance Champion of the Year category. The nomination places Anyanwu among professionals being recognised for strengthening compliance standards and advancing responsible, ethical and effective business practices at a time when financial services organisations face increasingly complex regulatory, privacy, cybersecurity and financial crime risks. The PICCASO Awards, which recognise achievements across privacy, information security, compliance, culture, artificial intelligence, strategy and operations, have emerged as a platform…

Franklin Peters The new NRS guidelines represent a significant step towards formalising Nigeria’s digital asset economy. The real test, however, is whether they can be implemented in a way that encourages compliance, protects innovation and ultimately increases national revenue. For years, one of the loudest demands from Nigeria’s digital asset industry has been regulatory clarity. Businesses wanted certainty before investing. Financial institutions wanted clear rules before engaging. Consumers wanted stronger protections. Government sought greater visibility into an increasingly important segment of the economy. The release of the Nigeria Revenue Service’s (NRS) guidelines on the taxation of digital and virtual assets…

Report by Debola Ibiyode, founder and executive director of the AI (Adebola Ibiyode) Empowerment Foundation, and founder and CEO of CarbonAI | A review of artificial intelligence adoption across Nigeria paints a picture of a nation racing to use AI, while still struggling to build it (The study was conducted by OLGNova and AI in Action Now an initiative by AI Empowerment Foundation) Scroll through your phone, walk into a hospital, visit a government office, or ask a Nigerian smallholder farmer about their planting decisions. Chances are, artificial intelligence is already part of the picture. Nigeria’s engagement with AI has…