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Africa and the deadly dust from Iran, by Azu Ishiekwene

These are sad times. Who could have believed that after the US and its allies destroyed Iraq in search of “weapons of mass destruction” and found none, history would repeat itself as a farce?  In neighbouring Iran, 35 years after Operation Desert Storm, the U.S. has launched a consequential war, only this time without even the […]

On the march towards state Police, by Adekunle Adekoya

LAST Wednesday, the new Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, was formally sworn-in as the 23rd indigenous head of the Nigeria Police Force by President Bola Tinubu. Before going further, some optics. His predecessor, Kayode Egbetokun was said to have been summoned by the President penultimate Tuesday, and in the aftermath of the meeting, Egbetokun resigned. Disu, an […]

Nigeria’s banks must act now on AI-driven, insider staff fraud

Recent reports highlighting the surge in banking fraud across Nigeria should serve as a wake-up call for the financial sector. The situation also highlights the urgent need to upgrade the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decade-old payment security policy, which still largely relies on two-factor authentication (2FA). In today’s threat environment, banks must begin transitioning toward […]

Afrobeats streams jump 5,022%

Global audio streaming platform Spotify used the celebration of its five years of operations in Nigeria, to unveil a new data highlighting explosive rise in the way people listen to Nigerian sounds.

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