For years, many people have worried about the rise of Artificial Intelligence, AI, in healthcare. A common fear has been that machines might one day replace doctors. But across Africa, a different story is beginning to take shape.

Verve International, a subsidiary of Interswitch Group, has unveiled a next-generation tokenization solution aimed at strengthening transaction security, reducing fraud risks and accelerating digital commerce adoption across Africa.

Instagram will begin notifying parents when their teenage children repeatedly search for content related to suicide or self-harm, platform owner Meta announced Thursday, as the company faces mounting legal pressure over its handling of young users.

There is nothing new to write about Dr Leo-Stan Ekeh, one of Nigeria’s established serial entrepreneurs and acclaimed country’s tech torch bearer, who turned 70 on Sunday.

As Nigeria intensifies efforts to grow its creative economy and unlock new frontiers of opportunity, the Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has declared that technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence, will play a defining role in shaping the nation’s future.

Zinox Technologies and TD Africa have formalised a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening Africa’s technology ecosystem and expanding access to locally manufactured technology solutions across the continent.

In response to growing concerns around infrastructure gaps, payment integration challenges, and limited access to scalable digital tools for startups outside Nigeria’s major tech hubs, integrated payments and digital commerce company, Interswitch, stepped forward with practical solutions.

As Nigeria pushes to position itself as Africa’s digital powerhouse, rolling out faster broadband, expanding data centres, deepening fintech innovation, investing in artificial intelligence, and digitising government services, a less visible but critical gap threatens to undermine that ambition.

At 6 a.m. on the Lekki–Ajah corridor, a CMS T&M Nigeria Limited bus – part of Lagos State’s assisted mass transit scheme – is already packed, crawling toward CMS. Some passengers stand, while others sit cautiously in most cases, on torn seats quietly worrying about bed bugs or cockroaches. Yet people squeeze in anyway.

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor President Tinubu has begged telecommunications operators, telcos in the country to give unhindered connectivity access to educational institutions and other platforms of learning in the country, reminding them that connectivity is the right of every Nigeria citizen. The President said he observed that in the telcos’ business, commercial considerations mostly […]

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived at a Los Angeles court on Wednesday to testify at a groundbreaking social media addiction trial, where Instagram and other platforms are accused of deliberately hooking young users.

A pan-African digital infrastructure and ecosystem platform, Africa Hyperscalers, has charged the media on responsible AI reporting as part of a high-level Media Workshop on Digital Infrastructure and AI in Lagos.

LG Electronics has launched a nationwide campaign aimed at celebrating long-standing customer loyalty by searching for the oldest still-functioning LG television sets across Nigeria.

The General Manager at Cavista Technologies Nigeria, Mrs Oyebola Morakinyo, has pioneered the Cavista tech hackaton, a CSR tech event which discovers youths of tertiary schools with a lot of talent in the tech ecosystem.

The Nigerian Mobile Accessories Market is valued at approximately USD 1.17 billion as at 2025. However, it is projected to grow astronomically considering the way it is growing at a steady CAGR of 6%.