News
- Starlink Accelerates IPv6 Adoption in Eight Nations 28/06/2025
- ICANN Warns of Possible Sanctions Over AFRINIC Election Irregularities 25/06/2025
- ICANN Demands Fairness in AFRINIC Board Elections Amid Governance Concerns 06/06/2025
- Smuggled Phone Reveals North Korea’s Regime Captures User Screens Every Five Minutes, Censors Texting 04/06/2025
- America’s Broadband Blind Spot: Audit Reveals Millions More Offline Than FCC Reports 04/06/2025
Africa ICT Updates
- Nigeria: FG Tightens Project Oversight With Digital Licensing Tool 30/06/2025[Leadership] Nigeria's project management regulator, Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) has begun tightening oversight of infrastructure and development projects with the launch of a digital licensing and verification system aimed at enforcing standards nationwide.
- Nigeria: ICT Adviser Pushes for Shift From Tech Consumerism to Tech Authorship 30/06/2025[Leadership] The special adviser on ICT to the governor of Enugu state, Hon. Nnaemeka Ani, has urged African innovators to embrace a radical shift from being mere consumers of technology to becoming creators and authors of it.
- Nigeria: Tech Scholar to Drive Academic Vision As OAU's New DVC 30/06/2025[Leadership] Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has appointed renowned computer scientist and technology advocate, Professor Adesola Aderounmu, as its new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics).
- Nigeria: 9PSB Reintroduces Bank9ja App to Deepen Financial Inclusion in Nigeria 30/06/2025[Leadership] 9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB) has reintroduced its flagship mobile banking application, the Bank9ja app, packed with new features designed to simplify digital financial transactions, as a move to advance financial inclusion and deliver seamless banking to underserved Nigerians.
- Nigeria: Cybercrime - Half of Victims Paid Ransom in 2025 30/06/2025[Leadership] Despite global efforts to curb the spread of ransomware, cybercriminals continue to profit handsomely, with nearly half of all victimised organisations paying ransom demands in 2025.