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Data Directives, Sovereign Clouds, and $92B Crypto Crossroads -

Data Directives, Sovereign Clouds, and $92B Crypto Crossroads Welcome back to this week's breakdown of West Africa's fast-evolving technology landscape. In this edition, we lead with a monumental shift in national policy as the Federal Government enforces strict data compliance across all state agencies—declaring data as the nation's "new oil." Alongside thi...

https://itpulse.com.ng/report-nigeria-is-using-ai-everywhere-but-does-it-actually-own-any-of-it/

Report: Nigeria is using AI everywhere. But does it actually own any of it? - ITPulse.com.ng 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....

https://itpulse.com.ng/strategic-partnerships-with-tertiary-institutions-set-to-drive-innovation-and-skills-development/

Strategic partnerships with tertiary institutions set to drive innovation and skills development - ITPulse.com.ng The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has posited that strategic partnership with various higher institutions across Nigeria are critical to nurturing innovation ecosystems, equipping citizens with practical skills, and positioning Nigeria as a hub for technology-driven deve...

https://itpulse.com.ng/why-national-regulatory-sandbox-key-to-nigerias-digital-economy-pursuit/

Why National Regulatory Sandbox key to Nigeria’s digital economy pursuit - ITPulse.com.ng The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has called for stronger inter-agency collaboration among government regulators to accelerate the rollout of Nigeria’s National Regulatory Sandbox. Speaking through the National Coordinator of the ...

https://itpulse.com.ng/virtual-asset-tax-guidelines-threaten-nigerias-92bn-crypto-market-coalition-warns/

Virtual asset tax guidelines threaten Nigeria’s $92Bn crypto market, coalition warns - ITPulse.com.ng The Digital Assets Coalition (DAC), an industry alliance representing digital asset operators and participants in Nigeria, has warned that the newly released guidelines on the Taxation of Virtual Assets is a threat to destabilize the country’s $92 billion digital asset market. The coalition raised...

https://itpulse.com.ng/sovereign-cloud-nnamani-tasks-nigeria-on-data-security-and-forex-protection/

Sovereign cloud: Nnamani tasks Nigeria on data security and forex protection - ITPulse.com.ng By Martin Ekpeke The Co-Chair of the Technical Working Group for Nigeria’s National Sovereign Cloud Initiative, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, has called for a decisive shift toward national data localization, warning that relying on foreign entities to store critical national data poses serious securit...

https://itpulse.com.ng/gitex-nigeria-2026-five-key-takeaways-to-expect-as-west-africas-premier-tech-show-returns/

GITEX Nigeria 2026: Five key takeaways to expect as West Africa’s premier tech show returns - ITPulse.com.ng West Africa’s largest technology and startup gathering, GITEX Nigeria 2026, is set to take place across Abuja and Lagos from 31 August to 3 September 2026. Organized by KAOUN International alongside the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and NITDA, the second editio...

https://itpulse.com.ng/data-is-new-oil-tinubu-tells-mdas-in-new-circular/

Data is new oil, Tinubu tells MDAs in new circular - ITPulse.com.ng In a major push to reinforce public trust and advance data-driven governance across the public sector, the Federal Government has issued a sweeping compliance circular mandating all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to strictly safeguard personal data. The directive is contained in Circul...

https://itpulse.com.ng/crypto-does-not-have-a-communication-problem-it-has-a-clarity-problem/

Crypto does not have a communication problem. It has a clarity problem - ITPulse.com.ng By Ememobong Udofot E For the better part of my career in a cryptocurrency exchange, I have written about trust. I have written about how fintech companies should communicate, how brands can build credibility, and why transparency matters in an industry that many people still approach with caution.....

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