4+ day, 40+ min ago   (1397+ words) My Life in Tech On a good day, a Nigerian entrepreneur rarely thinks about the mechanics of a phone call. A customer dials an 080 number, an automated greeting plays, a representative answers, an order is confirmed, or a complaint is…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1111+ words) On September 3, New York City, home to the largest public school system in the United States, banned the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in classrooms through the eighth grade. The decision brought to mind a conversation I had with Kurt…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (481+ words) The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is creating a new cybersecurity problem: protecting the physical and digital infrastructure that keeps increasingly powerful AI systems running. It is also the area in which Edoise Areghan, a cybersecurity and AI infrastructure engineering…...

1+ week, 39+ min ago   (558+ words) The partnership combines AI engineering, strategy, and governance to help organisations scale operations with AI, track return-on-investments, and instil safe AI practices within institutions to safeguard assets. LAGOS, Nigeria – September 1, 2026: Figo AI Labs, an AI engineering and research company, and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (255+ words) TechCabal Tyms partners with Seedstars to bring AI-Native accounting to emerging market entrepreneurs [Lagos, 26th August, 2026] — Tyms Inc., the AI-native accounting platform behind Adam, today announced a partnership with Seedstars, the global platform investing in and supporting entrepreneurship in emerging markets....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1560+ words) Saly AI has processed more than ₦1.5 billion ($1.1M) in transaction volume while serving more than 20,000 users, as its underlying Saly Chain infrastructure moves toward becoming a broader financial and blockchain infrastructure layer for businesses and developers. Built from Nigeria with a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1212+ words) Africans planning to buy a new smartphone this year may have to spend more as rising AI demand makes the cheap devices that helped millions get online more expensive to produce. Africa’s smartphone market is heading for its first annual…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (306+ words) ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is the international standard for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems (AIMS). It provides a clear framework for managing the risks and opportunities that come with developing and using AI. As businesses adopt AI across more of their operations, the…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (539+ words) Pouchers, a stablecoin-powered payments platform helping Nigerians receive, hold and spend money globally, has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding. This was led by Stack Directory LLC, a Dubai-based internet investment company, with participation from other strategic angel investors. The raise comes…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1272+ words) Artificial Intelligence is no longer an emerging technology. It has rapidly become a core driver of digital transformation, influencing how organisations operate, make decisions, engage customers, and deliver value. From customer service chatbots and fraud detection systems to predictive analytics…...