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NCC TIRMS system Nigeria telecoms fraud infrastructure dual-regulator

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Nigeria’s Two-Regulator Fraud Infrastructure: NCC TIRMS Is Live. CBN Is Building Its Own. They Don’t Talk to Each Other.

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April 6, 2026

Nigeria has built two parallel fraud-fighting systems — one for telecoms, one for banking. TIRMS flags scam calls in real time. CBN mandates AI-powered AML. Neither shares an API or enforcement framework.

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AI data centres in Africa - MTN Lagos and Microsoft Kenya facilities with power infrastructure

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Africa’s AI Data Centre Race Has a Power Problem

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April 6, 2026

MTN is spending $240 million on an AI data centre in Lagos. Microsoft and G42 are spending $1 billion in Kenya. The investment is real. So is the power problem that could undermine it.

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Nigeria Fintech M&A Pipeline Q2 2026: Who Is Buying the Compliance Laggards?

April 6, 2026

Africa creator merchandise economy — Shopify take rates and cross-border fulfilment costs

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The Merch Gap: Why African Creators Leave Money on the Table With Physical Products

April 6, 2026

Africa talent competition reality TV format economics — Big Brother Naija, format fees and sponsor economics

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Africa’s Reality TV Format Economy: Inside the Business of Big Brother Naija, Format Fees, and the Sponsor Arms Race

April 6, 2026

Africa video game development studio economics — app store cuts and developer costs

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Building a Game Studio in Africa Costs $3,000 a Month. Publishing One Game Costs Three Times That. The Unit Economics Explain Why African Studios Struggle to Scale.

April 6, 2026

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Nigeria’s Two-Regulator Fraud Infrastructure: NCC TIRMS Is Live. CBN Is Building Its Own. They Don’t Talk to Each Other.

Africa’s AI Data Centre Race Has a Power Problem

Nigeria Fintech M&A Pipeline Q2 2026: Who Is Buying the Compliance Laggards?

The Merch Gap: Why African Creators Leave Money on the Table With Physical Products

Africa’s Reality TV Format Economy: Inside the Business of Big Brother Naija, Format Fees, and the Sponsor Arms Race

Building a Game Studio in Africa Costs $3,000 a Month. Publishing One Game Costs Three Times That. The Unit Economics Explain Why African Studios Struggle to Scale.

Nigeria Banks at Day 35: The CBN Blinks, the Courts Are Deciding, and No Buyer Has Moved

Africa’s Branch Campus Boom: Who Benefits When Western Universities Set Up Shop on the Continent

Africa’s Reality TV Format Economy: Inside the Business of Big Brother Naija, Format Fees, and the Sponsor Arms Race

CBN VASP AML Supervision Pilot: Nigeria Names Paystack and Flutterwave to Monthly Compliance Reporting

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Nigeria Fintech M&A Pipeline Q2 2026: Who Is Buying the Compliance Laggards?

The Merch Gap: Why African Creators Leave Money on the Table With Physical Products

Africa’s Reality TV Format Economy: Inside the Business of Big Brother Naija, Format Fees, and the Sponsor Arms Race

Building a Game Studio in Africa Costs $3,000 a Month. Publishing One Game Costs Three Times That. The Unit Economics Explain Why African Studios Struggle to Scale.