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From Geography graduate to global fintech architect: Grace Abayomi’s multidisciplinary journey across tech

April 20, 2026

A stubborn myth in the tech sector dictates that mastery demands absolute tunnel vision: you are either a software developer or a data scientist. Pick your lane and stay there. Grace Abayomi‘s career dismantles that assumption. Now an application engineer at Vanguard, Abayomi’s entry into the industry was unorthodox. Graduating from Olabisi Onabanjo University in

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Nigeria activates DNSSEC to strengthen trust and security in .ng domains

April 20, 2026

The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has officially deployed DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on Nigeria’s .ng domain, introducing a layer of cryptographic protection designed to stop cybercriminals from redirecting internet users to fake or malicious websites. The unveiling took place during a media advocacy and capacity-building workshop held in Lagos on Thursday, marking what NiRA

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Tulupay announces prelaunch of its pan-African first financial operating system (FOS) for high interoperability of Africa’s financial ecosystem

April 20, 2026

Tulupay, a Fintech Inclusion Holdings company, focused on pan-African payments and financial-services infrastructure with active operations in Estonia and footprints in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda, and other markets, today announces the prelaunch of its Financial Operating System (FOS), A unified financial ecosystem that bridges Web2 and Web3 infrastructure rails to deliver a highly interoperable, secure,

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25 million data breach

April 20, 2026

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20,000 drivers sue Uber for allegedly failing to grant blocked drivers appeal in California

April 20, 2026

At least 20,000 drivers in California have expressed interest in suing the ride-hailing company, Uber, for allegedly violating the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act, also known as Prop 22. This was disclosed to Technext by the Rideshare Drivers United, the group under whose umbrella the drivers are executing their action. The Prop 22 law indicates

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FCCPC debunks claims it triggered suspension of airtime and data borrowing

April 20, 2026

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has dismissed claims that it is responsible for the sudden shutdown of airtime and data borrowing services nationwide. According to a statement issued by the commission on Friday, signed by the Director of Corporate Affairs, Onadaje Inagwu, it described the viral claims on social media as “incorrect”,

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Billionaire Femi Otedola warns of fraudulent Bamboo investment scheme

April 20, 2026

Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola has issued a public warning after fraudsters began circulating online advertisements using his name and image to promote fake investment platforms and WhatsApp groups promising guaranteed financial returns. One of the ads, which has been circulating as a sponsored post on Facebook, falsely links Otedola to Bamboo, a Nigerian investment platform,

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How to check your 2026 JAMB/UTME results via SMS and online

April 20, 2026

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has started releasing the results for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The examination, which started on Thursday, 16 April 2026 and runs till Saturday, 25 April 2026, is expected to receive 2,243,816 candidates nationwide. About 940 Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centres are involved in the exercise. In

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NDPC launches probe into CAC cyber breach as data security concerns rise

April 20, 2026

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched an investigation into the cyberattack on the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), which recently confirmed unauthorised access to parts of its systems. The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) announced the investigation in a press release dated April 17, 2026, signed by Babatunde Bamigboye, Head of Legal, Enforcement, and

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Sterling Bank, Remita and CAC data breaches: Why did the Nigerian institutions say nothing?

April 20, 2026

Sometime in late March, a threat actor known as ByteToBreach waltzed into Sterling Bank’s systems through a back door the bank already knew was broken and had left unrepaired for three months. The actor spent nine days inside, documented everything he found, and then told the world about it through a post on a criminal

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