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		<title>Nigeria extradites suspected romance scam operator to US over $1.5 million fraud</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iretomiwa Balogun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Investigators say the syndicate used fake online identities and fabricated dating profiles to build fraudulent emotional relationships with victims before manipulating them into transferring large sums of money under false pretences and staged emergencies. According to investigators, one victim allegedly lost more than $1.5 million to the operation. Investigators say the syndicate used fake online [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why SMS remains an essential communication channel in a digital-first world</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Africa messaging trends]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Mizra Bukva, Head of Telcos in EMEA at Infobip In an era of advanced messaging apps and rich digital experiences, SMS remains one of the most fundamental layers of customer communication. It&#8217;s the channel that works when everything else requires a download, a data connection, or an app account. Recent data shows SMS open rates at around [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>AI governance in Africa may deepen inequality, policy expert warns</title>
		<link>https://technologytimes.ng/ai-governance-in-africa-may-deepen-inequality/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Oladapo Riliwan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Africa AI governance]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Africa’s accelerating push to establish artificial intelligence governance frameworks risks leaving millions of citizens outside the policy processes that will define the continent’s digital future, according to Faidat Abdullahi, Policy Advisor at the Africa Digital Inclusion Alliance. Speaking during the online Participatory AI Research &#38; Practice Symposium Panel, Abdullahi warns that many AI governance systems across [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Photos: Sony Xperia 1 VIII flagship smartphone debuts with two-day battery life</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Oladapo Riliwan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sony AI Camera Assistant]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sony has launched the Sony Xperia 1 VIII, its latest flagship smartphone featuring a refreshed design, upgraded imaging system, and extended battery performance. The device introduces an AI Camera Assistant alongside a redesigned telephoto system, which Sony says features a sensor nearly four times larger than its predecessor to improve image and video quality on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>INEC resumes CVR exercise ahead of 2027 elections with digital voter system drive</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iretomiwa Balogun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2027 elections]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resumed the third and final phase of its nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, as it accelerates preparations for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections through expanded digital voter management systems. The Commission says the exercise, which began on Monday, May 11, 2026, will run until Friday, July 10, 2026, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nigeria&#8217;s competition regulator backs estimated electricity billing plan in Lagos</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iretomiwa Balogun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 22:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has backed the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) over its push to modernise electricity billing systems through a comprehensive digital metering reform. The federal competition regulator describes the initiative as a critical step toward transparency, accountability, and consumer protection in Nigeria’s evolving power sector. The endorsement follows [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Digital Switch Over: Nigeria sets June 17 for long-delayed  launch</title>
		<link>https://technologytimes.ng/digital-switch-over-nigeria-sets-june-17-launch/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iretomiwa Balogun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[audience analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broadcasting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital migration]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nigeria has set June 17, 2026 as the official relaunch date for its long-delayed Digital Switch Over (DSO) programme, marking a decisive national transition from analogue broadcasting to a fully digital television ecosystem. The announcement was made by Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, who described the rollout as a landmark technology reform that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nigeria shifts to algorithmic warfare with new AI defence system deployment</title>
		<link>https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-shifts-to-new-ai-defence-system/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iretomiwa Balogun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[AI warfare]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nigeria is accelerating its military transformation for the artificial intelligence era following the deployment of a Multi-domain Hybrid Intelligence Shield (HIS), an advanced defence framework designed to integrate AI, autonomous systems, and real-time intelligence capabilities into the country’s national security architecture. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Defence under the leadership of General Christopher [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nigeria targets regional AI leadership under sovereign cloud partnership</title>
		<link>https://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-ai-leadership-under-sovereign-cloud/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Oladapo Riliwan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AI infrastructure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[data sovereignty]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The National Information Technology Development Agency and the International Data Centre Authority have forged a strategic alliance to position Nigeria as a regional artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure powerhouse under the Nigerian Sovereign Cloud initiative. The partnership signals Nigeria’s ambitious push to evolve from Africa’s largest digital consumer market into a leading continental hub for AI [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>NUCAP: Nigeria dangles $35 million offer for 10% of SPV to drive rural broadband expansion</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Technology Times Newsroom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[TT Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broadband expansion Nigeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broadband investment Africa]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nigeria is offering private investors a 10% equity stake in the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) behind the Nigeria Universal Communication Access Project (NUCAP) for approximately $35 million, in what may become one of the nation’s most ambitious public-private digital infrastructure experiments to expand rural broadband connectivity. The offer, unveiled by the Federal Ministry of Communications, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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