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Something interesting just happened in Abuja. Nigeria officially unveiled what could become a digital gateway to everyday city life: MyCityApp Nigeria. At first glance, it’s “just another app". But look closer, and you’ll see something bigger.
Let’s start with the headline number. ₦132.45 billion. That’s how much 23 Nigerian states say they plan to spend on technology ministries and digital ambitions in 2026, according to budget data sourced from BudgIT’s Open States platform.
For years, Chams Holding Company Plc has been one of those companies quietly working behind the scenes. You probably didn’t see them in flashy startup headlines. You didn’t hear about them raising millions every quarter. But chances are?
In 2016, Selar wasn’t a startup with a grand master plan to dominate Africa’s creator economy. It was just an idea. No pitch deck. No market thesis. No “this is how we’ll win” roadmap. Just one simple belief from founder Douglas Kendyson: People don’t just want to consume content sometimes; they want to support the people who create it.
For decades, buying fuel has followed the same routine across Nigeria — drive in, wait your turn, speak to an attendant, make a transfer (or bring out cash), and hope there’s no delay or mix-up before you leave. Now, that routine may be on its way out.
A new report by the African Development Bank is now placing Africa at the centre of the global AI growth conversation, not as a consumer of technology, but as a future builder of it. And the numbers? They’re massive. According to the Bank’s latest study developed under the G20 Digital Transformation Working Group, Africa could unlock up to $1 trillion in additional GDP by 2035 through inclusive AI adoption.
In a moment that felt bigger than fintech, Nigerian payments powerhouse Flutterwave lit up the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and the reaction back home was electric. For many Nigerians watching online, seeing their own company’s name on the trading floor screens wasn’t just news… it was proof that Africa’s tech dreams can play on the world’s biggest financial stages.
For years, Nigerian freelancers, creators, and online business owners have had the same frustration: getting paid from abroad is easy… accessing the money locally is not. That gap just got a lot smaller. In January 2026, Nigerian fintech giant Paga quietly flipped a big switch; live PayPal account linking is now available in Nigeria. And it changes how global money flows into local wallets.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to find the right AI tool for a task, whether it’s content creation, design, productivity, or learning, you’re not alone. AI is exploding, but knowing which tools actually help isn’t easy, especially when most directories and lists aren’t built with Africa in mind.
Nigeria’s Data Centre Expansion Is Accelerating Nigeria’s ambition to compete in the global digital economy is increasingly tied to one critical piece of infrastructure: data centres. As artificial intelligence drives heavier computing workloads, the conversation is shifting from whether Nigeria will build more facilities to whether those facilities can truly support AI at scale.
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