Nigeria: New Technology

Nigeria's adoption of AI-powered facial recognition at major airports and automated credit scoring by digital lenders raises urgent questions about constitutional privacy protections. With Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution drafted before modern biometric surveillance existed, can its guarantee of privacy extend to algorithmic profiling and mass data collection?

The pace of innovation has never been faster. Every day, Nigerian entrepreneurs launch new digital platforms, software developers build artificial intelligence-powered solutions, musicians, writers and filmmakers create content for a global audience, and startups leverage emerging technologies to solve local problems.

Nigeria's open banking framework promises to transform digital lending through secure, consent-driven financial data sharing. As the phased rollout approaches mid-2026, lenders face both opportunity and obligation: faster credit decisions, better risk assessment, and new product possibilities, alongside stricter compliance requirements and infrastructure dependencies that will reshape competitive dynamics across the sector.

Advocaat Law Practice presents its quarterly TMT Nuggets publication for Q1 2026, offering insights and analysis on key developments in technology, media, and telecommunications law.

Babcock University hosted the AI & Babcock Innovation Venture (BIV) Commercialisation Summit 2026 on 21–22 April 2026 convening global leaders to accelerate AI driven innovation in Africa.

Nigeria's legal framework now places cybersecurity accountability directly on company boards and executives, with the Cybercrimes Act, Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, and CAMA creating potential personal liability for directors where failures stem from inadequate oversight. This analysis examines how regulatory requirements converge to make cybersecurity a governance imperative rather than merely an IT concern. The publication explores practical steps boards must take to embed cybersecurity into risk mana

Agentic commerce marks a structural shift in how payment transactions are initiated and executed. In this model, AI systems act on behalf of consumers to search, evaluate, and, in some cases...

In today's digital era, truth competes with advanced technology. Artificial intelligence (AI) can now generate highly realistic videos, images, and audio that convincingly imitate real people.

Nigeria's National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy 2025 (the "Policy") represents the most comprehensive and ambitious attempt to modernize the country's intellectual property...