Technology Times Daily — November 11, 2026 (Video)

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1. NiYA: Nigeria Awards ₦49m grants to 17 young entrepreneurs: The Federal Ministry of Youth Development, via the Nigerian Youth Academy, awarded forty-nine million naira in grants to seventeen young entrepreneurs. Eight founders received five million naira each, while nine received one million naira. All beneficiaries also gained one year of free access to SMECore enterprise management software to support business digitalization and operational growth. 2. Nigeria crosses 200m active phone subscriptions as broadband, 5G and fibre expand: Nigeria’s telecommunications sector reached two hundred point three million active subscriptions in September two thousand twenty-six, surpassing the two hundred million milestone. Teledensity rose to ninety-two point four one percent. MTN Nigeria retained the largest market share with one hundred four point six five million subscriptions, while broadband penetration reached fifty-nine point zero five percent. 3. Data protection: Nigeria’s DPCOs rise to 367 as NDPC warns of false reports: Registered Data Protection Compliance Organisations in Nigeria increased from seventeen to three hundred sixty-seven. The Nigeria Data Protection Commission warned that it would revoke licenses of entities submitting false compliance reports. This growth follows government directives requiring ministries and agencies to adhere to the Nigeria Data Protection Act, expanding opportunities for professional data protection services. 4. INEC flags 1.5m voter records for review, confirms 1.6m invalid registrations: The Independent National Electoral Commission flagged one point five million voter records for review during the Continuous Voter Registration exercise. Following biometric screening and public adjudication, the commission confirmed one point six million invalid registrations. Chairman Joash Amupitan clarified that flagged records require further examination before being deemed invalid, emphasizing the integrity of the electoral database.

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