Hacker News with Generative AI: Nigeria

Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud (restofworld.org)
Cloud costs for Nigerian companies have shot up after the naira depreciated sharply because most U.S. cloud companies charge in dollars. Several local cloud startups have sprung up in the last two years. They offer the option to pay in naira, along with data sovereignty and lower latency.

Cloud Computing, Startups, Nigeria, Currency

131 points by NDAjam 34 days ago | 53 comments

'Disturbing surge in cryptocurrency fraud' led by young, tech-savvy Nigerian men (studyfinds.org)
SURREY, England — In an eye-opening study that sheds new light on the evolving landscape of digital financial crime, researchers have uncovered a striking pattern in Nigerian cryptocurrency fraud: all convicted perpetrators are male, and nearly two-thirds are under 30 years old.

Cryptocurrency, Fraud, Nigeria, Crime, Demographics

5 points by Brajeshwar 90 days ago | 0 comments

Nigeria's lithium boom: many mines are illegal and children do much of the work (apnews.com)
Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a new frontier for mining in Nigeria. But it’s led to exploitation of children who are often poor and take work in small, illegal mines to support themselves and their families.

Nigeria, Mining, Lithium, Child Labor, Environmental Issues

6 points by clumsysmurf 111 days ago | 0 comments

Nigeria fines Meta $220M for violating consumer, data laws (reuters.com)

Nigeria, Meta, Data Privacy, Law Enforcement, Fines

86 points by skilled 257 days ago | 41 comments

Nigerian faces up to 102 years in the slammer for $1.5M phishing scam (theregister.com)

Cybercrime, Nigeria, Law Enforcement, Phishing

13 points by hassanahmad 292 days ago | 0 comments

Nigeria suffers national power outage as labor unions shut down grid (theguardian.com)

Nigeria, Power Outages, Labor Unions, Energy

21 points by anigbrowl 303 days ago | 6 comments

Microsoft to shut Africa development centre in Nigeria (reuters.com)