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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss the hot topics in the African tech space.

The stories:

• Nigeria's central bank debits banks
• Google to launch its first African Cloud region in South Africa
• Increased Uber fares in Lagos
• Nigerian government sues Meta
• Nigeria's re-election to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

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Timestamps
01:09 - Nigeria's central bank debits banks
09:38 - Google to launch its first African Cloud region in South Africa
19:30 - Uber fares to increase in Lagos
23:40 - Nigerian government sues Meta
29:28 - Nigeria re-elected to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

Useful links

• Why is Nigeria’s central bank debiting commercial banks? 
• Google to launch its first African Cloud region in South Africa 
• Uber fares in Lagos are about to increase by 18%
• FG sues Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta over adverts, demands N30bn
• If you want a free and open Internet, pay attention to Nigeria’s role with this relatively unknown UN agency
• 11 critical questions on the leaked NITDA bill; a tussle for more power?
• Everything you need to know about Nigeria’s Social Media Bill and what you can do about it
• Nigeria plans to regulate online platforms
• Nigerian broadcasting agency seeks to regulate exclusive/original local content on Netflix, iROKOtv, PayTV

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Michael Madumere
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.

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