🚗Nigeria to Implement End-of-Life Vehicle Policy in 2026

Season Greetings Valued Subscribers👋

A new year will soon come with new rules, and this time, the changes will be hard to ignore. From January 1, 2026, Nigeria’s updated tax policies are set to take effect, reshaping how individuals, businesses, and digital platforms interact with the tax system.

For many people, this won’t just be about higher compliance or new paperwork. It touches everyday realities — how income is reported, how businesses structure operations, and how regulators track economic activity in an increasingly digital economy. As the government tightens its approach to revenue collection, the big question is how prepared households and companies really are for what’s coming, and what this shift means for doing business in Nigeria going forward.

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Today’s Menu ☕️

🚗Nigeria to Implement End-of-Life Vehicle Policy in 2026
🗼Microsoft Rules Out Nigeria Data Centre Plans
🪙Trust Wallet Chrome Hack Drains $7m
🤖Grok Tops AI Platforms in User Engagement
👨‍💻Why LinkedIn Is a Career Goldmine

🚗TRANSPORTATION

Nigeria to Implement End-of-Life Vehicle Policy in 2026

Nigeria plans to fully roll out its End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) policy in 2026, aiming to regulate vehicle dismantling and recycling while reducing environmental pollution. Coordinated by NADDC, the policy will formalise the largely informal vehicle recycling sector through enforcement, licensing, public awareness, and capacity building. With vehicle imports rising sharply, the initiative is expected to improve waste management, create jobs, generate revenue, and turn automotive waste into a structured economic opportunity............….continue reading

🗼DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Microsoft Rules Out Nigeria Data Centre Plans

Microsoft has confirmed it has no near-term plans to build a data centre in Nigeria, opting instead to focus on cloud connectivity, partnerships, and access to its global Azure infrastructure. Speaking in Lagos, Microsoft Nigeria and Ghana GM Abideen Yusuf said the company’s priority is enabling reliable cloud access through solutions like ExpressRoute rather than local data hosting. While Nigeria’s data centre market is expanding rapidly, Microsoft says it will continue serving the country through regional cloud hubs and connectivity services as part of a broader multi-cluster strategy..............….continue reading

 🪙CRYPTOCURRENCY

Trust Wallet Chrome Hack Drains $7m

Hackers compromised Trust Wallet’s Chrome extension update (version 2.68), embedding malicious code that secretly harvested users’ seed phrases and drained roughly $7 million in crypto assets within hours. The attack, a classic supply chain breach, affected only the Chrome extension; mobile apps and other browsers were not impacted. Trust Wallet has since released version 2.69 to remove the malicious code and, unusually for a non-custodial wallet, pledged to reimburse affected users using Binance’s SAFU fund. Users who installed v2.68 have been urged to abandon their old seed phrases and migrate funds to new wallets immediately.............….continue reading

 🤖ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Grok Tops AI Platforms in User Engagement

New Similarweb data shows Grok leading generative AI platforms in average visit time for the second straight month, with users spending about eight minutes per session—outpacing ChatGPT and Gemini. Despite having a smaller user base, Grok’s longer sessions point to deeper engagement driven by features like Think Mode, real-time insights from X via DeepSearch, and fewer conversational restrictions. Backed by xAI’s Colossus infrastructure, Grok is increasingly positioning itself as a “deep work” AI tool, while rivals dominate faster, lightweight queries..............…continue reading

👨‍💻CAREER

Why LinkedIn Is a Career Goldmine

LinkedIn has evolved far beyond a digital résumé into a powerful engine for professional visibility, learning, and opportunity. Recruiters, investors, founders, and decision-makers now use the platform to discover talent, assess credibility, and initiate opportunities that never reach public job boards. Those who treat LinkedIn as a living professional journal—sharing insights, engaging thoughtfully, and documenting their work—build long-term leverage and trust. In 2025, as hiring becomes more signal-driven and global, ignoring LinkedIn does not limit its influence; it simply means missing out on opportunities already being shaped there..............…continue reading

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