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) To advertise or promote your brand, visit this link or send an email to business@techpoint.africa Explore the fintech in everything at The Fintech Summit 2022 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. Music - Beach by MBB