Advocaat Law Practice presents their quarterly TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications) Nuggets publication for Q2 2026, offering insights and updates on key developments in the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. This resource provides legal professionals and industry stakeholders with curated information on regulatory changes, case law, and emerging trends affecting the TMT landscape.
NigeriaMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
The second quarter of 2026 marks a decisive shift across the TMT landscape from high-level policy design to hard regulatory enforcement and structural execution. Across African markets and the wider global tech ecosystem, authorities are aggressively tightening oversight to secure rapidly evolving digital economies; this is visible in Nigeria’s strict new fintech data localisation rules, enhanced cross- sectoral anti-fraud collaborations between the NCC and CBN, and Kenya’s elevated network quality standards. At the same time, traditional intellectual property, gaming, and media frameworks are undergoing critical overhauls to capture digital value and protect consumers, ranging from Nigeria’s newly enacted 5% digital copyright levy and Tanzania's pioneering trade mark classification of AI-as-a- Service to sweeping global adjustments like the European Council's delayed high-risk AI Act timelines. Ultimately, as operators increasingly pivot toward domestic funding to bridge
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