Galaxy Backbone (GBB), an IT and shared services provider owned by the federal government, has urged banks, fintech companies, and other tech stakeholders to invest in resilient digital infrastructure to strengthen trust and compliance in Nigeria’s financial sector.

The company made the calls on Monday in Abuja during its second-quarter webinar themed “Building Digital Trust in Nigeria’s Financial Sector: Navigating Regulatory Compliance and Infrastructure Performance”.

Speaking at the webinar, Ibrahim Sani, executive director of finance at the GBB, said Nigeria’s financial sector was undergoing a rapid transformation that required massive investment.

This, he said, made trusted digital infrastructure essential for delivering secure, reliable and future-ready financial services.

The webinar brought together industry stakeholders to discuss the growing need for secure and resilient digital infrastructure in the financial sub-sector.

Mr Sani said financial institutions need to adapt to evolving regulatory requirements and increasing digital adoption.

The event came amid the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) directive requiring banks, fintech companies, mobile money operators and other payment service providers to store payment transaction data generated within Nigeria on local servers.

According to the apex bank, the policy is designed to strengthen regulatory oversight, improve transparency, reduce concentration risks and ensure that critical payment data remains within Nigeria’s jurisdiction.

Mr Sani said GBB would continue to provide the digital backbone supporting public and private sector institutions, including financial organisations, which rely on its secure connectivity, cloud and data centre services.

He said the organisation was well-positioned to support the financial industry’s regulatory compliance efforts by providing resilient infrastructure that meets evolving business and regulatory requirements.

Earlier, Olumbe Akinkugbe, executive director of digital exploration and technical services, GBB, underscored the importance of regulatory compliance in safeguarding Nigeria’s financial ecosystem.

According to him, adherence to the CBN directives and other regulatory frameworks is critical to promoting transparency, accountability, consumer confidence and the security of financial data in an increasingly digital economy.

Thomas Oghenebhumhe, head of automation and integration at GBB,  demonstrated the organisation’s sovereign cloud capabilities, highlighting the role of secure cloud adoption in strengthening the financial sector.

He said resilient cloud infrastructure enables financial institutions to innovate faster, improve operational efficiency, protect sensitive information and maintain compliance with regulatory standards.

Also speaking, Samuel Oyeleke, GBB’s head of data centre operations,  underscored the organisation’s globally certified Tier III and Tier IV data centre infrastructure.

Mr Oyeleke said the facilities provide the resilience, high availability and reliability required to support uninterrupted digital services, disaster recovery and business continuity for mission-critical financial operations.

Olusegun Olulade, executive director of customer centricity and marketing, GBB, said building digital trust requires sustained collaboration among regulators, technology providers and financial institutions.

He urged organisations to invest in infrastructure that not only complies with regulatory requirements but also guarantees resilience, security, business continuity and customer confidence.

Mr Olulade reaffirmed GBB’s commitment to supporting the financial services industry with secure, resilient and globally aligned digital infrastructure.

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Weebly, US-based free, beginner-friendly, drag-and-drop website builder and eCommerce service, will no longer be available for customers in 67 countries, including Nigeria, after September 2026, according to an email seen by Nigeria CommunicationsWeek.

Weebly said it is “winding down” services in different nations “due to changes in regulation and to simplify our global operations”.

The firm released a timeline of gradual changes, to help existing users access their data before the site shuts down.

Starting June 29, customers of 67 countries were no longer able to publish any new pages.

September 27, 2026: Weebly websites will be unpublished.

Before this date, users should download site content and data. Follow these steps:

Go to Account Settings, click on My Data, and select Download My Data.

This will help you migrate your content to another website provider, or retain it.

Concerned about privacy? Ask Weebly to delete your data, through the Erase Data and Forget Me option under the My Data tab on your account page.

December 26, 2026: Last date of accessing Weebly account.

Until this date, you will have access to the account, although sites will be unpublished.

This period helps users move their site, domains, and data to another service.

Domain names can be moved to another registrar only after 60 days from the registration date.

According to the Weebly website, users must make sure that they do not make changes to your registrant contact information (email, phone number, first/last name), as this will lead to a 60-day registrar lock and prevent you from transferring your domain name.

Note that domain name transfers work differently for country-specific domains; users must contact Weebly’s support team for assistance.

How to unlock, transfer domain name

From your Weebly Dashboard, go to websites, and click on Domains, then select Manage Domain.

Disable registrar lock, get EPP authorisation code, and copy the full code.

Disabling registrar lock will also disable privacy protection. It is important to set privacy protection once again with the new registrar.

Follow the instructions for the newly chosen registrar as the rest of the transfer process will be managed by them

Why is Weebly winding down?

While the firm attributed it to “a change in regulation,” online users have argued that Square, which acquired Weebly in 2018, is pushing its platform ‘Square Online’.

Square is originally a US-based payment processor, and the firm says it has since evolved into the “largest business tech platform”.

It calls Square Online a “free online store” but clarifies that those who do not sell online can also use it to build their websites.

In an earlier support update for the Weebly Website Builder, Square Online was consistently referred to as a better alternative, although at the time, it was said that Square “has no plans to discontinue the Weebly website builder”.

Which countries will Weebly no longer be available in?  Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbadoa, Belarus, Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Others are: Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, and Côte d’Ivoire.

Also affected are: Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, French Polynesia,    Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Iceland, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal and New Caledonia.

The rest are: Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Korea, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.