July 29, 2023
Nigeria: MTN Nigeria's Half-Year Profit Weakens 29%
Finance costs jumped 161.8 per cent to N237.6 billion on the back of a dramatic spike in net foreign exchange loss Read more »
July 27, 2023
Nigeria: Lai Mohammed, Ex-Nigeria's Information Minister, Gets New Appointment
Mr Mohammed has been named the Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili. Read more »
July 25, 2023
Nigeria: Lamido of Adamawa Lauds NCC's Consumer Protection Initiatives
The NCC remains committed to its mandate of protecting, informing and educating consumers of telecoms services across all the 36 states of the Federation including the FCT Read more »
July 24, 2023
Africa: Avanti Named Sub-Saharan Africa's Leading Capacity Partner for Second Year Running
Avanti has made a significant commitment to Africa. The company has ambitions to accelerate growth across the region. Read more »
July 20, 2023
Africa: Interview - Why CJID Is Hosting West Africa Journalism Innovation Conference - Busola Ajibola
The inaugural conference hopes to bring journalists, policymakers, digital technologists, innovators and others to discuss issues that affect journalism and the media in West… Read more »
Nigeria: How Nigeria's $428 Million ICT Project Is Addressing Rural Financial Inclusion
In rural communities across Nigeria, the Nigeria National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone (NICTIB) Project drives financial inclusion due to… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Nigeria: Alton Hails NCC Boss for Adhering to Quality Regulation
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) Chairman, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo applauds Umar Danbatta's exceptional leadership at NCC Read more »
June 26, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Committed to Promoting Trade, Technology With Korea - VP Shettima
Mr Shettima also reiterated the government's desire to create one million jobs in the digital sector for young Nigerians. Read more »
June 20, 2023
Nigeria: Airtel Africa Expects Fresh Blow to Financial Performance Amid Nigeria's Forex Market Reforms
Airtel Africa, the continent's unit of New Delhi's telecommunications titan Bharti Airtel, is the biggest company in Nigeria by market value, currently worth N4.8 trillion ($7… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Nigeria: We Have Invested Over $4 Billion in Nigeria - Airtel
"...I think the future will be glorious for this country," the Airtel boss said. Read more »
June 14, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu Signs Data Protection Bill Into Law
The Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 provides a legal framework for protecting personal information and the practice of data protection in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Telecom Access Gaps Drop By 53%
Access gaps refer to the cluster of communities or grouped areas in different parts of the country that are bereft of access to telecom services Read more »
June 09, 2023
Nigeria: Telecom Sector Contributes N2.508 Trillion to Nigeria's GDP
Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that the sector recorded a 4.3 per cent increase from its performance in the last quarter of 2022 when it… Read more »
Nigeria: 5G - NCC Wants Control Over Mining, Usage of Data
According to him, as we embrace the transformative potential of 5G, we must also prioritise safety concerns. Read more »
May 05, 2023
West Africa: Airtel Africa Appoints Unilever West Africa's Md As CEO of Nigerian Subsidiary
.The new appointee will also hold the role of regional operating director of the telecom operator. Read more »
April 26, 2023
Nigeria: Repairing Apple Gadgets Cost a Dime in Nigeria - Users
The laptop owner, Joe Abah, in a tweet, narrated how he accidentally spilt some liquid on his new MacBook Pro. Read more »
April 25, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Has 222.5 Million Telephone Subscribers - NBS
The report showed that the figure for the last quarter of 2022 represented a 13.87 per cent rise in voice subscriptions on a year-on-year basis. Read more »
April 15, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Cash Crisis Driving Digital Transactions to All-Time High
The scarcity is driving Nigerians in droves to sign up for digital and electronic banking services Read more »
April 11, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs Innovative Technology to Achieve Sustainable Feed Production - Minister
The forum presents an opportunity for robust multi-stakeholder interactive sessions to explore business opportunities and multi-faceted problems bedevilling Nigeria's animal feed… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Nigeria: Explainer - How to Spot Deepfake Audio Clips Blended By Artificial Intelligence Tools
Some Nigerian disinformation experts have deployed audio-based deepfake technology to fake sensitive conversations of political figures, stirring controversies. Read more »
March 29, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Approves U.S.$52 Million for Free Internet Facilities in Airports, Markets
The government also said 43 higher institutions of learning in the country would be linked to the Internet facility. Read more »
March 27, 2023
West Africa: WAEC Suspends Manual Process of Result Confirmation
In 2022, WAEC launched a digital platform where candidates can also recover burnt, lost, and damaged certificates online. Read more »
March 15, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Recorded 12.9 Million Cyber Attacks During Presidential, NASS Elections - Minister
Threats to public websites and portals averaged around 1.5 million daily but the figure skyrocketed to 6.9 million on Presidential Election Day, the minister said. Read more »
March 06, 2023
Nigeria: Adeleke Flags Off Laying of 64-Km Broadband Fibre Optic Cable
Governor Adeleke says the project is worth N16 billion and will be financed by investors. Read more »
Nigeria: NISS Seeks Collaboration With NCC to Improve National Security
NISS solicits NCC's support to advance strategic collaboration that would enhance the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) towards improving security Read more »