Business

MTN Partners Abia State Govt to Deploy Fast Internet Access Plus Freebies for Civil Servants & Traders

The quest of Abia State citizens for fast internet connectivity has finally come as MTN Nigeria has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Government to accelerate digital transformation, expanding broadband penetration, and unlocking socio-economic growth across the state. The agreement formalised in Umuahia, reflects a shared ambition between MTN Nigeria and […]

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Egerton Idehen
 Business

MTN Nigeria Elevates Egerton Idehen, Now Chief Broadband Officer 

Leading technology company, MTN Nigeria, has announced the appointment of Egerton Idehen as Chief Broadband Officer (CBBO), effective April 2025. Egerton joined MTN in 2002 as a Call Centre Agent and quickly advanced to Call Centre Manager. He has held various pivotal roles, including Customer Relationship Manager for the High Value Segment, Regional Head and […]

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News

Opera Refines Browser with Fully-integrated AI Capabilities  without Extra Data Costs

AMA PRESS RELEASE Opera is refining its free browser AI, Aria, to Opera Mini, its popular Android-based browser with millions of users in Africa. This update brings powerful AI capabilities, such as up-to-date information from the web, research assistance, content summarization, and image generation directly into the browser at no additional cost. “AI is rapidly […]

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L-R: CEO, Rack Centre, Lars Johannisson; COO, Rack Centre, Ezekiel Egboye; Deputy Chief of Staff, Lagos State Governor, Sam Egube; Chairman, Jagal Group, Maher Jarmakani and Sales Director, Rack Centre, Folu Aderibigbe.
 Internet

New Load Data Centre Reinforces Our Commitment to Innovation, Reliability & Security, Says Rack Centre Chairman

The newly commissioned LGS2 12MW IT Load Data Centre built by Rack Centre-West Africa’s  Tier III carrier and cloud neutral data centre, has been described as the best-in-class and a game changer that would revolutionise Nigeria’s digital landscape. The Chairman, Rack Centre, Maher Jarmakani, disclosed this during the official commissioning of the data centre held […]

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L-R: Ejovi Aror, Group Managing Director, ipNX; Dr. Bosun Tijani, Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy; and Olusola Teniola, Director, Strategic Business Initiatives, ipNX
 Business

ipNX  Engages Nigeria Govt to Strengthen Collaboration for National Broadband Expansion

In a significant step towards advancing Nigeria’s transformation agenda in technology, an executive delegation from ipNX Nigeria Limited, an Information and communications technology (ICT) company, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. The meeting focused on fostering collaboration between the […]

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Telecoms

ipNX Strengthens Collaboration with NCC to Drive Broadband Penetration and Policy Alignment

An executive delegation from ipNX, Nigeria’s leading Information and Communications Technology Company and Connectivity Provider, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) in Abuja. The visit aimed to strengthen the collaborative relationship between both institutions, explore opportunities for further growth and development within Nigeria’s rapidly evolving ICT sector, and discuss policy […]

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Prof. Ibrahim Adeyanju, CEO, Galaxy Backbone Ltd.
 Business

Galaxy Backbone Unveils Four Years’ Digital Strategic Plan to Deepen Nigeria’s Broadband Connectivity

Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB), Nigeria’s foremost digital infrastructure and services provider, has unveiled a bold and comprehensive four-year strategic plan (2025-2028) aimed at accelerating the integrated digital transformation Strategy (IDTS) plan for government and businesses in Nigeria. This strategy is designed to enhance digital service delivery, strengthen connectivity, and support Nigeria’s vision of a fully […]

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Dr Bosun Tijani, (Picture credit: Twitter/X).
Business

Nigeria Secures $700m AfDB Funding to Deploy 90,00km Fibre Optic Cable in Q4, 2025

The Nigerian Government has unveiled plans to deploy 90,000km of fibre optic cable that will begin in the final quarter of 2025 This follows a $700 million funding injection from development partners, including the World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB), and Islamic Development Bank. The project, which will expand the country’s fibre backbone from 35 […]

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Business

NITDA  Warns of  ‘Malicious Viper’ Striking Critical Security Flaw in Jupiter X Core WordpPress Plugin

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has uncovered a critical security flaw in the Jupiter X Core plugin for WordPress, affecting websites using this popular theme framework. According a reported post on its Facebook, NITDA revealed that the vulnerability, identified as an unauthenticated privilege escalation flaw, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or gain administrative […]

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Business

Nigeria and UK Plan Partnership on National Cybersecurity Architecture Amid 95% Human Error Cyber Breaches

Plans are underway towards building a United Kingdom/Nigeria National Cybersecurity Architecture.   The UK/Nigeria Inward Cyber Trade Mission is to be facilitated by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). According to the Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa the federal government was working towards embedding cybersecurity in every aspect of general activities, […]

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