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Lagos State to Host World-Class Data Centers in 2025, Plans Extending Fiber-Optic Network by 1,200km

The Lagos State Government plans to host world-class data centers, providing the backbone for scalable, innovative solutions for the state by next year event as it has also promised to extended the Lagos’ fiber-optic network by an additional 1,200 kilometers over the next year, to complement the existing 2,500 kilometers. The State Governor, Mr Babajide […]

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Business

Airtel’s Leadership Team Wins Multiple Awards at CIO 2024

Airtel Nigeria’s leadership team has demonstrated outstanding excellence in innovation and technology as two of its directors were honoured with three prestigious awards at the 5th edition of the CIO & C-Suite Awards. The annual awards, organized by CIO Club Africa, celebrates outstanding achievements in technology and innovation leadership across 11 African nations, recognizing individuals […]

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2023 Compliance Report: 65 million Non-Complaint Content Pulled-Down as Taxes from Social Media Platforms Hit N2.55trl

The 2023 compliance report Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries revealed that 65,853,581 content were takedown by tech giants while implementing the code of practice. According to the report, the overall statistics across all the platforms further indicated that 379,433 content were removed and re-uploaded content following appeal by users while 4,125,283 […]

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Business

Backbase Partners Seven to Drive Digital Banking Innovation in MEA

AMA PRESS RELEASE Backbase, the global leader in Engagement Banking, has announced its strategic partnership with Seven, a consulting firm and integrator of digital and AI solutions based in Morocco. This collaboration brings together Backbase’s Engagement Banking Platform, with Seven’s deep expertise in digital transformation in banking, setting a new standard for innovation and customer experience […]

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Telecoms

JUST IN: NCC Unveils Draft Policy Framework to Rejig Internet Initiated SMS Application, Says New Policy to Curb Fraud 

There are plans by the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) to drop the current framework for the use of the Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging communication. The (A2P) messaging is a communication format in the telecommunications sector used to send Short Message Services (SMS) or sending notifications from an application directly to a recipient’s mobile phone. A2P is […]

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Business

New Telecoms Tariff Plans Take-off in December as NCC Brings Succour to Consumers

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is making a major regulatory intervention in the Nigerian telecoms industry with an adjustment of the present telecoms tariff plan. The NCC said it plans to introduce new tariff plans for telecom operators on December 13, 2024. According to the NCC, the decision is part of its strategy of simplifying […]

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ITU Aligns with NCC’s Submarine Cable Cut Mitigation Plan, Unveils Resilience International Advisory Body

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Agency for Digital Technologies, and the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC), the leading industry organisation promoting submarine cable protection, have formed the International Advisory Body for Submarine Cable Resilience to strengthen the resilience of this vital telecommunication infrastructure. Recall that following a recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivities in […]

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Telecoms

MTN Nigeria Shops for Additional N50bn to Shore-up working Capital

MTN Nigeria Plc plans to raise an additional N50 billion from the debt capital market as the telecom company seeks to shore up working capital. In a notice, the company told the Nigerian Exchange about its proposed issuance of N50 billion series 13 and 14 commercial paper sales to investors. The telecommunications company said its […]

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Business

About Six Billion People Online in 2024 as Complexities of Reaching Communities in Low-income Countries Heightens

An estimated 5.5 billion people are online in 2024, an increase of 227 million individuals based on revised estimates for 2023, according to new figures from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The estimates featured in ITU’s Facts and Figures 2024 show that connectivity continues to increase worldwide but reveal the complexities of reaching communities in low-income countries. […]

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Former Airtel Tanzania CEO, Dinesh Balsingh Appointed to Lead Nigerian Team

Airtel Africa, a telecommunications and mobile money services provider with presence in 14 countries across the continent, has appointed Dinesh Balsingh as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, effective 1st November 2024.  By this appointment, Balsingh also becomes a member of the Executive Council for the Airtel Africa Group. He takes […]

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