News
  • September 28, 2026

Pioneering ICT Journalists and Industry Stakeholders Honour Ex-NCC Boss for Midwifing GSM Revolution in Nigeria

Pioneering ICT journalists and industry stakeholders have honoured former Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s telecommunications sector and his longstanding support for ICT journalism. The award was presented during the eWorldForum and Book Launch, convened by Aaron […]

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News
  • September 27, 2026

IHS Nigeria Assures of Expanding Digital Connectivity, Supporting Digital Transformation as Nigeria Marks 25 Years of GSM

IHS Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding digital connectivity and supporting Nigeria’s digital transformation as the telecommunications industry marked 25 years of GSM technology in the country. Speaking at the 2026 eWorld Forum, held under the theme, “The GSM Digital Milestones: 25 Years On,” Director, Corporate Communications, IHS Nigeria, Sylva Ifedigbo, said the introduction […]

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Business
  • September 22, 2026

IHS Nigeria Assures Group of Commitment to More Sustainable, Resilient Nigeria’s Telecoms  Sector

IHS Nigeria has restated its commitment to the evolution of a more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive telecommunications and technology sector in Nigeria. The company stated this at a recent stakeholder breakfast session organised by the Telecommunications and Technology Sustainability Working Group (TTSWG) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The breakfast session brought together representatives […]

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Telecoms
  • September 22, 2026

Nigeria’s Telecoms Operators Struggle with Upfront Tax as States Reject N145 Per Metre RoW Charges

  Telecommunications companies operating in Nigeria are still struggling with upfront taxation coming from all levels of Government structure. According to stakeholders some states still charge as much as N10,000 per metre for Right of Way (RoW) as against the agreed N145. Speaking the 7th edition of the Telecom Sector Sustainability Forum (TSSF 7.0), the […]

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Telecoms
  • September 17, 2026

Students Challenge Network, Pricing and Data Usage as MTN Data on Trial Berth at ABU Zaria,

MTN Nigeria took its data services before a jury of students at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, as part of its “Data on Trial” initiative, an interactive session designed to demystify how mobile data works and address long-standing customer frustrations. The session adopted a courtroom-style format, with students from the Faculty of Law and […]

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Telecoms
  • September 17, 2026

NCC Activates Strategy to End Theft and Substandard Mobile Device Menace

The alarming rate of device theft and in flocks of substandard mobile device into Nigeria is coming to end shortly following the full activation of the Device Management System (DMS) by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to a communique issued by the NCC, the DMS is now live and is supporting enhanced type approval […]

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News
  • September 10, 2026

MTN Nigeria For First Time Crosses 100 Million Subscribers Base By Adding Over Two Million Customers 

MTN Nigeria has crossed the 100-million subscriber mark for the first time, after adding over two million active subscriptions in July, taking its customer base beyond 100 million. The operator ended July 2026 with 100.86 million active subscribers, up from 98.64 million in June, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission. The 2.22 million increase was […]

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Telecoms
  • September 10, 2026

NCC to Deploy Technology Enabled Framework to Checkmate In-flocks of Substandard Mobile Devices into Nigeria

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is strengthening the monitoring and enforcement of its Type Approval requirements through a technology enabled framework. According to a statement by the Commission issued through the Director Public Affairs of the NCC, Nnenna Ukoha, the new technology enabled framewotk will help the NCC to ensure that communications devices imported, sold […]

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News
  • September 8, 2026

ipNX Advocates Infrastructure Sharing to Accelerate Nigeria’s Broadband Future

Nigerian ICT company, ipNX, has called for stronger collaboration across the telecommunications industry and wider adoption of open-access infrastructure models to bridge Nigeria’s connectivity gap and accelerate nationwide broadband penetration. The call was made during the first panel session of the recently concluded Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), ICTEL EXPO titled “Broadband, Fibre […]

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Technology
  • September 8, 2026

ipNX Champions Young Nigerian Innovators, Reinforces Commitment to Building Solutions for Africa

ipNX Nigeria Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing Nigeria’s technology ecosystem and empowering the next generation of innovators through its sponsorship of the Thrive-in-Tech 6.0 Hackathon, an innovation-driven programme that brought together young Nigerian talents to build technology solutions to real-world challenges. The hackathon provided participants with an immersive platform to learn, collaborate, experiment […]

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