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Nigeria, China to Deploy Direct-to-Device Satellite Communication Technology  Nationwide

Nigeria’s National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has formed an alliance with Chinese satellite company Galaxy Space to deploy direct-to-device (D2D) satellite communication technology across the country. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in Abuja, will enable Nigerians to access internet and voice services directly from satellites, eliminating the need for traditional infrastructure such […]

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L–R: Associate Director, Corporate Communications, IHS Nigeria, Sylva Ifedigbo; Deputy Director, Public Health, Oyo State Ministry of Health, Dr. Iyabo Kareem, Director, Sustainability, IHS Nigeria, Titilope Oguntuga; Commissioner for Health, Oyo State, Dr. Oluwaserimi Adewunmi Ajetunmobi; Permanent Secretary, Oyo State Ministry of Health, Dr. Akintunde Ayinde; Manager, Sustainability, IHS Nigeria, Tolulope Oyenuga; and Director, Admin & Supply, Oyo State Ministry of Health, Adesina Alabi.
 Business

IHS Nigeria Reaffirms Commitment to SDGs as IHS-UNICEF Tour of Donated-Oxygen Plant Excites Stakeholders

IHS Nigeria, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has continued its impact assessment tour of its oxygen plant projects situated in different hospitals across the country. The telecommunications infrastructure company visited Jericho Specialist Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State to assess the usage condition […]

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Business

Y’ello Care Ends with Touch of Kindness from MTN Staff Affecting Over One Million Nigerians 

Over one million life were touched my the humanitarian gesture of MTN Nigeria staff while marking the 2025 edition of 21 Days of Y’ello Care, its annual employee volunteerism campaign. This year, the annual event, which had as its theme “Connecting at the Roots: Connecting Communities Through the Use of Digital Tools”, came alive in […]

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Airtel Africa's CEO, Sunil Taldar
 Telecoms

Airtel Africa $670m Network Expansion Investment Paying-off, Adds 36,159 4G Infrastructure Sites

Airtel Africa continued investment of $670m in network expansion and modernisation to boost speed, coverage and capacity has began to pay-off  as the telecoms company revealed that it so far 36,159 4G infrastructure sites, including more than 15,300 in rural areas. The leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services across 14 African countries in its […]

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Business

Africa Data Centres and Blue Turtle Technologies Set to accelerate SA’s Digital Infrastructure

Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has formed a commercial partnership with Blue Turtle Technologies, one of South Africa’s leading enterprise IT solutions providers, to deploy colocation services in the Cape Town and Midrand data centres. This agreement marks a significant step in expanding South Africa’s enterprise cloud and […]

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Exclusive: Two Years After Nigeria’s 40+ MVNO Licenses Hang with Bold Promises of Delayed Realities

The Nigerian telecommunications landscape remains in a curious state of suspended animation two years after the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) distributed over 40 MVNO licenses with considerable fanfare. Despite the ambitious regulatory framework established in 2022, the market has witnessed a conspicuous gap between regulatory enthusiasm and actual implementation. After numerous missed deadlines and prolonged […]

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Business

USSD POLICY: NCC Empowers Consumers to Stop Bank Account Deductions

In what appears to be respite for bank customers who are burdened by bank deductions from their accounts, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) rejigs her End User Billing (EUB) policy for USSD banking in Nigeria. Before now it had been bundles of cries by bank customers over such deductions as in most cases customers are […]

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Telecoms Operators to Invest $17bn into Ai Based Network Security Amidst Fears Unsecured Data

Telecoms operators will invest more than $17 billion globally over the next five years into AI-based network security. Their total investment grows from $2.5 billion in 2025 to $4.6 billion in 2029. A Juniper Research report  attributed this expected additional spend to operators’ greater focus on growing their B2B revenue streams for industries such as […]

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IHS Reiterates Commitment to Transforming Ilorin Innovation Hub, Says Hub Launchpad for Young Innovators

Leading telecommunications infrastructure provider, IHS Nigeria, has reiterated its commitment to transforming the Ilorin Innovation Hub into a leading destination for talent and technology development across North-Central Nigeria. The company envisions the Hub as a launchpad for future unicorns and a magnet for young innovators from Kwara State and the surrounding regions. Speaking during a […]

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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun and the Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Dr Aminu Maida at the Commissioning of NCC's Digital Industrial Park (DIP), Abeokuta, Ogun State.
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NCC Mulls Cyber Security Policy to Secure Telecoms Sector

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is taking steps to protect the West African country’s telecoms sector from cyber-attacks and is developing a cyber security strategy. Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, made the announcement at a regulatory meeting on cyber security framework development held in Lagos on Wednesday. This initiative comes as […]

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