Business

Global Telecoms Body, ITU to Mark 160 Years of  Connecting Society, Harps On Cooperation as Core Value

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will commemorate 160 years dedicated to connecting the world on Saturday, 17 May during the annual World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. ​ “For 160 years, ITU has brought the world together to ensure technology benefits all of humanity,” said ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin. “In this milestone year, let’s reaffirm our […]

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Business

Airtel Customers Now to Enjoy Full Shopping Experience within My Airtel App

Airtel Nigeria has upgraded My Airtel App with a fully integrated eShop feature, transforming the platform into a complete digital shopping destination. With this update, customers can now enjoy a full retail experience directly within the existing subscriber app-beyond simply buying airtime or data. The eShop feature offers a wide selection of products ranging from […]

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Dr Aminu Maida and Rev. Ing. Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko PHOTO: NCC FACEBOOK
 Business

Nigeria & Ghana Explore Technical Cooperation on Telecoms Regulations as NCC’s Boss Visits Ghanaian Counterpart

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and her Ghanaian counterpart, the National Communications Authority (NCA) are concerned about the need for continued knowledge exchange, technical cooperation, and collaborative monitoring of telecommunications operations within their respective jurisdictions. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, led a team of executives from the Commission on a […]

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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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Airtel Nigeria CEO, Dinesh Balsingh
 Telecoms

Airtel Designs Spam AI Alert Service to Enhance Customer’s Safety, Already Active in Nigeria, Kenya & Tanzania 

Airtel Africa has designed Spam AI Alert Service to enhance user safety, and  provide real-time defense against spam and fraudulent SMS messages, making it a gamechanger for mobile security across the continent. The Airtel AI Spam Alert Service, which is engineered to automatically detect and label suspicious SMS messages as “Suspected SPAM” without requiring any […]

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Business

9Mobile Dwindling Fortune: Crashing to Own Only 1.72% Market Share

The dwindling fortune of 9Mobile is steadily putting the fourth mobile network operator into extinction as statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) has revealed in its latest report. Not even a deal with the leading telecoms operator, MTN Nigeria Plc, grant 9mobile access to MTN’s extensive infrastructure to improve its network coverage and service quality […]

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Chief Executive Officer, Mr Sunil Taldar
 Financial

Airtel Africa Reaps from Tariff Adjustment in Nigeria as Revenue Grew by 21.1% Hitting $4,955m

Airtel Africa grew her revenues by 21.1 percent to $4,955m grew in constant currency but declined by 0.5% in reported currency as currency devaluation impacted reported revenues, according to results for year ended 31 March 2025. The African brand report revealed that strong execution and the tariff adjustments in Nigeria contributed to a further quarter […]

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News

ATCON’s New EXCO Mulls Fresh Strategy to Tackle Fibre Optic Cable Cut, Goes Tough on Code of Practice

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), an umbrella body of telecommunications companies operating now has a new National Executive Council(NEC) that was elected yesterday at its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to pilot the affairs of the over two decades old organisation for another two years. But the new ATCON NEC has vowed […]

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Business

Cyber Criminals on Rampage in SA Causing Havoc to Critical Telecoms Infrastructure

Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the rapidly-evolving South African mobile network operators. MTN and Cell C recently fell victim to cyber attacks. Last month, MTN Group alerted stakeholders that it encountered a cyber security incident that resulted in unauthorised access to some customers’ personal information in specific markets. Also last month, notorious hacking group RansomHouse disclosed private data […]

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Business

Mobile Network Operators’ Enterprise Revenue to Reach $348bn by 2029

Telecoms operators’ global enterprise revenue will grow 37% over the next five years; reaching $348bn by 2029. This growth is being driven by operators monetising non-core network services and technologies to better service enterprise customers. According to Juniper Research report, to capitalise on this growth, operators must leverage the modularity of next-generation networks to create […]

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