Business

Teenage Spelling Bee Hero Serves as MTN Nigeria’s CEO for One Day

A 15-year-old Ikenna Ikechukwu stepped into the role of CEO at MTN Nigeria for a day on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The teenager from Glorious Covenant School in Rivers State earned this extraordinary opportunity after clinching the top spot in the 2024 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee competition. Ikechukwu’s day at the helm of one of […]

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Business

USPF Signs MoU with Ogun State on Effective Utilisation of Emerging Tech Centre at Handover Ceremony 

The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has handed over a new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project to Ogun State Institute of Technology (OGITECH), Igbesa, Ogun State. The project named: Emerging Technologies Centre (ETC), sited on the Institute’s campus, is aimed at enhancing learning experience of students while providing […]

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Telecoms

Spending in Public Cloud to Hit $1trl  by 2026, Beating Earlier Estimates by Two Years

The public cloud industry has experienced explosive growth over the years, as billions worldwide rely on cloud storage to manage and safeguard their data. Since 2020, the sector has nearly tripled and is set to reach a remarkable $934 billion value in 2025, 20% more than last year. But even more impressive is how rapidly […]

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Business

NCC Unveils Plan to Deploy Analytical Tools for Telecoms Consumer Protection

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is enhancing her analytical capacity to better protect telecommunications consumers by leveraging data for proactive decision-making. According to the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, the Commission is leveraging on its recent partnership with Innovations for Poverty Action to establish an Embedded Consumer Lab to analyze consumer […]

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Business

T-Mobile Acquires Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus Solution to Deploy  5G Application

Red Hat, Inc., the world’s provider of open source solutions today announced that Red Hat OpenShift will power T-Mobile’s common telco cloud across its core and far edge business. With Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus, T-Mobile will leverage Red Hat’s industry leading, flexible and scalable platform that fosters innovation by delivering streamlined operations, enhanced automation, […]

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Telecoms

Airtel Nigeria Effects New Tariff Increase on Data, Withdraws ‘My Area’ Plan

Airtel Nigeria, the country’s second-largest telecommunications operator (Telco) has announced a significant adjustment to its data pricing structure. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) using the *312# code and on the Airtel website showed the revised data prices. According to the telco’s website, the revision, which affects various data bundles, is aimed […]

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Business

MTN Nigeria Offers Valentine’s Day Apology for Tariff lncreases

MTN Nigeria has reversed a contentious 200% increase in the pricing of its 15GB data plan, following severe backlash and a harsh warning from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The reversal is being hailed as an important victory for consumer rights in the country. On Tuesday, the telecom giant raised the price of its 15GB […]

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Telecoms

NDLEA to Start Arresting Peddlers of Drug-Related Online Misinformation

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to enact and enforce laws that would curb drug-related online misinformation. Oyutu Obiageli, an assistant commander in NDLEA, said this at the workshop on ‘Safer Internet Day’ organised by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) Abuja Chapter and Young Innovators Nigeria […]

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Business

Vertiv Announces Launch of Liquid Cooling Services Portfolio for AI and High-Density Compute Applications

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today announced the launch of Vertiv Liquid Cooling Services. This offering provides customers with the tools to enhance system availability, improve efficiency, and navigate the evolving challenges of advanced liquid cooling systems with confidence. The offering is now globally available. Vertiv has been delivering these […]

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News

Nigeria to Establish Alliance on Google AI 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai to discuss ways to strengthen Nigeria’s capabilities in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital innovation. The discussions in Paris, France, centred on prospective alliances that may help Nigeria establish itself as a global technology hub. Tinubu shared thoughts from the discussion in a post on his X […]

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