The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria has called on the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and the Nigerian Communications Commission to establish a clear framework for regulating airtime and data credit services. Chairman of the association, Gbenga Adebayo, made the ca…

…ahead of the crisis, not after it. I’ve since sat in boardrooms across banking, telecoms, energy, and FMCG, watching organisations struggle not because attackers were unstoppable, but because the hard decisions had never been rehearsed. As Nigeria’s digital economy, and Africa’s with it, races ahead on instant payments…

…the call on Thursday at the Special Session of the Administrative Council of the African Telecommunications Union in Abuja. Gagare, who was represented by the ministry’s Director of Human Resource Management, Ahmed Alsukun, said African countries must work together to tackle shared digital challenges ahead of key conti…

…in Brikama. "Through witness interviews, crime scene examination, and the analysis of telecommunications records, investigators identified the suspect as a person of interest and subsequently invited him for questioning. "During the course of the investigation, the suspect confessed to the offence. "Preliminary finding…

…itself through technological innovation, service excellence and sustained investment in telecommunications infrastructure. He reaffirmed the company's commitment to further investments in next-generation technologies and network expansion to ensure that customers continue to enjoy world-class services across Nigeria. A…

…A video making the rounds online purportedly shows a man from Limpopo shouting at Zulu telecom workers to go and work in their province, adding that they are foreigners in Limpopo. Weeks earlier, their outrage had been directed at black immigrants from other African countries. However, with the black immigrants gone, i…

…cent, followed by the financing sector at 26.10 per cent, oil and gas at 15.72 per cent, telecommunications at 3.51 per cent, and production/manufacturing at 2.62 per cent, while other sectors made up the balance. It also showed that Lagos accounted for 62.90 per cent of capital outflows, followed by the Federal Capita…

…investors, regulators, advertisers and the public. That is what happened to Nigeria’s telecommunications sector after the Nigerian Communications Commission’s customer data clean-up and the implementation of the NIN-SIM linkage exercise. Millions of mobile subscriptions disappeared from the industry’s active subscriber…

…during the operation led to the recovery of 8 registered SIM cards of different telecommunications networks, believed to have been used in perpetrating the alleged criminal activities. "The suspect is currently in custody, while investigations have been expanded to determine the full extent of the alleged extortion net…

…collaboration among regulators, banks, fintech companies, payment service providers, telecommunications operators, technology firms, and customers operating within clearly defined governance and regulatory frameworks. The study tour identified three priority areas that financial institutions should focus on as Nigeria…

…its diesel consumption by 9.1 million litres during its 2025/2026 financial year as the telecommunications company increased its use of lower-carbon energy sources and expanded efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its operations. Diesel retail prices in Nigeria averaged between N1,409 and N1,450 per litre in D…

…Officer, MTN Nigeria, Mr Karl Toriola, has assured its subscribers that another telecom tariff increase is not imminent. He also clarified his recent comments on unlimited mobile data, saying they were taken out of context. Toriola, who spoke during an interview on TVC's Beyond the Headlines, said his remarks at MTN's…

…received LPG cylinders and refill vouchers under the final phase of the initiative, the telecom asset manager said in an email to The PUNCH on Monday. Speaking at the event, Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Services Officer at IHS Nigeria, Dapo Otunla, said the programme fulfilled a commitment the company made…

…and regulatory support for technology startups. As digital services increasingly combine telecommunications, digital platforms, AI, and data processing, the responsibilities of regulators such as the NCC, NITDA, and NDPC have begun to intersect, creating uncertainty for businesses over which agency has authority in cer…

…space for their servers. The rest are private facilities built for organisations such as telecom operators and banks. Most of these facilities are located in Lagos, particularly in Lekki, Ikeja, and Eko Atlantic, although cities including Abuja, Kano, Enugu, and Port Harcourt also have operational data centres. The ind…

…factors that constrained revenue generation, including the suspension of excise duty on telecommunications services, the continued suspension of the proposed green tax introduced in 2023, and government fiscal policies promoting local production of healthcare products, which reduced import duty and VAT collections on m…

…planning. Chief Technology Officer at FiberOne, Adetola Akinmade, called for telecom infrastructure to be formally treated as a national asset and proposed the establishment of a "Digital Utility Corridor" to standardise fibre deployment alongside other public utilities. He said uncoordinated pole mounting and inconsis…

…Capture era,” she wrote. At the centre of the dispute is South Africa’s effort to reform telecommunications policy to accommodate low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite operators while preserving the country’s black economic empowerment framework. Starlink, the SpaceX-owned satellite broadband service, has been unable to secu…

…connections to infrastructure like the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), governments often use us primarily as a software provider. In markets with weaker currencies, higher inflation, or tighter public budgets, the model becomes more f…

…and disruptions to transportation." The agency also cautioned that "temporary power and telecommunications outages may occur in affected areas, while poor visibility during intense rainfall could pose risks to motorists and aviation operations." The forecast further highlighted the potential for waterlogging of farmlan…

…in the privacy ecosystem, including regulators, businesses, financial institutions, telecommunications companies, media organisations, and ordinary citizens. The goal is for all of us to do what is right for the country. With artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies advancing at a rapid pace, what are th…

…than N39bn in inherited pension liabilities owed to pensioners of the defunct Nigerian Telecommunications Limited, Mobile Telecommunications Limited, Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Assurance Bank, NICON and the defunct People's Bank of Nigeria. According to PTAD, the payments comprised N25.05bn representing a 35-mon…

…found his redundancy was unfair and unlawful. While the dispute involved a multinational telecommunications company, the ruling applies to all employers in Kenya, including venture-backed startups that have shed jobs over the past four years as funding dropped and investors shifted focus to profitability. “It is not en…

…financial services, manufacturing, industrial goods, consumer goods, oil and gas, telecommunications, insurance, fintech and even the SME sector. To support this transition, the Financial Reporting Council has organised over 47 training sessions, workshops and technical engagements, reaching more than 4,500 participant…

Airtel Kenya has appointed Senegalese telecoms executive Djibril Tobe as managing director, a major leadership change as the country’s second-largest mobile operator seeks to build on recent market share gains. Tobe succeeds Ashish Malhotra, who is leaving after four years to become chief executive of Indus Towers Afri…