…title is Eze Enugwu-Ukwu na Igwe Umunri. He lives in the Umunri Palace. MTN, a large telecommunications brand in Nigeria, sponsors the annual Mmonwu festival (Masquerade festival). It is one of the main traditional events of the people of Enugu Ukwu. 11. Akwa EtitiLocal Government Area: Idemili SouthKnown for: Commerce…

…flood disasters in Nigeria by bringing together key emergency, weather, hydrological, telecommunications and space science agencies to establish a unified early warning system aimed at saving lives and reducing the impact of climate-related hazards. The move followed a high-level inter-agency meeting convened by the Na…

…effort superfluous. The excitement generated by the introduction of 5G to the nation’s telecommunications ecosystem has been buried by the euphoria generated by the coming of artificial intelligence (AI), which, like other technologies before it, is credited with the near possibility of recreating the world in its own…

…Nigeria’s real Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in 2025, up from 9.79 per cent in 2024, with telecommunications accounting for 7.29 percentage points of the contribution. Kupoluyi noted that Nigeria recorded 154.7 million active internet subscribers, 188 million mobile connections and broadband penetration of 55.67 per cen…

…Connectivity for Africa, adopted at the close of the 7th Ordinary Session of the African Telecommunications Union Conference of Plenipotentiaries in Abuja on Friday. The declaration commits member states to improving digital affordability, expanding access to broadband infrastructure, strengthening consumer protection…

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…

…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…

…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…

…tariff adjustment implemented in 2025 was necessary to ensure the sustainability of the telecommunications industry after more than a decade without a price review despite rising operating costs. Toriola also disclosed that MTN invested N390 billion in capital expenditure during the first quarter of the year, exceeding…

…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…

…interconnected hubs linking these international cable systems with internet exchanges, telecommunications operators and enterprise customers. Operators also argue that this growing connectivity strengthens the business case for hyperscale cloud providers to establish local infrastructure. “The directive sends a signal…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…that all requests involving significant changes in ownership structures of licensed telecommunications companies are supported by evidence of prior approval from the NCC. The joint statement partly reads: "Effective immediately any proposed transfer of ownership or control of shares in a licensee of the Nigerian Commun…