By Àkànní Olúwaségún Michael Foreign investment into Nigeria’s telecommunications sector dropped to a four-year low in the first quarter of 2026 despite a tariff increase approved...
In essence, the 26-year old telecom policy formulated in 2000 missed AI, cloud, satellites and other emerging trends in the digital ecosystem
Azeez Amida's 16-month account of life after Pan African Towers raises questions that Nigeria's corporate world rarely asks aloud
Stakeholders across the telecommunications and digital economy sector have reached consensus that adoption of Dig-Once Policy in Nigeria is the secrete to attaining the 90,000km of...
Nigerians have lost an estimated N12.5 billion to telecom-related fraud in recent years as cyber criminals increasingly deploy sophisticated digital tools to exploit weaknesses in the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in line with its commitment to collaboration and regional integration, has reaffirmed its dedication to strengthening partnerships among telecommunications regulators within...
Nigeria’s mobile-phone operators plan to increase spending on network infrastructure this year, promising to invest more than the over $1 billion (N1.4 trillion) ploughed into the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it will leverage satellite technology to expand mobile coverage to an estimated 23.3 million Nigerians who remain underserved by...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have drawn up a framework to address consumer complaints arising from unsuccessful airtime and...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on stakeholders to provide input on two newly released regulatory draft documents aimed at shaping the country’s communications sector...
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) is set to convene the first-ever Telecoms Industry Compliance Management Forum (CMF). The association, in a statement...
SNAPSHOT Active Voice Subscriptions: 173.54 million Teledensity: 80.05% Broadband Subscriptions: 106.97 million Broadband Penetration: 49.34% Internet Subscribers (GSM): 140.36 million Data Usage: 1.15 million terabytes Telecoms...
New scorecard to measure state-by-state digital readiness as country ranks 137th globally
Global Independent Connect Limited (GICL), a subsidiary of IHS Towers Nigeria, has announced significant progress in its drive to deepen broadband penetration and digital inclusion across...
While the possibility of achieving a 70% broadband penetration target by the end of 2025 remains a debate, Nigeria certainly is making progress in its efforts...
Nigeria’s telecommunications backbone is under siege, with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) revealing that the country suffered 19,384 fibre cuts between January and August 2025 alone....
A legal dispute has erupted over the 2023 acquisition of Pan African Towers (PAT), as the company’s former Chief Executive Officer, Mr Azeez Amida, sues its...
