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Interswitch Returns as 3rd Time Headline Sponsor of InnovateAI Conference 2026
…Driving Responsible AI and Trusted Digital Infrastructure Interswitch, Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce…
NCC Hosts ITU Broadband Maps Initiative to Harmonize West Africa’s Connectivity Data
In a bid to advance broadband mapping harmonization across West Africa, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…
Digital Realty Expands ServiceFabric® to Nigeria, Enhancing Global Interconnectivity
Digital Realty, the leading global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions,…
ALTON Clarifies Telecom Tower Ownership Amidst Lagos Enumeration Exercise
As the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) prepares to commence its comprehensive enumeration…
Smart Video is Defining Future EV Infrastructure
With the move away from combustion engines towards electric vehicles (EVs), sales of EVs across the…
NIPOST Admits Missed Delivery Targets, Blames Infrastructure and Finances
…As Tola Odeyemi Shed Lights on Hurdles Nigeria’s Postal Service (NIPOST) is facing challenges in meeting…
Formulating Enabling Policy is Key to Technological Infrastructure Development- Medallion Data Centres CEO
The Chief Executive Officer, Medallion Data Centres, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani in this interview with the Managing…
Pantami Woos State Governors on Broadband, Obaseki Shares Experience
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Thursday in Abuja, told…
Agency Seeks NCC’s collaboration on Development of Satellite Towns
An agency of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD), has sought…
Nigeria’s Economy Loss About N640 Million in 2 Days Over Customs IT System Breakdown
Nigeria’s economy may have recorded about N640 million loss to the breakdown of the information technology…
Saudi Arabia Improves 5G Infrastructure for Pilgrims
… 5G technology to increase country’s GDP from $1.4b in 2021 to over $15b by 2030…
5G: CBN Places Telecoms Sector on Forex Priority List
The deployment of fifth generation technology has got a boost as the Federal Government through the…
Absa Calls for Robust Public-Private Sector Investment in National Infrastructure Development
The Chief Executive Officier of Absa Nigeria, Sadiq Abu has called for a robust public-private sector…
IHS Sign Agreement to Acquire MTN’s 5709 Telecom Towers in South Africa for $412 Million
IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers”), one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared…
Indigenous Telecoms Players Seek 5 Years Tax Holiday, Special Intervention Funds
Indigenous telecommunications companies in Nigeria have appealed to the Federal Government to give them tax holidays…
Nigeria’s IDA Debt Hits $11.7 Billion – DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO), has said International Development Association (IDA)’s Debt Stock stands at $11.7…
DG NITDA Harps on Importance of Cloud Computing in Fostering Digital Economy Growth
Cloud Computing has been referred to as the essential way of delivering services especially in database,…
Telco-led Model for Mobile Money Services Not Operational in Nigeria – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has released a regulatory framework for mobile money services, saying it…
Infrastructural Development, Advanced Software Deployment Critical for Effective Digitized Electoral System – Jega
The former chairman, Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that development in critical…
Japan, Finland Collaborate on 6G development
Industry groups from Japan and Finland will conduct joint research and development of sixth-generation communications technology,…
FG Introduces New Policy to Cut Telecoms Sector’s $2.16bn Annual Capital Flight
The Federal Government has introduced a new policy targeted at reducing capital flight in the telecoms…
World Telecoms Day 2021: 9mobile Reaffirms Support for Nigeria’s Digital Transformation
As the world marks the 2021 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day with the theme “Accelerating…
Ericsson Launches 5G RAN Slicing to Spur 5G Business Growth
Ericsson has launched a 5G network slicing solution for radio access networks (RAN) that will enable…
Nigeria’s Low Revenue to GDP Cripples Infrastructural Growth in 2020 – Report
…As expert calls for holistic approach to revitalize economy A financial services corporation, EFG Hermes, in…
NCC Pledges to Promote Robust ICT Infrastructure for Economic Growth
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said…
Communications Minister, Head of Civil Service Draft National Policy Document on Virtual Meetings
In line with its mandate to promote a Digital Economy, the Federal Ministry of Communications and…
Huawei Urges Telecoms Regulators to Collectively Address COVID-19 Challenges
…As China moves to invest $140 billion USD in 5G for the next five years Huawei…
Internet Subscribers Hit 141 Million as Nigeria Records 40.14% Broadband Penetration in May
The number of internet users in Nigeria has increased to 141 million in May 2020, data…
Pantami Commends Kwara, Anambra State Governors for Crashing the Right of Way Charges
The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), FNCS, FBCS, FIIM,…
MTN Nigeria Announces N100 Billion Commercial Paper Issuance
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has notified the public of it’s proposed Commercial Paper Issuance (series 1…
ITU Tasks Regulators, Operators As Teledensity, Mobile Technology Widen Existing Digital Gap
As the existing digital gap widens, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has tasked regulators, mobile networks…
Huawei CEO license 5G technology to American companies in peace offer to Trump
Zhengfei Ren, the CEO and founder of Huawei has offered an olive branch to the Trump administration: License…
Tearing down barriers for the growth of African rural e-commerce
By Josephine Wawira The rise and growth of e-commerce in the world and primarily in Africa…
NCC approves spectrum for 5G deployment trial
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive, NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…
Nigeria’s diaspora remittance to hit $34 billion by 2023 – PwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers, a global tax and consulting firm has estimated that migrant remittances to Nigeria could grow to…