Nigeria’s digital economy booms with $191m FDI, $2bn fibre rollout set for Q4 2025
Nigeria’s digital economy is experiencing unprecedented growth under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Communications and Digital Economy sector surging ninefold in the first quarter…
MTN confirms cybersecurity breach affecting customer data
MTN Group, Africa's largest telecom provider, has reported a cybersecurity breach compromising customer data in some markets. The breach resulted from unauthorized third-party access to parts of MTN's environment. Impact…
‘It’s false’ – 9mobile denies shutdown claims
9mobile has denied reports suggesting a shutdown of its operations in Nigeria, labeling them as false and misleading. The company reassured its customers that it is committed to delivering improved…
Jumia Nigeria kicks off tech week 2025
| Consumers in Nigeria to unlock opportunities with the latest tech devices Jumia, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform, has launched its highly anticipated annual ‘Tech Week’ campaign, bringing consumers amazing…
Tinubu To Airtel Chairman: I’m pro-business, Nigeria needs investors like you for growth
President Bola Tinubu, Thursday in Abuja, said the telecoms sector's regulatory framework and operations would be reviewed to reflect global best practices, with a greater focus on protecting infrastructure. President…
Tinubu pledges support for fintechs as Flutterwave seeks listing in on the stock exchange
President Bola Tinubu said his administration will support businesses in the financial technology sector that provide payment infrastructure services for Nigerians and Africans. He said this when he received the leadership…
Nigeria gets AU’s nod as AfCFTA Digital Trade Champion
The African Union (AU) has endorsed Nigeria as the Digital Trade Champion for the continent under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) Digital Trade protocol, following the impressive record…
‘We don cast’ – MTN admits error after increasing 15GB data price by 200%
MTN Nigeria has apologised for increasing the price of its 15 gigabytes (GB) weekly data bundle by 200 percent. The telecom giant had initially raised the cost of the plan…
MTN raises data prices by 50%, delays voice, SMS
Telecommunication giant, MTN has started the implementation of a 50 per cent tariff increase approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This was disclosed via the updated prices of MTN’s…
Nigeria should build Bitcoin reserve to unlock new prosperity, says Patricia Technologies boss
A technology innovation expert, Hanu Fejiro Agbodje has projected that cryptocurrency and other Asset Cloud properties would unlock prosperity across the world. He therefore advocated that Nigeria should build a…