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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced strict corporate governance rules that will bar its top officials from taking up roles in telecom companies they regulate until five years after …

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has launched a 90,000 km fibre optic infrastructure, ‘Project Bridge’, to accelerate connectivity across the country. …

Nigeria’s telecommunications sector is facing an alarming surge in sabotage, with an average of 1,744 attacks recorded weekly across the country. This figure includes approximately 1,100 fibre cuts, 545 incidents …

The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has officially commissioned the much-anticipated Digital Industrial Park (DIP) in Kano, a transformative project designed to propel Nigeria’s digital …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a significant change regarding the deduction of charges for unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) transactions. Effective Tuesday, June 3, 2025, deposit money banks …

NCC Mandates Service Providers to Inform Consumers About Major Outages on Networks The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated telecom licensees in Nigeria to inform consumers of major service outages on their …

MTN Nigeria yesterday confirmed that it was targeted in a cyber attack but has moved to calm concerns, assuring customers, partners and stakeholders that its key systems and customer data …

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) tribunal has upheld a $220 million fine against Meta Platforms Incorporated and WhatsApp over discriminatory data practices against Nigerian users. The ruling …

Google has opened applications for the 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. The three-month initiative is designed to support early-stage startups using artificial intelligence to address Africa’s most pressing …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to coordinate, alongside the private sector, efforts of the government in advancing the artificial intelligence and digital …