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Nigeria Accelerates Digital Inclusion With 1,000 New Rural Telecom Towers
Nigeria is ramping up its telecommunications infrastructure drive, targeting the installation of 1,000 new towers in rural communities this year to bridge the nation's connectivity divide. The ambitious roll-out was announced on…
Nigeria, Ghana Propel MTN’s Revenue Growth In Africa
MTN Group has reported a strong financial performance for 2025, posting a 23% increase in revenue to R218.5 billion, driven largely by robust growth in its West African markets.
Nigeria and Ghana emerged as key contributors,…
World Consumer Rights Day 2026: Nigerian Telecom Users Demand Data Privacy
As the world marks World Consumer Rights Day this year with its clarion call for "Safe Products, Confident Consumers", Nigerian telecom users are amplifying demands on the Federal Government to fortify data privacy safeguards…
Airtel, MTN Generate N3.6trn As Nigeria’s Data Consumption Surges
Nigeria’s two largest telecommunications operators, Airtel Nigeria and MTN Nigeria, have generated more than N3.6 trillion in data revenue in 2025, reflecting Nigerians’ rapidly growing appetite for internet services.
In its…
Telecoms Industry Spends N480bn Yearly On Diesel To Keep Nigeria Connected
The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has said that the telecommunications sector spends an average sum of N480 billion every year on diesel just to keep the country…
Airtel Set To Invest $120m On Nigeria’s Largest Data Centre
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Dinesh Balsingh, has stated that telecommunications giant Airtel is investing $120 million in NXtra Data Centre, which is set to go live in 2026 as the largest…
Airtel, MTN Subscribers Spent N2.5tn On Calls, Data In 2025 First Half
Reports of Airtel and MTN for the first half of 2025 have shown that their subscribers spent a total of N2.53 Trillion on voice and data services, representing a 50.9 per cent increase from the N1.68 Trillion recorded in the…
Historic Alliance: MTN, 9mobile Confirm National Roaming Partnership
L-R: Abolaji Idowu, Chief Financial Officer, 9mobile; Omotola Ojutayo, General Manager, Business Development, MTN; Obafemi Banigbe, CEO, 9mobile; Lynda Saint Nwafor, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, MTN; Ayham Moussa, Chief Operating…
NCC Approves National Roaming Agreement Between MTN Nigeria & 9Mobile
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given consent to a three-year national roaming deal between MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited (9Mobile). This will enable…
Telecom Operators Begin Direct Airtime Charges For USSD Services From June 18
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have announced that mobile subscribers in the country will begin to pay directly for USSD services through their airtime beginning today, Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
This marks the formal…