Africa’s leading entertainment platform, Multichoice, that offers a wide range of products and services, including DStv, GOtv, Showmax, M-Net, SuperSport, Irdeto, and KingMakers, faces threat to its monopolistic iron clad fists. With products and services used by over 23.5 million households in 50 markets across sub-Saharan Africa, the company must brace for tougher times ahead,…
Airtel Nigeria CEO Dinesh Balsingh has reaffirmed the telecom giant’s commitment to delivering superior connectivity and fostering digital inclusion as conversations around end user tariff hike gain traction. He said in response to the economic realities of rising operational and capital costs, the proposed tariff adjustments aim to ensure the long-term sustainability of the sector…
In a powerful display of solidarity, MTN Nigeria staff (fondly called MTNers) joined hands—literally and figuratively—to say #NoExcuse to gender-based violence (GBV). As part of the company’s efforts during this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, which happened between November 25 to December 10, 2024, MTNers gathered at the MTN’s rooftop event center…
Nigeria’s fourth carrier, 9mobile, will require to invest $billion (about N4. 8trillion) to upgrade is entire network infrastructure to redefine its customers’ end user experience, its Chief Executive Officer, Obafemi Banigbe, has said. Speaking via a Zoom call, he also said the push for telecom end user tariff hike will soon be resolved by the…
Commercial banks owing telcos N250 billion USSD debt are complying with the joint order of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to pay ₦212.5 billion—85per cent of a ₦250 billion debt as stipulated in a December 20 memo. USSD stands for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, a communication protocol that…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has said mobile network operators (MNOs) in the country are actually pushing for a 100 per cent hike in end user tariffs of telecom services. On April 25, 2024, telcos said their services were overdue for price increments as they have not raised rates in the…
Nigeria’s foremost composite e-commerce giant, Konga, has announced its first major sales event this year—Konga Jara. This exciting campaign offers shoppers massive discounts of up to 70%, providing a perfect opportunity to save big and kickstart the year with unbeatable deals. The 2025 edition of Konga Jara, themed “Confam New Year Deals,” commenced on Wednesday,…
In an extraordinary display of excellence, Kingsley Ifeanyi Adonu, a leading MTN Nigeria partner from Enugu, has shattered records to claim the top prize at the 2024 MTN Nigeria Partners Award. According to a press statement shared with themorningstar.com.ng, Adonu emerged number one partner in airtime and data distribution across Nigeria, a monumental achievement that…
A Nigerian carrier that secured a fifth generation (5G) technology licence in 2021, Mafab Communications, will begin operations by the end of Q1 2025, according to its Chief Operating Officer Adebayo Onigbanjo. This will mark the first time Mafab’s services will be commercially available, nearly three years after the company entered the 5G market. Mafab…
