Global mobility and urban services platform inDrive has expanded its Platinum Driver Programme in Nigeria through a new partnership with Nigerian healthtech company Heala, enabling top-performing drivers to access affordable telemedicine services directly through the inDrive app. The initiative forms part of inDrive’s continued commitment to driver welfare, recognising the critical role drivers play in…
A consumer rights group, Association of Telephone, Cable Tv, and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS-Nigeria) has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecom operators to do more to improve the end user experience of telecom services. Its President, Dr Sina Bilesanmi, who spoke during an occasion to mark this year’s World Consumer Rights Day…
You’re back home after mudik (homecoming), the suitcases are unpacked, and the excitement of being with family for Eid already feels like a long time ago. But just because Eid is over doesn’t mean the special connection of being with family has to fade. Here’s the best group chat features for beating the post-Raya blues….
An information communication technology (ICT) expert and former Group Managing Director, Telnet Nigeria, Dr. Nadu Denloye, has identified lack of capacity as one of the major obstacles to the realisation of the digital economy ambition of the Federal Government. She also stressed the need for the development of the requisite talent and more builders to…
The Nigerian telecom sector has posted a total of ₦12,977,670,260,904.70 (approximately N13 trillion) revenue over the last two years, according to industry data. The sector comprises mobile network operators (MNOs) Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Value Added Services (VAS); Collocation and infrastructure sharing and others. According to the stats collated by the industry regulator, the Nigerian…
African carriers have come under growing pressure as commoditisation, digitisation and intensified competition are reshaping the industry faster than the dot‑com era, PwC report has noted. This accelerating change across the industry is a clear signal that reinvention can’t wait, report, entitled: ‘Reinventing Telecoms: Beyond the Buzzwords’, noted. The report said across the continent, leading…
TECNO, the AI-driven innovative technology brand, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) announced a new collaboration with Tonino Lamborghini, the Italian lifestyle experience brand renowned for its heritage, boldness and uncompromised spirit. The partnership is borne out of a shared vision of innovation and modern lifestyle experience. More than a collaboration, this partnership is an…
INDUSTRY body, the Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA), six African telcos and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) said they will pilot $40 (about N55,000) entry-level fourth generation (4G) smartphones in Nigeria and other five African countries this year. This initiative is coming as report showed that some 710 million Africans live close to a…
GLOBAL system for mobile communication association (GSMA) has conferred a rare Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, recognising his role in reshaping the global telecommunications landscape and expanding connectivity across operators, governments, businesses and billions of consumers worldwide. Bestowed on only a handful of industry leaders in the…
