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…
CMC Connect LLP has officially unveiled the 2026 edition of its flagship industry initiative, Crisis Management Advocacy Month, scheduled to hold throughout March 2026. Themed “Crisis Management in the AI Milieu: New Threats, Smarter Responses”. The 2026 edition will examine how Artificial Intelligence is fundamentally reshaping crisis communication, institutional response systems, governance frameworks, and reputational…
Airtel Nigeria has unveiled a new Smartphone Financing Programme to aggressively bridge the digital divide. The innovation provides existing Airtel customers with a flexible and convenient payment plan to own fourth generation (4G) smartphones and drive wider digital inclusion. Through this innovation, Airtel will finance new smartphones via its exclusive retail network, helping customers currently…
The philanthropic arm of Airtel Africa Plc, Airtel Africa Foundation, has unveiled its plans to directly improve the lives of 10 million people across the continent by 2030. The strategy, the carrier said, will be delivered through targeted initiatives under four core pillars namely Financial Empowerment, Education, Environmental Protection and Digital Inclusion (FEED). Outlining the…
Airtel Nigeria yesterday said its doubled investments will directly accelerate critical network initiatives including nationwide coverage expansion, capacity augmentation through spectrum acquisition, fibre rollout, and satellite partnerships with Starlink and OneWeb. Its Chief Technology Officer, Harmanpreet Dhillon, disclosed these initiatives during national Tv’s Economy Watch programme, where he reaffirmed telco’s commitment to building a more…
The Chairman of Bharti Airtel, Sunil Bharti Mittal, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s critical role in Airtel’s African operations, describing the country as the backbone of the telecom giant’s strategy on the continent. Fielding questions from reporters at the State House, Abuja, after leading a delegation of Airtel Africa and Airtel Nigeria team to meet with President…
Pan African provider of telecom and mobile money services with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, Airtel Africa, has pledged to support digital and technology skills training for 25,000 youth, drawn from 80 local government areas in Nigeria. The support will be delivered under the 3 Million Technical Talents (3MTT) programme, a Presidential mandate…
Angry subscribers yesterday took to Airtel Nigeria’s X (formerly Twitter) page to express their displeasure over the operator’s decision to implement a significant adjustment to its data pricing structure. The revised data plans, published on the telco’s website, include daily plans: N50 for 40MB (valid for one day), N100 for 100MB (valid for one day),…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Africa, Sunil Taldar has described as remarkable the progress recorded by St Agnes Primary School, Maryland Lagos with the use of the Nigeria Learning Passport as part of the Reimagine Education Programme introduced by Airtel and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in 2022. Mr Taldar made this…
