The quality of content subscribers consumes and the increasing number of connected devices all contributes to higher data usage, it was gathered at the weekend. Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Dr Karl Toriola, who spoke in Lagos underscored the growing importance of data in today’s digital economy and the importance of trust and greater…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, for championing initiatives aimed at empowering the younger generation with digital knowledge and skills, especially the Nigerian girls. Speaking while conducting 185 contestants of the 2026 National Girls in ICT (NG-ICT) Competition on a tour of the…
As Nigeria intensifies efforts to expand non-oil revenue and improve tax collection under its fiscal reform agenda, corporate tax contributions from major private-sector operators are becoming increasingly critical to government financing. Supporting that drive, MTN Nigeria said it has paid N878.7 billion in taxes, levies and duties to federal and state authorities in the 2025…
The mounting tension between Nigerian telecom consumers and network service providers is about to come to a head on June 6, 2026, as a historic public hearing is launched to address the nationwide data depletion crisis. Data from the NCC indicates that Nigerians consumed over 1.42 million terabytes of data in March 2026 alone, reflecting…
Nigeria ranks as the 34th most breached country in first quarter (Q1) 2026, with 281.5k leaked accounts. Globally, a total of 210.3 million accounts were breached, with the US ranking first and amounting to 29 per cent of all breaches from January through March. France took second place, while India is third, followed by Brazil…
Meta has announced new advancements in its age assurance technology as part of its ongoing efforts to create safer, age-appropriate experiences for young people across its platforms. Through a combination of artificial intelligence (AI), product design, and parental support tools, Meta continues to strengthen how it identifies teens, protects them by default, and supports families…
MTN Nigeria has posted a landmark first quarter (Q1) 2026 result with profit after tax more than doubling to N355.5 billion from N133.7 billion a year earlier. This result was largely driven by explosive growth in data consumption and digital financial services. The telco also recorded a 41.8 per cent service revenue to N1.5 trillion…
Airtel Nigeria said it is targeting improved network capacity and ultimately improved quality of service (QoS) to end users of telecom services, according to its Chief Executive Officer, Dinesh Balsingh. “Over the last two years we have expanded our geographical network footprint by over 10 percent, and we keep going forward. This expansion allows us…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday inaugurated a Joint Committee on Telecoms Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS) Portal to tackle the menace of subscriber identity module (SIM)-enabled fraudulent practices in the country, a development they averred threatened the digital economy ambition of the Federal Government. The TIRMS will…
