The telecom industry maintained strong performance through the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, with active voice subscriptions rising to 173.54 million in September, from 171.57 million it was in August, latest industry stats from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown. The data also showed that teledensity, which represents the number of active telephone lines…
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Nigeria Branch has announced T2 as the Exclusive Technology Partner for its Annual Conference and Gala Night 2025, scheduled to take place from 12th to 14th November 2025 at The Jewel Aieda, Hakeem Dickson Road, Lekki, Lagos. This year’s conference, themed “Connecting the Dots: Core Principles, Innovation, and Meaningful…
With a bouquet of innovative products and investment in infrastructure expansion and upgrade, 22 years on, Globacom continues to champion Nigeria’s digital future. LUCAS AJANAKU writes on the dynamic evolution of the telco and its new offer of Talk Masta and Welcome Bonus. National carrier, Globacom is intensifying its efforts to deepen digital connectivity across…
The Federal Government yesterday stated that it had finally laid to rest the proposed five per cent excise duty on telecom services introduced in the 2020 Finance Act under former President Muhammadu Buhari. Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, confirmed that President Bola Tinubu ordered the removal of the tax during…
Since the liberalisation in 2001, Nigeria’s telecom industry has created more than 500,000 jobs, transformed connectivity, and enabled economic growth, the sector regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said Tuesday. In spite of this success story, the sector is heavily plagued with the dearth of requisite skilled manpower that could reverse the gain, the regulator, warned….
Integrated ICT solutions powerhouse and Nigerian OEM, Zinox Technologies, in strategic partnership with KongaCares, is launching an ambitious interest-free “Computerize Nigeria” initiative, a transformative corporate social responsibility program designed to support the government’s vision to produce world-class human capital from Nigerian higher institutions. This transformative initiative will be officially unveiled today, September 4, at the…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is firming up a cybersecurity framework for securing digital infrastructure and enhancing online safety for consumers in the communications industry. The framework, with likely implementation timeline by telecom licensees set for 2026, will address security challenges arising from the emerging technologies towards creating a more secure digital economy in Nigeria….
Nigeria’s fourth mobile network operator (MNO), T2 has sealed a strategic deal with Huawei, a global leader in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), to modernize its core network infrastructure. This agreement is coming as T2 posted its first gain of the year in July adding 290,601 new subscribers in the month, spurred by its recent…
Mobile network operator (MNO) 9mobile, which recently rebranded to T2, recorded its first gain of the year in July as it added 290,601 new subscribers in the month, spurred by its recent infrastructure sharing deal with the largest mobile network operator, MTN Nigeria. This came as the first monthly subscriber gain in nearly a year…
