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| Sep 15, 2025 | Nigeria ordered the sale of NITEL’s successor. Here’s why it still hasn’t happened | The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the country’s national bad loan bank, has downplayed expectations of a quick sale of NatCom Development and Investment Limited (NATCOM)—the successor to Nigerian Telecommunications Limite... |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Best data plans in Nigeria for September 2025 | Table of contents
Daily data plans
Weekly data plans
Monthly data plans
Unlimited & broadband data plans
I don’t usually buy mobile data since I have FibreOne unlimited WiFi at home. But last weekend, I had to spend the night somewhere ... |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Airtel Nigeria wants a slice of ₦20.7 trillion mobile money market | This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every Monday.
With over 56 million subscribers, Airtel may be Nigeri... |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Flex Finance: Introducing Flex Bulk Airtime, top up 10,000+ phones instantly | Manual airtime top-ups are costing businesses time and efficiency. For years, organisations have reloaded staff phones one by one, juggling multiple platforms just to keep everyone connected.
This is why Flex Finance, Africa’s leading spend... |
| Jul 4, 2025 | Best data plans in Nigeria in July 2025 | Table of contents
Daily data plans
Weekly data plans
Monthly data plans
Unlimited monthly data plans
Finding the right data plan in Nigeria can be challenging, prices continue to rise, and network quality varies across different locations. ... |
| Jun 19, 2025 | In Benue, fragile telecoms infrastructure makes an unsafe state even deadlier | On the night of June 13, 2025, nearly 200 residents of Yelwata, a rural community in Benue State, were slaughtered in their sleep. Terrorists armed with machetes and fuel stormed homes, setting them ablaze in a brutal attack that unfolded w... |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 84% of MTN Nigeria’s employees earn over ₦1 million monthly | MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecom operator, is also one of the most generous employers in the industry. Of its 1,809 employees, 1,514 earn at least ₦1 million monthly, a salary benchmark that competitors like Globacom and 9mobile s... |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Nigeria: MTN, Airtel Lead in Number Porting As Other Operators Record Low Porting Figures | The statistics released late last year by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has revealed that MTN and Airtel maintained leading positions in the number of telecoms subscribers that willingly left their original service provider'... |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Navigating the Digital Landscape: 9mobile's New Chief Digital Officer and MTN's Financial Resilience | In the fast-paced world of telecommunications, change is the only constant. Two major players in Nigeria's telecom sector, 9mobile and MTN, are making headlines with strategic moves that reflect their ambitions and challenges. 9mobile has r... |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Nigeria: 9mobile Appoints New Chief Digital, Innovation Officer | 9mobile has appointed Ina Alogwu as its new Chief Digital and Innovation Officer (CDIO), marking another significant step in the company's business transformation agenda.
In his new role, Alogwu will be responsible for guiding the developme... |
| Dec 3, 2024 | DottsMediaHouse Celebrates A Decade of Innovation, Creativity & Excellence as it Expands into Francophone Region | Founded in December 2014, DottsMediaHouse – a leading force in the marketing and communications industry, celebrates a decade of providing transformative solutions to brands locally and globally. Since its inception, the company has establi... |
| Nov 12, 2024 | The Stunning Decline of Globacom, Nigeria’s Third Biggest Telco | When Globacom launched in August 2003, it entered a crowded telecom market, two years behind giants MTN, Econet, and MTEL. Despite this, it quickly made an impact with bold moves, positioning itself as a serious competitor. By pioneering pe... |
| Oct 24, 2024 | The Spectrum Showdown: Navigating the 6GHz Band and Connectivity Future | The battle for the 6GHz spectrum is heating up. It’s a clash of titans: cellular operators versus the Wi-Fi industry. Both sides are vying for a piece of the bandwidth pie. The stakes are high. Connectivity is the lifeblood of modern societ... |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Equinix finalizes MainOne integration, employees get new contracts and pay bump | Equinix, the world’s largest global data center and colocation provider, has completed the post-acquisition integration of Nigeria’s MainOne following a $320 million acquisition in 2022.
Post-merger integrations combine and rearrange two en... |
| Sep 21, 2024 | CashToken rewards Africa: Giving hope, One patronage at a time | At CashToken Rewards Africa, we believe that every Nigerian deserves more than just a thank you for their loyalty and patronage.
That’s why we’ve created the CashToken, a revolutionary way to reward ordinary Nigerians for the transactions t... |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Nairametrics to hold webinar on Telcos and the future of financial inclusion in Nigeria | Nigeria’s leading financial advocacy platform, Nairametrics will hold its monthly industry outlook with the focus on the telecoms industry and the future of financial inclusion in Nigeria.
The virtual event is billed to hold on the 21st of ... |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Airtel Nigeria's Strategic Leap: A New Era in Telecommunications | Airtel Nigeria is making waves. The second-largest mobile network operator in the country has secured three crucial telecom licenses from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This move is not just a step; it’s a leap into new reven... |
| Sep 5, 2024 | NIN-SIM linkage: NIMC denies server downtime claim, says over 10,000 centres are active | The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has denied reports that its servers have been suffering downtimes as Nigerians besieged telecom operators shops for the verification of their National Identification Number (NIN).
The Commi... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Nigeria: Subscribers, Telcos Disagree Over Data Billing | What I used for a month now drains in four days - Teacher
People are using many apps unknowingly - Operators
We haven't given permission for price increase - NCC
Telecommunication subscribers and service providers are locked in a dispute ov... |
| Jul 8, 2024 | IHS Towers: The Backbone of Digital Possibilities | IHS Towers, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has made a significant mark in Nigeria since its inception in 2001. It has emerged as a pivota... |
| Jul 6, 2024 | VFD Group restructures board, co-founder Adenubi resigns as executive director, Veritas’ Ibraheem Abe appointed as board member | VFD Group Plc has announced a major restructuring of its board, as two board members retire while three new board members are appointed.
The announcements were made by the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Olatunde Busari (SAN), during the group’s... |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Nigeria: Nothing Has Changed, My Brother | Our material on this page last week titled: "Between NCC and NMC, good news in small packets", has elicited a little dig from a very close friend who observed we almost created the impression that the telecoms industry is witnessi... |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Nigeria: High Operating Cost Forces 146 Internet Service Providers Out of Business - Report | Only 106 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are currently active, out of the 252 companies licensed as ISPs as of fourth quarter (Q4), 2023, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC's data revealed.
NCC data showed the 106 ISPs had a tota... |
| May 11, 2024 | Seamfix: Revolutionizing Digital Identity Solutions in Africa | Seamfix, a pioneering provider of digital identity solutions based in Nigeria, has recently secured a substantial $4.5 million in funding from Alitheia IDF. This funding injection is set to propel Seamfix's expansion into five additional Af... |
| May 10, 2024 | To expand digital ID services throughout Africa, Nigeria’s Seamfix raised $4.5 M funding | In order to expand its digital ID and credential services into five more African countries, enhance data flow—which is essential for continental trade and integration—and scale its technological infrastructure, Nigerian provider of digital ... |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Nigeria: 9mobile Clinches 2 Trophies At Sabre Awards 2024 | Organisers of the SABRE awards have judged 9mobile winners in two distinct categories - The SABRE Award for Superior Achievement in Reputation Management and Special Event/Sponsorship based on the telco's innovative and transformative campa... |
| Oct 27, 2022 | 9mobile takes The Hack to Abuja, show Entrepreneurs why poor record keeping and lack of business plans can be a hindrance | 0 L-R: Director, Marketing Communications, Saidat Lawal-Mohammed; Director, Customer Care, Ehimare Omoike; Director, Sales, Tosin Olulana and Lead Public Relations Chineze Amanfo at The Hack, a networking and business mentorship program org... |
| Aug 27, 2019 | 9mobile Secures $230 Million Loan from Africa Finance Corporation to Scale Growth | Nigeria’s fourth-largest telecom operator, 9mobile has secured a $230 million-dollar loan from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). The fund will be used to scale its dwindling growth and offset its existing debt in Nigeria.
It could be recall... |
| Mar 8, 2019 | 9mobile creates Magic for its Customers | Nigeria’s customer-centric telco company, 9Mobile, recently fulfilled its promise to customers as it celebrated the first set of winners in the Magic hour promo. and Northern promo.
Magic hour is part of 9mobile’s 10th-anniversary programme... |
| Feb 14, 2019 | What is 9Mobile Up To? | Life is a continuous journey of survival and determination. Those who make a great mark in life are those that strive to succeed against all odds. We see this tenacity in the lives of Nigerians.
Famed for their indefatigable spirit, Nigeria... |
| Oct 25, 2018 | Nigeria: 9mobile empowers farmers with weather forecast service | 9mobile has partnered weather forecasting portal – Ignitia, to launch a weather forecast service that enables farmers to predict weather accurately before and during the planting season.
Tagged, Iska Weather Service, the online service help... |
| Aug 13, 2018 | Nigerian FinTech Startup Mines Secures $13M to Grow Digital Credit Platform | Share this:
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| Jul 25, 2018 | Data Costs Across Some Major Cities In Africa | Internet Penetration in Africa as at December 2017 was 35% which is lower than the world average at 54%. Although the number has been growing due to the dropping costs of smartphones and data, data costs are still relatively high in many Af... |
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