Telecom subscriptions hit 195.1m in July
…Adds 2.88m subscriptions in one month By Juliet Umeh Nigeria’s active telecommunications subscriptions rose by 2.88 million in July 2026 to 195.11 million, up from 192.23 million recorded in June, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. The increase represents a monthly growth of about 1.5 per cent, while the country’s teledensity rose from 88.67 […]
N647m QoS penalty:We paid in agony, operators cry out
THE three operators, MTN, Airtel and Globacom affected by the Nigerian Communications Commission’s hammer penultimate week, over poor quality of services, may have paid the penalty in agony.
Firstmonie secures $12m from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
In apparent move to boost the nation’s financial inclusion drive, the mobile payment solution from First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, Firstmonie has secured a grant of $12million US dollars from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to execute the project.
Africa’s economy growth encourages innovations — MasterCards
MASTERCARD, has announced that it is now in 48 of Africa’s 55 markets. This was following the addition of seven new markets from the continent last week.
FG moves postal services online
FEDERAL government is taking steps to move the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST from the traditional personal delivery system to online platform to facilitate the nation’s digital inclusion plan.
NCS, ISPON fault FG’s 2% tax on mobile phones, PCs, software…
Stakeholders in the Nigerian IT industry have faulted the planned Federal Government imposition of 2% tax on the values of mobile phones, computers, software, cameras, photocopiers, printing machines and CD players manufactured in the country or imported.
