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 […]
Nigeria’s digital public infrastructure hampered by data centre shortage
Nigeria is accelerating push towards Digital Public Infrastructure, DPI, rolling out systems leveraging artificial intelligence, AI, financial technology, fintech, cloud services, e-government, cashless payments, and smart-city initiatives.
Matters Arising: The quiet custodian of Nigeria’s digital destiny and the hard questions that must be asked
It began as a murmur in the National Assembly, amplified by viral commentary: in terms of reach and reliability, certain fintech platforms have quietly become the most central banks in Nigeria’s informal economy.
Nigeria driving Africa’s digital renaissance — Chioma Ekeh
Chief Executive Officerof Technology Distribution, TD Africa, Mrs Chioma Ekeh has claimed that Nigeria is typically driving Africa’s digital renaissance, urging every stakeholder in the Information and Communications Technology, ICT sector to join hands with her company to sustain the country’s drive towards making Africa the hub of world technology development.
AI resurrections of dead celebrities amuse and rankle
“We’re getting into the ‘uncanny valley,'” said Constance de Saint Laurent, a professor at Ireland’s Maynooth University, referring to the phenomenon in which interactions with artificial objects are so human-like it triggers unease.
NCC slams telcos over poor telecom services
NCC has read the riot acts to telecom operators in the country to step up their services or incur the wrath of the regulator
