Venture capital slump leads Nigerian startups to borrowing for survival
By Juliet Umeh As venture capital funding across Africa remains low, Nigerian startups are now turning to borrowing to stay afloat and support growth in a tighter investment environment. Latest data from Africa: The Big Deal shows that startups across the continent raised $135 million in May 2026 through 37 deals, an improvement from April’s […]
Most Nigerians use more than one network – Report
The latest Telecommunications Special Edition poll results released by NOIPolls Limited have revealed that a higher proportion of Nigerians use 2 phone lines either registered under one network provider or under two different ones.
Ericsson partners Econet on network upgrade
Ericsson has signed an agreement with the Econet Wireless Zimbabwe for the company’s core network upgrade program
FG adopts .gov.ng unified email platform
The federal government has adopted the .gov.ng unified email platform for the federal civil service of Nigeria.
African mobile apps will drive affordable access
At the just concluded GSMA Mobile 360 held in Cape Town, South Africa, the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Terragon Group, Elo Umeh, was among the discussants during a session on ‘Delivering Affordable Access to the People of Africa’.
Let your talents inspire youths, Juwah charges MTN Ambassadors
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr Eugene Juwah last week took to memory lane, to explain to the Musical ambassadors of telecom giant, MTN Nigeria, who visited him, how telecommunications sector became the first genuine platform that has taken over virtually every aspect of human development since the revolution began after the Digital Mobile Licences in 2001.
