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 […]
ATCON seeks govt succour for post-election violence victims
Following the post election violence that enveloped some states in the Northern Nigeria last week, in which ICT and communication centres were destroyed by hoodlums, the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria, ATCON has called on the federal government to come to the aid of the foundation.
Sony execs apologize for network security breach
Sony executives bowed in apology Sunday for a security breach in the company’s PlayStation Network that compromised the personal data of some 77 million accounts on the online service.
Online revelry trails Bin Laden’s death
The number of terse text message “tweets” at Twitter topped 4,000 per second while US President Barack Obama announced that the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks was killed in Pakistan in a surgical strike by a US military team.
Worldwide mobile phone market up by 20% in Q1
The worldwide mobile phone market grew approximately 20 percent closing at 19.8 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2011, according to report released by the International Data Corporate, IDC.
Road sweeper, student win big in Airtel feel free bonanza
A street sweeper with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mrs. Bimbola Aduke Adesanya, has become millionaire courtesy of the on_going Airtel Feel Free Promo.
