AS part of its commitment to education, community development and youth empowerment, the Tim Akano Foundation (TAF) has awarded scholarships and digital skill opportunities to a total of 122 students from Osun State and Obafemi Awolowo universities in June 2025. Driven by personal experience and a deep sense of responsibility to his roots, Tim Akano, […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators in Nigeria have alerted the Federal Government to possible collapse of the telecom sector owing to sudden rise in the vandalisation of industry infrastructure. Under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the operators expressed deep concern over the increasing wave of vandalisation and theft […]
Read MoreNEW Horizons Nigeria, a leading technology training and capacity-building organisation, has won the Most Innovative IT Training and Certification Solution Brand of the Year award at the 2025 African Brand Innovators Summit. The award, presented during the summit held in Lagos, recognised the company’s 20-year commitment to developing globally competitive digital talent and advancing […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Chief Executive Officer, New Horizons Technologies, Tim Akano, has bagged several industry recognitions for its role in mentoring youths and others in the country. Akano, who is also a distinguished thought leader, pan Africanist and advocate for youth development, innovation, was honored by the Committee of Pro Chancellors (CPC) of Nigeria […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators have agreed to commence the End-User Billing (EUB) model for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services, and it takes effect from today, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The telcos under the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) made this known yesterday in a statement signed by the Chairman […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso PAYMENT technology platform, Remita has revealed plans to extend its services to other African markets. Developed by SystemSpecs, which actually started as a payroll feature in an HR application has become a robust ecosystem, Remita currently processes over ₦60 trillion yearly in Nigeria. The Managing Director/CEO of Remita Payment Services, […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated telecom licensees in Nigeria to inform consumers of major service outages on their networks through media channels, stating the cause(s) of the service interruption, and the area(s) affected by the service interruption/outage, as well as the time that would be taken to restore service. Consumers […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso AFE Babalola University (ABUAD) has entered into a strategic partnership with New Horizons Nigeria to integrate Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skill sets into its academic curriculum. This collaboration aims to empower ABUAD students with globally relevant competencies in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, 3D Technology, and the Metaverse, Web […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE protracted Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt imbroglio between the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and telecommunications operators appeared to have been totally resolved. This was confirmed by Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, Thursday, when he featured on AriseTV to speak on the firm’s first quarter 2025 result, where […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso DEPOSIT Money Banks (DMBs) will from today, May 1, begin to charge N6 instead of N4 for SMS transaction done on customers’ account. Leading the charge, yesterday in a notice to its teeming customers, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) attributed the adjustment to a recent upward review in telecommunication rates by service providers. […]
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