By Shola Olusola NIGERIA’s judiciary and telecommunications regulator have pledged deeper collaboration to safeguard connectivity, protect critical infrastructure, and strengthen online safety as the country accelerates into a digital future. This commitment was underscored at the opening of the 2026 Workshop for Justices and Judges on Legal Issues in Telecommunications, jointly organized by the...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso NIGERIA’s telecommunications operators have come under intense pressure as the Federal Government has laid down a clear mandate for improved service delivery. Minister of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, declared that the era of excuses is over, insisting that the conditions for better service have now been...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso TELECOMMUNICATIONS firm, Airtel has delivered a landmark financial performance for the 2026 fiscal year, characterized by record-breaking customer acquisitions, a massive leap in profitability, and a definitive shift toward a data-centric business model. Driven by disciplined execution, and a robust digital strategy, the Group saw its Profit After Tax...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso IN a strategic move to sanitize the state’s urban landscape, the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA), supported by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has announced the commencement of a pilot cleanup exercise for telecommunications infrastructure. The exercise is scheduled to begin on May 12, 2026, at the Emina...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso TELECOM operators will need to deploy more sites in the cities as indications have shown that urban centres are now prone to more telephone services congestions. This is based on the latest insights on Nigeria’s telecom sector produced by Ookla on behalf of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Two insights, Connectivity...
Read MoreBy Shola Olushola NIGERIA is the most spammed country in Africa. In 2025, 51 per cent of all unknown calls received by Nigerians were identified as spam or fraud, more than one in every two. Nigeria ranked eight globally and sat at the top of the African league table, ahead of South Africa (30...
Read MoreBy Olumide Balogun There was a time when using a search engine felt like cracking a code. You typed two or three carefully chosen keywords, hoped the machine understood, and waited to see what came back. People had to learn the language of machines, shrinking complex needs into stilted phrases. That era is ending....
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso INDICATIONS have emerged that Nigeria is gradually phasing out the legacy 3G technology, and pivots strategically towards 4G and 5G networks. The latest review of the telecoms sector, especially in Q1 by Ookla on behalf of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) revealed a country rapidly clearing its digital “fast lanes,” ensuring...
Read MoreBy Bimbo Akinola IN a major boost to technology education and digital innovation in Nigeria, New Horizons Systems Solutions Limited, a subsidiary of the US-based global ICT training organization, New Horizons Worldwide, has commissioned a state-of-the-art ICT facility at Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State. The facility, named the Elder (Dr.) I.C. Egbuta ICT Centre,...
Read MoreBy Bimbo Akinola OURANOS Technologies Limited has strengthened its board with the appointment of Tajudeen Ahmed as Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2026. The company also announced the appointment of Omokunbi Adeoti and Olalekan Olabode as non-executive directors, in a move aimed at reinforcing its governance structure and strategic oversight....
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