Chinese brands dictate pace in Nigeria as NCC type-approved phones nears 2000

THE number of phones approved for sale in the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) increased to 1,985 as of April 2023, gradually nearing the 2000 mark.     Checks showed that 24 new phone models were approved in the latest update from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) between January and now.  As of January the... Read More

Inflation, FX shrink Nigeria’s smartphones market by 32.1%

  MACRO economic challenges including inflation and forex challenge, especially dollar shortage have impacted the smartphone market in Nigeria.     The International Data Corporation (IDC) informed that Nigeria’s smartphone market declined 32.1 per cent year-on-year in Q4 2022 due to sustained high inflation and a shortage of U.S. dollars in the country.     Largely,... Read More