Telecoms & IT
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669Nigeria Invests $1b in Telecom Overhaul
Nigeria’s telecommunications sector is set to experience a dramatic improvement in service quality by the third quarter of 2025, driven by a...
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489Telcos to Source Steel for 7,000 Towers Locally
Ministry of Steel Development, and Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, are to partner to source for locally manufactured steel products...
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509With 47.73% Spread, Nigeria Still far from Attaining 70% Broadband Penetration Target
Despite the assurance by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) that Nigeria’s broadband penetration would reach and surpass 70 per cent threshold by...
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Lagos Secures $22m Investment to Expand Fibre Infrastructure
The Lagos State government has secured a $22 million foreign direct investment (FDI) for the expansion of fibre optic infrastructure to boost...
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Rollout of ₦3.3tr 90,000km Fibre Lines, 7,000 Telecom Towers Begins Q4 2025 –FG
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has disclosed that the rollout of the N3.3 trillion 90,000 kilometres of...
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441CAC, NIBSS Unveil Platform for Data Access to Private Firms
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in partnership with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has unveiled a new Application Programming Interface (API)...
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607Can the UK Become an AI Deployment Leader?
Entrepreneurs say the country is an ideal testbed for AI, but brain drain risks upending progress Prime minister Keir Starmer says the...
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Telcos Order $1b Network Equipment from China –NCC
Telecom operators have ordered over $1bn in network infrastructure from original equipment manufacturers in China to overhaul and upgrade the quality of...
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After 22 Years, NCC, House of Reps Initiate Review of Telecoms Act 2003
Twenty-two years after the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 was enacted and activated, the House of Representatives Committee on Communications, yesterday, began a...
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Broadband Penetration Wilts as Telecoms Contribution to GDP Declined to 13.94% in Q3 2024
Nigeria’s broadband penetration still crawls at 45.61 per cent, despite the slight improvement it recorded last year, when it moved from 43.16...
