Over One Million Cancel Broadband Amid High Cost Living – Survey
Up to one million people cancelled their broadband in the last year because of the high cost of living, a survey by Citizens Advice suggests. The charity said those struggling…
Broadband Subscriptions Maintain Steady Growth, Reached 92.6m in February 2023
After maintaining a steady growth rate in one year, Nigeria’s broadband subscriptions reached 92.6 million in February 2023, up from 92.01 million in January 2023, statistics released by the Nigerian…
Top 7 Trends That Will Shape Nigeria’s ICT Sector In 2023
The information and communication technology (ICT) sector in Nigeria has seen significant growth and development in recent years. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that the sector contributed 18.44…
22 Institutions gets Supports as Nigerian Govt Records Landmark Achievements in Broadband Penetration
Over 22 institutions in Nigeria, made-up of 18 universities, and six polytechnics as well as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), drawn evenly from the six geopolitical zones in the…
Pantami to Kick-Start Landmark Broadband Projects in Abuja
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, will on Thursday, preside over the commencement of landmark broadband initiatives to be implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC…
NCC Inaugurates Committee to Accelerate Broadband Infrastructure Deployment
In a bid to give verve to expansion of broadband services in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an industry-wide committee to facilitate the deployment of broadband…
Nigeria’s Broadband Penetration Under Threat as Telecos Hike Data Prices
Nigeria’s plan to achieve a 90% broadband penetration by 2025 may be impeded by the recent hike in data prices by telecom companies. The Nigerian government had in March 2020,…
Nigerian Telecoms Sector Achieves 165% Growth in Q2
This figure surpasses the income the sector made in 2021 and is also the highest inflow in the sector in the last six quarters. Nigeria’s telecommunications sector witnessed a growth…
MTN Boosts FG’s Plan to Achieve 70% Internet Broadband Penetration
The Federal Government’s plan to achieve 70 per cent internet penetration in urban and rural areas by 2025 has received a boost from the foremost telecommunications operator, MTN. This position was…
Konga: Leading the African e-commerce Resurgence
In early January 2018, a mega acquisition that would alter the equation in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, was about to go down. On one side and spearheading this landmark acquisition…
Telcos Raises Alarm Over Proposed Excise Tax on Airtime
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has warned against the fresh plan to introduce excise duty on telecoms’ airtime charges, arguing that it will lead to double taxation.…