Kenya moves to sell 35% stake in Safaricom shares by Modupeoluwa Olalere May 27, 2025 0 Kenya announced an ambitious plan to sell a large portion of its Safaricom shares, aiming to raise over $1 billion. ...
South African lawmaker accuses minister of manipulating telecom laws to favour Musk’s Starlink by Oluwatosin Adeyemi April 16, 2025 0 A lawmaker from South Africa said that Solly Malatsi, the country's minister of communications, was working to sabotage the telecom ...
Lobna Helal succeeds Osman as first female chair of Telecom Egypt by Ladele Joy April 1, 2025 0 Telecom Egypt has ushered in a new era of leadership with the appointment of Lobna Helal as Chair of the ...
Nigerian telecom subscriptions hit 169.3 million in January 2025 by Oluwatosin Adeyemi March 6, 2025 0 Active mobile subscriptions in Nigeria increased from 164.9 million in December 2024 to 169.3 million in January 2025, according to ...
Telecom, financial services lead as Nigeria’s GDP growth rate hits 3.84% in Q4 2024 by Oluwatosin Adeyemi February 26, 2025 0 In the fourth quarter of 2024, Nigeria's economy expanded by 3.84 percent year over year in real terms, which was ...
Knocks, kudos over Nigeria’s 50% telecom tariff hike by Oluwatosin Adeyemi February 10, 2025 0 On January 20, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) announced a 50 percent tariff hike on telecoms offerings for the first ...
Nigerian government defends telecom tariff hike amid outcry by Oluwatosin Adeyemi January 23, 2025 0 Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, defended the decision on Tuesday to authorise a 50 percent ...
Nigerians should brace for hike in telecom tariffs, but not by 100%: Minister Tijani by Oluwatosin Adeyemi January 9, 2025 0 Dr Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, announced on Wednesday at a stakeholder meeting in Abuja that ...
Mafab Communications to launch 5G services in Nigeria after three-year delay by Modupeoluwa Olalere December 28, 2024 0 Mafab Communications, founded by Dr Musbahu Bashir, is set to launch its long-awaited 5G services in Nigeria by the end ...
NCC caves to pressure from telcos, set to approve call, data tariff hike amid economic hardship by Oluwatosin Adeyemi December 24, 2024 0 There are strong indications that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) intends to approve a long-pending proposal to hike telecom tariffs ...