2021 IN REVIEW: Telecom sector in 5 numbers
The Nigerian telecommunications industry had a most remarkable year in 2021. For operators, the year had begun with uncertainty over the ban on SIM card registration as a measure to have…
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MTN, Airtel can’t replicate Safaricom’s success in Nigeria with PSBs –…
MTN Nigeria and Airtel are putting plans in place to go live as payment service banks (PSBs) in 2022, once the Central Bank of Nigeria grants them the final licence. The two telcos would…
Adia Sowho’s MTN appointment puts tech ecosystem on notice
Since the largest telecommunication operator in Nigeria, MTN, announced the appointment of Adia Sowho as its new chief marketing officer (CMO) - the first woman in that position, founders…
Telcos face negative half-year as subscriber numbers hit 16-month low
The telecommunication sector would require a major growth result in June to stop it from ending the second quarter in decline and the first half of 2021 in the negative zone.
A decline in…
As telcos enforce Nigeria’s Twitter ban, experts disagree on the legality
As of 12 am on Saturday, 5 June 2021, Twitter users in Nigeria using any of the four telecom operators, MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9Mobile started to experience limited services.
Netblocks,…