Samsung Nigeria has officially launched the Galaxy A04s into the Nigerian market. The company said the launch of the device reinforced Samsung’s commitment to providing affordable and quality devices that addressed the daily needs of consumers. Speaking during the presentation with the press, the Product manager, Stephen Okwara, said the […]
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MTN launches 5G network
Fifth-generation technology, commonly called 5G, is now available in Nigeria. MTN Nigeria Communications Plc commercially launched the fifth-generation technology, commonly called 5G, in Nigeria on Sunday. It was launched during an event that enabled guests to test the use of the technology. At the commercial launch event, guests were able […]
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MTN tests 5G, set for seven states
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc kicked off an open 5G pilot today as it plans to roll out 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri soon. According to the Nigerian Communications Commission, 5G licensees are supposed to begin rollout commencement on the 24th of August. Mafab […]
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4.7 million get SIMs after FG’s call ban
Four million, seven hundred and sixty-nine thousand, six hundred and eighty-five million subscribers have gotten Subscriber Identity Modules since the Federal Government barred outgoing calls from SIMs that have not been linked to their National Identification Numbers. This is according to new subscriber data from the Nigerian Communications Commission. When […]
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Artel Africa to provide secure and reliable financial services across Nigeria.
Two months after Airtel Africa was granted full Payment Service Bank (PSB) licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the telecom company, which has operations in 14 African countries, including Nigeria, on Thursday, launched its Smartcash Payment Service Bank, to further deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria. Airtel Africa, six […]
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Technical glitch hits MTN’s fintech subsidiary
Momo Payment Service Bank Limited, the fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, has approached a Nigerian court seeking an order to recover funds erroneously transferred to several bank customers after a technical glitch affected its system. According to reports, the PSB is seeking a court order in its bid to retrieve […]
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MTN Nigeria appoints Mroue as non-executive director
The board of MTN has approved the appointment of Mazen Mroue as a non-executive director of the company effective June 1, 2022. This is according to a disclosure filed on the website of the Nigerian Exchange Group and signed by the company’s Secretary, Uto Ukpanah. The board at its meeting […]
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MTN enters the metaverse, buys 144 plots of digital land
Africa’s biggest telco, MTN, joins global companies in the metaverse by purchasing 144 plots of land in Africarare, Africa’s first Virtual Reality metaverse featuring digital land. The amount paid for the land is unknown but we know it has an overall area of 12x12m. This is according to information from […]
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SIM-NIN: Telcos lose 9.28 million Internet subscribers in one year
A total of 9.28 million telecommunication subscribers stopped using the Internet in 2021, data from the Nigerian Communications Commission have shown. According to the regulator of the telecoms sector, the number of Internet subscribers fell to 141,617,023 in December 2021 from 150,898,122 in January 2021. During the year, the total […]
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Airtel Announces Partnership with Spotify; Complimentary Data for Streaming
Airtel users would going forward have daily complimentary data for streaming on Spotify platform. This was announced following a recent partnership between the Telecommunications services provider and Spotify. Airtel users who buy data bundles either monthly or weekly will be awarded a bonus to access over 70 million songs of […]