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The Federal Government of Nigeria officially launched the National Connectivity and Access Programme (NUCAP), an infrastructure initiative designed to deploy 3,700 telecommunications towers nationwide and extend mobile voice and broadband coverage to roughly 20 million citizens currently living without access to network

The Federal Government, European Union (EU) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed a 14 million Euros grant agreement to support Nigeria’s nationwide fibre-optic backbone project. The initiative aims to deploy approximately 90,000 kilometres of fibre-optic infrastructure nationwide to

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are planning joint pilot projects to integrate rural electricity infrastructure with telecommunications networks. The initiative aims to improve power supply to rural telecom base stations, reduce diesel consumption and extend digital

Popular short-video platform TikTok has officially clarified that it did not restrict access to its network in northern parts of Nigeria. ​The clarification was issued on Monday, October 12, 2026, following weeks of mounting complaints from users in states across the region,

Google on Thursday, said it has opened its SynthID Detector to the public globally, allowing users to check whether images, videos and audio clips were generated or altered using artificial intelligence (AI). The Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Google West Africa, Mr

MTN Nigeria has begun distributing automatic airtime credits to subscribers as compensation for poor network quality. The operator, however, said, that the compensation was for poor network quality only, and not for data depletion. The compensation are for network quality deficiencies recorded

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), has officially launched the National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System. ​The rollout, announced on Thursday, October 1, 2026, marks a historic shift in

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in collaboration with the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has commenced the Zero Rated Data Access to Approved Educational Platforms and Content Initiative. This was made known in a statement jointly signed by NCC’s

Airtel Nigeria recorded the highest number of consumer complaints among the country’s four major telecommunications operators in the first half of 2026. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) disclosed this in its consumer complaint statistics for January to June, released on Monday. The

Smile Communications has announced a special limited-time promotional offer designed to welcome more Nigerians onto its network with one of its most rewarding device bundles yet. Available for a limited period, the new offer gives customers the opportunity to purchase a Smile