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Nigeria’s impressive mobile internet expansion is masking a severe deficit in fixed, high-capacity home connectivity. Fresh data reveals that only 265,000 households across the country possess active Fibre-to-the-Home subscriptions. This microscopic figure stands in stark contrast to the nation’s sprawling 154.72 million active mobile internet subscriptions. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Aminu…
Nigerian telecommunications companies have committed 2.5 trillion naira to infrastructure upgrades to fix a worsening service crisis. This massive capital injection follows years of consumer complaints about dropped calls and vanishing data. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is driving this push to modernise a network that feels increasingly brittle under rising demand. Most of this…
Nigeria’s telecommunications firms no longer have an excuse for dropped calls. The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy has told operators to improve their networks now that the state has cleared their paths. To help the sector, the government secured World Bank funding for Project BRIDGE, an open-access fibre network. This plan aims…
Nigeria is talking and browsing more than ever despite the country’s bruising economic headwinds. Active voice subscriptions reached 179.6 million in the final quarter of 2025, an 8.9% jump from the previous year. Internet users followed a similar path, climbing to 148.2 million as digital life became a necessity rather than a choice. These figures…
Nigerian telecom operators are refusing to budge on the contentious N6.98 fee for bank transactions and data expiration rules. Gbenga Adebayo, chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, argues that providers must get paid for every connection attempt. He compares his members to taxi drivers who expect a fare even if the…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered mobile network operators to credit the accounts of subscribers suffering from subpar network quality. In a directive issued on Sunday, the regulator stated that customers should no longer bear the burden of service disruptions alone. This shift marks a departure from the traditional model of merely fining operators….
The era of easy identity theft via mobile numbers is nearing its end. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unveiled the Telecoms Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS), a platform designed to kill off SIM-related financial crimes. Aminu Maida, the Commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, announced the move on Thursday in Abuja. He argued that the mobile…
