Tanzania’s internet blackout halted payments as Nala went offline for 18 hours
A nationwide internet outage in Tanzania on Wednesday disrupted international money transfers and digital services, prompting the remittance platform ...
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MTN South Africa, ICASA hold talks to make data cheaper and expand digital access
MTN held talks with the country’s communications regulator, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), as part of efforts to tack...
MTN Nigeria declares first dividend since 2023 after returning to profitability
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc posted a 245.7% year-on-year rise in profit after tax to ₦750.19 billion ($522.06 million) for the nine months ending...
How Opeyemi Obembe is building a sustainable path in a hype-driven ecosystem
Oftentimes, in the tech world, it is the founders who build in public that are rewarded. It is easy to get swept up in the hype of building visibly an...
Nigeria moves to create single powerful regulator for fintechs with proposed bill
Nigeria’s House of Representatives, the 360-member lower chamber of the National Assembly, is considering a bill sponsored by Hon. Fuad Kayode Lagud...
More Nigerians are investing in crypto; is the regulator right to be concerned about investor protection?
Nigeria’s crypto market, once dominated by speculation and short-term trading, has evolved into an ecosystem of small-scale savers and long-term inv...
From Olorunnimbe to Maida: Meet the new NCC board that will shape Nigeria’s $75bn telecom sector
On October 23, the Nigerian Senate confirmed Idris Olorunnimbe as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NC...
Meta picks Safaricom as landing partner for new submarine cable in Kenya
Meta, the US social media and technology company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has picked Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecom operator...
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