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MTN Nigeria gifts couple N2m at Surprise ‘Yello Wedding’ in Enugu
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (289+ words) Date: 28 December 2025 1:22pm WAT The newlywed couple, Uche and Doris Anugwom receiving N2m surprising y'ello wedding gift from MTN in Enugu on Saturday MTN Nigeria, as part of its nationwide YelloTide festive campaign, has presented a N2 million gift to a newlywed couple,…...
Facebook trials £9.99 monthly fee for posting more than two links
1+ week, 2+ day ago (285+ words) By : Guardian Nigeria Date: 18 December 2025 6:08pm WAT Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, has begun testing a restriction on how many links certain users can share in Facebook posts, introducing a subscription-based model to increase access. Social media strategist…...
Airtel Nigeria unveils smartphone financing scheme
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (186+ words) By : Guardian Nigeria Date: 19 November 2025 2:26am WAT AIRTEL Nigeria has launched a new smartphone financing programme'to aggressively bridge the digital divide. The innovation provides existing Airtel customers with a flexible and convenient payment plan to own 4G smartphones to drive wider digital…...
Why MVNOs need enforcement, infrastructure, commercial protection
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (370+ words) By : David Meshioye Date: 19 November 2025 12:27am WAT .Over 2000 licensees offer services in 100 countries This was the view of the GSMA, which referenced Nigeria's comprehensive licensing system, saying the developments may accelerate MVNO entry, but "without enforcement, infrastructure mandates and commercial protections,…...
Global digital connectivity expands by 240m amid cost, accessibility concerns
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (313+ words) By : Adeyemi Adepetun Date: 19 November 2025 12:25am WAT . Nigeria's Internet users drop to 140m amid hike in cost SINCE January, about 240 million people have been added to the global online population. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) revealed this in its'Facts and Figures 2025'analyses…...
FULL LIST: TikTok announces nominees for 2025 Sub-Saharan Africa Awards
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (291+ words) Published 14 Nov 2025 TikTok has announced the nominees for the 2025 TikTok Awards Sub-Saharan Africa, with top creators, artistes and trendsetters from across the continent making the list. The awards will hold on 6 December 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. In a statement on…...
Leaders call for more collaboration in cyberspace
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (582+ words) By : Anthony, Adeyemi Adepetun Date: 12 November 2025 3:33am WAT Global leaders and decision-makers, who convened at the Global Cyber Security (GCF) Yearly Meeting 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have called for greater international collaboration on shared challenges and priorities in Cyberspace, in a…...
NCC hinges poor telephone services on low capacity
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (299+ words) By : Adeyemi Adepetun Date: 21 October 2025 3:57am WAT Inadequate capacity across networks to support heavy usage, especially in high-density urban areas have been identified as a major reason for poor telephony services, especially in cities, such as Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, among…...
130m Nigerians lack mobile Internet access
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (336+ words) By : Adeyemi Adepetun Date: 20 October 2025 3:55am WAT Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remained the region with the lowest mobile Internet usage, with only 25 per cent of the population using it and the largest coverage gap at 10 per cent. North America, Europe and Central…...
WhatsApp boosts operation with message translation features
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (380+ words) By : Adeyemi Adepetun Date: 25 Sep 2025 Social media platform, WhatsApp has added translation features as part of its offering. Owned by Meta, the message translation feature aimed at making communication across different languages easier for its more than three billion users…...