Airtel denies claims that it plans to exit Kenya
After the signing of the National ICT Policy 2019, some rumours emerged that Airtel might be planning to exit the…
Telecoms
Mastercard invests a further $100 million into Airtel mobile money venrure
We reported some weeks ago that Airtel was trying to raise some cash by selling off some assets, and they…
Telcos lose more than #10 billion as consumers lament SIM lockdown
Since December 2020, the FG has put a lockdown on the purchase, registration and activation of new SIM cards in…
Airtel Africa raises $200 million from mobile money share sale
Airtel Africa had been looking to sell off some assets so that it can have more cash at hand to…
Study: Nigerians pay the most to use the internet globally
We have felt this way for some time now and we are happy that there is data to support this.…
MTN starts rolling out free data in conjunction with Opera Mini, but you can’t have it yet
The MTN arm in Zambia has launched a free browsing plan for subscribers in the country as a way to…
Week 3 Tech Roundup: Why Samsung won’t have a Nigerian plant, Apple sued, CES 2018, and so much more
This week has been a very interesting one in the world of technology. Considering we are not far along in…
Airtel pulls out of race to purchase 9Mobile as Globacom also fails to submit a bid
Airtel will no longer be a party to the process of acquiring the properties of now-defunct Etisalat (which is now…
Govt frowns on the influx of substandard phones to Nigeria
It has been widely known for a while now that the standard of phones being sold in the country is…
Globacom releases official statement to debunk 9Mobile purchase rumours
Rumours have been flying around in the past couple of days on the acquisition process of 9Mobile, formerly Etisalat, after…