Telecommunications

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Metro

Nigeria Loses Over 5,000 Fibre Optic Connections to Road Construction in Six Months

More than 5,000 fibre optic cables have been severed across Nigeria in the first half of 2026, with road construction and excavation projects...

Metro

MTN Hack Claims Dismissed as Exaggerated as Hacktivists Continue Targeting South Africa

When a user operating under the pseudonym ki4tane posted a dramatic announcement titled "MTN BREACHED" on a popular hacker forum over the weekend,...

Metro

NSCDC Warns Contractors, Vandals Against Damaging Fibre Optic Cables in Kaduna

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Kaduna State Command has warned contractors, construction firms and other individuals against damaging fibre optic cables...

Economy

Nigeria to Deploy $460 Million World Bank Loan for Nationwide Fibre-Optic Expansion

Nigeria plans to channel $460 million of a $500 million World Bank concessional loan into capitalising a new fibre infrastructure company, set to...

Metro

NANS Applauds NCC, CBN for Consumer-Friendly Airtime and Data Refund Framework

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has praised the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),...