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No ban on airtime, data loans, FCCPC clarifies

🇳🇬 No ban on airtime, data loans, FCCPC clarifies

Nigeria telecom +0.60 · 17/04/2026

Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has moved swiftly to extinguish speculation about a potential ban on airtime ...

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Safaricom says working to fix new M-Pesa app after hitch

🇰🇪 Safaricom says working to fix new M-Pesa app after hitch

Kenya telecom -0.35 · 16/04/2026

Safaricom, East Africa's largest telecommunications operator, recently encountered technical difficulties with its revamped M-Pesa mobile money applic...

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Airtel suspends airtime, data advances amid regulatory

🇳🇬 Airtel suspends airtime, data advances amid regulatory

Nigeria telecom -0.65 · 17/04/2026

Airtel Africa's Nigerian subsidiary has suspended its airtime and data advance offerings, marking a significant pivot in the telecom operator's consum...

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Airtel Nigeria Suspends Airtime and Data Services

🇳🇬 Airtel Nigeria Suspends Airtime and Data Services

Nigeria telecom -0.75 · 17/04/2026

Airtel Nigeria has suspended its airtime and data credit services, marking a significant operational adjustment in Africa's largest telecommunications...

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MTN’s Xtratime faces shutdown over new digital lending

🇳🇬 MTN’s Xtratime faces shutdown over new digital lending

Nigeria telecom -0.65 · 16/04/2026

MTN Nigeria, the continent's largest telecommunications operator by subscriber base, has announced a temporary suspension of Xtratime, its popular air...

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MTN Nigeria Suspends Airtime Lending Over Regulatory

🇳🇬 MTN Nigeria Suspends Airtime Lending Over Regulatory

Nigeria telecom -0.75 · 16/04/2026

MTN Nigeria, the continent's largest telecommunications operator by subscriber base, has suspended its "Extratime" airtime and data lending service fo...

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Safaricom admits ‘My OneApp’ glitches, moves to fix issues

🇰🇪 Safaricom admits ‘My OneApp’ glitches, moves to fix issues

Kenya telecom -0.55 · 16/04/2026

Safaricom, East Africa's dominant telecommunications operator and a critical bellwether for the region's digital economy, has publicly acknowledged si...

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Meet the people driving top 10 largest ISPs in Nigeria

🇳🇬 Meet the people driving top 10 largest ISPs in Nigeria

Nigeria telecom +0.70 · 16/04/2026

Nigeria's internet service provider sector operates in the shadows of more glamorous fintech and e-commerce narratives, yet it represents one of Afric...

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Digital Realty drives local traffic exchange with new IXPN

🇳🇬 Digital Realty drives local traffic exchange with new IXPN

Nigeria telecom +0.75 · 15/04/2026

Nigeria's digital infrastructure landscape is undergoing a critical transformation. Digital Realty, the American data centre REIT with significant Afr...

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Some subscribers suffer hiccups after Safaricom’s M-Pesa

🇰🇪 Some subscribers suffer hiccups after Safaricom’s M-Pesa

Kenya telecom -0.65 · 14/04/2026

Safaricom's recent M-Pesa application redesign has exposed critical operational challenges within one of Africa's most strategically important financi...

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Airtel expands network capacity in latest move to close gap

🇳🇬 Airtel expands network capacity in latest move to close gap

Nigeria telecom +0.70 · 14/04/2026

Airtel Nigeria's aggressive network expansion represents a critical inflection point in Africa's most strategically important telecommunications marke...

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Elon Musk accuses South Africa of telecom “bribery”

🇿🇦 Elon Musk accuses South Africa of telecom “bribery”

South Africa telecom -0.75 · 14/04/2026

Elon Musk's public accusations that South African telecom operators are engaging in "bribery" to block Starlink's market entry have reignited a critic...

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WATRA pushes unified regulation for West Africa’s $200bn

🌍 WATRA pushes unified regulation for West Africa’s $200bn

Multi-country (West Africa region) telecom +0.75 · 13/04/2026

West Africa's digital economy has reached a critical inflection point. With the region now exceeding $200 billion in annual digital value creation, th...

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SERAP urges Tinubu to probe ₦2.9bn missing NIGCOMSAT, NNRA

🇳🇬 SERAP urges Tinubu to probe ₦2.9bn missing NIGCOMSAT, NNRA

Nigeria telecom -0.85 · 12/04/2026

Nigeria's digital infrastructure sector faces renewed scrutiny as civil society organization SERAP (Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project) ...

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NigComSat regains 50% of Nigeria's broadcast traffic

🇳🇬 NigComSat regains 50% of Nigeria's broadcast traffic

Nigeria telecom +0.75 · 12/04/2026

Nigeria's state-owned satellite operator NigComSat has achieved a significant operational milestone, recapturing roughly half of the country's broadca...

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