The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, yesterday acknowledged that despite advancements in digital technology, millions of Nigerians, particularly in rural areas, still struggle with limited or no access to reliable internet. He said that the Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration and expanding digital connectivity in underserved communities. Speaking at the Industry-Focused Stakeholder …

The House of Representatives has taken initial steps to provide free internet services in selected public places for Nigerians. This follows the passage of a bill last week during its first reading titled, “An Act to provide the legal framework for the free internet access programme in selected public places in Nigeria and for other related matters”, sponsored by Mr. …

Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has disclosed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved two critical projects for the digital economy and technology startup ecosystem. Speaking to State House correspondents after the two-day council meeting on Tuesday, he said the first project has to do with the setting up of a special purpose vehicle (SPV), …

Internet connectivity was disrupted in several East African nations on Sunday due to faults reported on the East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy) and SEACOM cables, Internet monitoring groups said. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), NetBlocks stated, “Network data show a disruption to Internet connectivity in and around multiple East African countries”. It was noted that Tanzania and …

Nigeria’s total active mobile subscribers reached 219.7 million in February 2024, as internet usage dipped to 694,804.54 terabytes (TB), new data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has shown. This marks the country’s first internet usage decline in 11 months (since April 2023), when total usage stood at 556,540.42 TB. This represents a 3.70 per cent decrease from January’s 721,522 …

Internet users and ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) based business operators across the country may have to endure up to three more weeks of epileptic services, it was gathered last night. The disruptions were sparked by a cut on the submarine cable system in the Atlantic Ocean offshore Cote D’Ivoire, along the coast of West Africa on Thursday, leaving many business …

An Undersea cable damage on Thursday disrupted internet services across Nigeria and by extension Africa. Countries including South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Cameroon, Benin, and others also reported service disruptions. The damage affected major undersea cables near Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire and is causing downtime across West and South African countries. In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, …

Internet access and the phone network were completely cut across the Gaza Strip on Friday, amid intense Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory. The government of the militant group Hamas accused Israel of taking the measure “to perpetrate massacres with bloody retaliatory strikes from the air, land and sea.” AFP journalists in Gaza confirmed they were only able to communicate …

Lagos, Ogun, Kano and Oyo States, and the Federal Capital Territory were the top five locations with mobile internet subscriptions in Nigeria last year. Collectively, the five areas accounted for 33.52 per cent (51.90 million) of the mobile subscriptions (154.85 million) in the country in 2022, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS had revealed …

Nigerian street-hop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola (better known as Portable) recently thrilled a crowd of youths at a filling station. Following months of fuel scarcity, residents troop out to petrol stations regularly to buy fuel for their cars and generators across the country. Portable who visited Oyo State to shut down the town made a stop at a filling station and …