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NCC limits airtime compensation to poor network quality from Nov 2025
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has noted that compensation for poor network services will cover only issues experienced…
Zenith Bank earns N291.8bn from fees as it finalises Paramount Bank Kenya deal
Zenith Bank earned N291.8 billion from commissions and fees in 2025, while completing its acquisition of Paramount Bank…
MTN SA, Vodacom, Telkom, others lost $12m to telecoms theft in 2025, a 189% surge
Telecoms theft in South Africa increased by 189% to $12 million (R201.5 million) in 2025 from $4.13 million…
Egypt to launch dedicated SIM card for minors to regulate social media access
Egypt has revealed plans to launch a new SIM card for children within the next 60 days. This…
Flutterwave warns of Ponzi scheme impersonating its brand in Cameroon
Flutterwave has issued a public warning after uncovering a fraudulent platform operating under the name “flutterwave.vip,” which is…
Nigeria ranks 12th in FBI’s foreign cybercrime complaints with 1,219 reports in 2025
Nigeria ranked 12th among foreign countries filing cybercrime complaints with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Centre in 2025,…
Egyptian Fintech Lucky Raises $23M Series B To Become A Digital Bank In North Africa
Egyptian consumer credit startup Lucky has raised $23 million in Series B funding to expand across North Africa…
UTME 2026: JAMB to sanction CBT centres not visible on its monitoring system
JAMB has warned that accredited CBT centres not visible on its central monitoring system risk strict sanctions, such…
Truecaller wants to help brands connect with its 500m users
Global communications platform Truecaller has announced the expansion of its Business Chat platform to help businesses around the…
How MTN MoMo lost ₦22.3B in 7 days and sued 18 banks to get it back
The alert came in on May 24, 2022. Inside MTN MoMo’s operations, something is wrong because transactions are…
