Zakariyya Adaramola

Lagos, Nigeria

Reporter at Daily Trust

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USSD: Subscribers call on NCC to rescind directive to banks

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers of Nigeria (NATCOMS) has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to rescind on its directive to deposit money banks (DMBs) in the country to stop deducting charges for unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) transactions directly from customers’ bank accounts.
Nigeria moves to produce marine fuel, others - FG

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, has said Nigeria is currently developing a robust Green Methanol Industrial Complex, the highest in Africa to produce marine fuel and other biofuels. To this end, the minister said Nigeria is seeking Brazilian partnership in design, certification and feedstock optimisation for the socio-economic development of the country.
Nigeria Moves to Unlock $1trn Global Outsourcing Market

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

The federal government has announced the relaunch of the National Talent Export Programme (NATEP), which will create one million direct export-linked jobs and up to five million indirect jobs within five years. In addition, NATEP aims to attract over $1 billion in foreign direct investment to Nigeria's growing service export economy.
MRA condemns NEITI’s call to amend FOI Act to punish alleged ‘misuse’

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the recent call by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, for an amendment to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011, to impose punitive measures on “fake CSOs” allegedly “misusing” the law to blackmail public institutions, describing the call as an attempt to discredit the Act and weaken it.
Nigeria moves to unlock $1trn global outsourcing market

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

The federal government has announced the relaunch of the National Talent Export Programme (NATEP), which will create one million direct export-linked jobs and up to five million indirect jobs within five years. In addition, NATEP aims to attract over $1 billion in foreign direct investment to Nigeria’s growing service export economy.
MTN announces N900bn investment to improve service quality

4 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

MTN Nigeria has announced a massive capital expenditure (CAPEX) drive for 2025, nearly doubling its investment to almost N900billion, as it seeks to significantly enhance network service quality in major cities like Lagos and Abuja and extend improvements to other areas. This financial commitment, up from a combined total of approximately N440bn spent in 2023 and 2024, was detailed by MTN Nigeria CEO, Dr Karl Toriola, during a recent television interview.
Experts call for caution over $3bn telecom infrastructure investment

1 month ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

Experts have called for caution as Nigeria anticipates telecommunications investment worth over $3bn (N4.7 trillion). They stated that while the investment would boost internet access to millions of Nigerians, overregulation could derail the investment target. Daily Trust reports that the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, recently revealed that Nigeria will receive telecommunications equipment and fibre optic infrastructure valued at $3 billion in June.
9.6m spam attempts on Airtel lines flagged in 2 months

1 month ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

Airtel Nigeria has announced that its AI-powered Spam Alert Service issued over 9.6 million spam alerts between March 13 and May 20, 2025. As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting customers from unwanted and potentially fraudulent communications, Airtel designed the AI Spam Alert service to analyze traffic patterns and detect anomalies. In the period since launch the AI pinpointed a total of 9,667,008 SMS as potential spam messages in the two months after its launch.
NCC orders telecoms to alert customers of major outages

1 month ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecom operators to inform consumers of major service outages through media channels, including the cause, affected areas, and estimated downtime. The NCC gave the directive in a statement on Sunday signed by Acting Head, Public Affairs, Mrs. Nnenna Ukoha. It also mandated that customers must be notified at least a week ahead of any planned service disruptions.
56% MDAs IT projects fail - NITDA

1 month ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said 56 per cent IT projects embarked upon by the Ministries, Department and Agencies of government usually fail to deliver on what was promised.