Zakariyya Adaramola

Lagos, Nigeria

Reporter at Daily Trust

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MTN announces N900bn investment to improve service quality

1 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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

2 weeks 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.
Nigeria loses $11bn to digital skills gap annually

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

The Federal Government has directed the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) to train Nigerian workers across public and private sectors in Artificial Intelligence (AI) over next three years. DBI President/CEO, David Daser, who made this known at the 21st year anniversary celebration in Abuja yesterday, said president Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, have given their full support for the training.
Data breach dispute between Nigeria, Meta being resolved – FG - Daily Trust

1 month ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

The National Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr Vincent Olatunji, has said Nigeria and Meta are resolving the lingering data breach dispute between them through dialogue and collaboration. Olatunji stated this on Tuesday at a one-day intensive workshop for data protection officers (DPOs) in Abuja. He said the commission’s approach was to engage organisations and seek amicable solutions rather than escalate matters unnecessarily.
Tinubu mandates NIN authentication for MDAs

1 month ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

The federal government has approved the launch of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) NIN Authentication (NINAuth) for secure and seamless identity verification and authentication. Similarly, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has directed the use of NIN Authentication for verification and authentication across ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). With NINAuth, individuals can securely verify their identity and access key government services.
FG sets July deadline to end cash transactions in post offices

1 month ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

The federal government has set a July 1, 2025 deadline for end of cash transactions in post offices across the country. This is contained in an announcement issued by Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) on Monday where it unveiled a series of reforms aimed at transforming the organization into a more innovative, efficient and digitally driven institution. “A major highlight of the reform package is the transition to a fully cashless system.
Bank customers to pay N6 on every SMS transaction alert from today

1 month ago | dailytrust.com | Zakariyya Adaramola

Commercial banks in Nigeria have increased the transaction alert fee from N4 to N6 effective from today, Thursday, May 1, 2025. This is contained in a message sent by banks to their customers early Wednesday morning. The banks said the increase was due to a recent increase in telecom rates as communicated by the telecommunication service providers.