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MTN Nigeria says it invested N1tn in 2025 to expand fibre infrastructure, roll out additional base stations and strengthen network capacity nationwide, as the country’s biggest telco returned to profitability after a choking financial year marked by foreign exchange pressures and negative equity.
The decision affects operators who had not used their licenses for over six consecutive months.
Zambia and Mozambique commission cross‑border fibre‑optic project to connect the networks of the two neighbouring countries.
Just 24 hours before polls were scheduled to open, a judge in chambers has ordered the indefinite suspension of the 12th Congress of the National Union of Journalists of Côte d’Ivoire (UNJCI).
The Moroccan government has officially approved a draft law to reorganize the National Press Council (CNP), marking a decisive step toward stabilizing the country’s media regulatory framework.
The Gabonese government announced an immediate, nationwide suspension of all social media platforms on Tuesday, citing the need to curb the spread of hate speech and misinformation.
In a dramatic escalation of a high-profile investigation, Pape Birame Bigue Ndiaye, a journalist with the Senegalese Radio and Television Broadcasting (RTS), was arrested Tuesday while covering a press conference held by the public prosecutor.
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Friday called on the Federal Government of Nigeria and other stakeholders to take urgent measures to revitalize the radio sector in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and some major media and journalism organisations have called on the Nigerian Government and the lawmakers of the National Assembly to urgently intervene to protect the Nigerian press from what they describe as the growing dominance of global digital platforms over the country’s information ecosystem.
The Nigerian telecommunications industry attracted over $1 billion in capital investments in 2025 leading to the deployment of over 2,850 new network sites nationwide.