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Lebara Nigeria launches as a cloud-based MVNO on Airtel’s network, promising cheaper data and transparent billing. Can it challenge MTN and Airtel?
While MTN frames the move as a strategic necessity to stabilise costs, local tech leaders and federal regulators are raising a red flag.
Cassava Technologies has partnered with AXON Networks to deploy Africa’s first Operator-as-a-Service platform, running on its fibre infrastructure.
MTN launches new Unlimited 5G Broadband Plans to tackle Nigeria’s rising data depletion and poor connectivity, offering faster and more stable internet.
MTN users in Kebbi, Zamfara and Sokoto face worsening network outages as fibre cuts and rising insecurity disrupt communication and cripple businesses.
MTN processed $3.4bn in remittances in 2025, a 13% rise as it battles fintech rivals for Africa’s cross-border payment market. Read more.
IHS Towers and 9mobile (now T2) have agreed to end leases on thousands of tower sites from Q3 2025. The move comes as T2 leans on MTN’s network and IHS refocuses on top-tier clients.
Investors, who have weathered four years of steep losses, may welcome the black ink, but a closer look reveals the profit was fueled by a $353.6 million favourable swing in net finance costs.
AXIAN Telecom acquires Kenya’s Zuku operator, Wananchi Group, for $63M, expanding across East Africa after a $100M EIB funding boost.
So while MTN leads on speed, most users are still operating on 4G or earlier, or in areas without 5G service
With profitability becoming more sustained, the board finally approved an interim dividend of ₦5 per share, payable from distributable net income.
The groundbreaking in September 2025 positions the Tatu City project to become the largest single data centre in East Africa.
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