News

MTN Group has finally reached the end of its long struggle to leave Syria. The company’s president and CEO, Ralph Mupita, met with Syria’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Abdulsalam Haykal. This important meeting happened on the sidelines of…

Ride-hailing giant Bolt has made history in South Africa by becoming the first app-based company to get official approval to operate under the country’s updated transportation laws. On February 27, 2026, the National Public Transport Regulator (NPTR) issued Bolt a…

East Africa’s telecom world is changing fast. The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light to Vodacom’s plan to buy a 15% stake in Safaricom from the Kenyan government. This big decision removes a key roadblock for…

Nigeria’s telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), wants telecom companies to give people at least 14 days’ warning before turning off their SIM cards. This change aims to stop sudden disconnections for inactive lines or unpaid postpaid bills. The…

The GSMA Coalition, known as G6, has announced exciting plans to launch cheap 4G smartphones in Nigeria and five other African countries in 2026. These low-cost devices will cost about ₦55,000, which is around $40. The goal is to make…

Nigerian airports are set to become fully cashless starting March 1, 2026. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) made this announcement on Friday through a post on X, formerly Twitter. They launched a system called “Go Cashless” to make…

Paramount has won the fight to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix dropped out of the bidding war on Thursday. This ends one of Hollywood’s most exciting takeover battles in years. Netflix said it would not raise its offer. Warner Bros.…

MTN Nigeria has made a stunning comeback, reporting a massive profit of N1.1 trillion for the full year ended December 31, 2025. This profit after tax marks a huge 377.9% jump from the N400.4 billion loss the company faced in…

PayPal, one of the world’s biggest online payment companies, is making headlines because of rumors about someone buying it. But new reports say the company is not looking to sell itself right now. This comes after exciting news that shook…

Emirates has made booking flights much easier for Kenyans by teaming up with Cellulant. Now, people can split their flight payments into smaller parts instead of paying everything at once. This new option uses Cellulant’s Tingg payment gateway and is…