Category: tech news

Ericsson has launched NetCloud Private, a cloud-managed enterprise solution designed to deliver secure customer-controlled Wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) management.  Global telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson has launched NetCloud Private Wireless an enterprise-grade solution designed to simplify the deployment, management and scaling of private cellular networks for businesses worldwide. The new offering integrates private 4G and […]

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has honored Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani as one of its 2026 Goalkeepers Champions. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has named Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, as one of its 2026 Goalkeepers Champions. The recognition comes […]

Emirati telecommunications operator du (Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company) and Finnish vendor Nokia have successfully deployed the world’s first six-carrier aggregation (6CC) on a commercial 5G-Advanced (5.5G) network.  Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du) and Nokia have successfully deployed the world’s first six-carrier aggregation trial on a commercial 5G-Advanced standalone network pushing mobile network technology into uncharted […]

Mafab Communications moves to sell its $273.6 million 5G spectrum asset to MTN Nigeria, subject to regulatory approval. Mafab Communications has started plans to sell its high speed 5G network frequency asset worth $273.6 million  to network operator MTN Nigeria. Industry sources and regulatory updates made public on Thursday, September 17, 2026, confirmed that both […]

Climate firm Biochar Industrial Group raises $1.5 million pre-seed funding to turn factory farm waste into carbon credits. A green technology business, Biochar Industrial Group, has raised $1.5 million in fresh investment to help clean up farm waste across African countries. Biochar Industrial Group officially announced the new investment capital on Thursday, September 17, 2026. […]

Chowdeck CEO Femi Aluko reveals that food delivery riders earn an average of 100,000 Naira weekly across major Nigerian cities. A major Nigerian food delivery platform called Chowdeck has revealed that young people who ride motorcycles to deliver food to customers earn an average of 100,000 Naira every single week. The chief executive officer of […]

AI company Anthropic reaches a $2 trillion valuation in pre-IPO markets as investors wait for its public stock debut. One of the world’s leading AI creators, Anthropic, has reached an astounding private market price tag of over $2  trillion . The massive valuation bump was recorded across financial trading boards on Thursday, September 17, 2026. […]

Vodacom and the Kenyan government file an urgent appeal against a High Court decision stopping a $1.6 billion Safaricom share sale. South African telecom giant Vodacom and the government of Kenya have launched an urgent legal fight to save a massive business transaction worth $1.6 billion. The official legal appeals were filed on Thursday, September […]