30 results
- 18 Oct 2020
CWG Set to Deploy 100,000 Smart Meters for IBEDC
As a licensed Meter Asset Provider, CWG Plc has been given a contract worth $11.1million by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Companies (IBEDC) to deploy over 100,000 smart meters in Babaoko, Omu…
- 17 Apr 2019
Keystone Bank, Others Partner Mojec to Roll out Smart Electricity Meters
Mojec Meter Assets Management Company, a subsidiary of Mojec International Limited, has announced partnership with Keystone Bank Limited and other leading banks in Nigeria to provide retail financing…
- 18 Aug 2024
MTN, others Get Permits to Generate Electricity
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued permits to Golden Penny Power Limited, MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, and others for mini-grid electricity generation,…
- 27 Oct 2020
New Hampshire Metering Services to Deploy over 400,000 Meters for DisCos
New Hampshire Metering Services Limited, a subsidiary of New Hampshire Capital Limited has announced immediate plan to roll-out over 404,000 smart prepaid meters for Ikeja and Ibadan Electricity…
- 11 Nov 2025
Electricity Subscribers in Nigeria Climb to Nearly 12 Million
The total number of active electricity customers nationwide increased from 11.89 million in July to 11.96 million in August 2025, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).…
- 24 Apr 2022
Don’t Fix Transformers for DISCOs, FCCPC Tells Consumers
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said electricity consumers are not responsible “to purchase, replace or repair transformers, poles or other associated equipment…
- 4 Mar 2026
NERC Orders DisCos to Refund ₦20.33Bn Meter Costs to Customers
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ruled in favor of electricity consumers, directing distribution companies (DisCos) to refund ₦20.33 billion in outstanding costs for meters…
- 20 Sept 2022
PPC Backs Local Production of Smart Meters, Electricity Access
PPC Limited, Nigeria’s leading engineering and infrastructure development company, is supporting the local production of smart meters through the supply of accessories in the drive to ensure…
- 20 Feb 2023
Energy Spending Reduces for Nigerians with Smart Meters, says PPC
PPC Limited, Nigeria’s leading engineering and infrastructure development company, says that Nigerians who have replaced their old prepaid energy meters with new smart meters are enjoying premium…
- 14 Nov 2021
FG Hikes Prices of Electricity Meters Effective Today
Federal government has increased the cost of both single-phase and three-phase electricity meters, effective November 15, 2021. The development is contained in a circular dated November 11, 2021 by…
- 22 Sept 2020
4G Advancement in Ethiopia: A Milestone in the Country’s Telecom Landscape
By Abiye Yeshitila Ethiopia is on the verge of massive digital transformation, as one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, which is being led by consumers who, today, have access to more…
- 6 Feb 2019
Ericsson Lays Out Vision for Cellular IoT with New Segments, Solutions
Ericsson has unveiled the next steps in the evolution of cellular IoT and launched new solutions that will enable service providers to address a larger part of the IoT market with diverse use cases…
- 11 Feb 2014
Cisco Forecasts 14-Fold Increase in MEA Mobile Data Traffic in 5 Years
Cisco® Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2013 to 2018 indicates that worldwide mobile data traffic will increase nearly 11-fold over the next four years and reach an…
- 22 Sept 2017
Vodacom Urges Telcos to Adopt IoT for Increased ARPU
Lanre Kolade, Managing Director for Vodacom Business Nigeria, has urged telecommuncations operators in the country invest in Internet of Things services provision in order to increase their Average…
- 22 Sept 2016
Vodacom Says IoT is Critical to Future Business Success in Nigeria
As interest in adoption and growth in the number of connected “things” increase across Africa, Vodacom a business solutions provider says that the Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to…
- 2 Feb 2017
GSMA Says Low Power Wide Area Networks to Lead IoT Connections
The GSMA has announced that Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) connections are set to exceed 2G, 3G and 4G and become the leading technology for Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, with 1.4 billion…
- 23 Jun 2016
GSMA Welcomes 3GPP Completion of LPWA Technologies
The GSMA welcomes the 3rd Generation Partnership Project’s (3GPP) decision to standardise three Low Power, Wide Area (LPWA) technologies in licensed spectrum in Release 13. The specifications which…
- 16 May 2018
GSMA Report Highlights Integral Role of Mobile IoT Networks in 5G Future
Global Operators Including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, KDDI, Orange and Vodafone Launching Mobile IoT Networks as Key Step in 5G Strategy; 3GPP to Complete Release 15 with NB-IoT and LTE-M as 5G…
- 11 Jul 2025
Airtel Nigeria Drives BFSI and Utility Sector Innovation with Industry-wide Workshop
Airtel Nigeria, telecommunications and digital solutions provider, has reemphasised its commitment to national development with a two-day workshop for companies in Nigeria’s Banking, Financial…
- 30 Aug 2013
Choosing the Optimal Base Station Antennas
Opinion by Bo Jonsson, and Torbjörn Kämpe The choice of antennas for base stations rarely receives any attention. Antennas are regarded as a cheap commodity that will "do its job" regardless of which…
- 5 Aug 2014
Get Smart, Go Local
There is little doubt that utilities today face a major challenge in maintaining sustained access to energy and in safeguarding its long-term delivery to consumers. It is also indisputable that…
- 18 Jun 2017
What Nigerian Government Can Do to Help the Tech Ecosystem
Nigeria is no doubt, a great country by all ramifications, based on the natural and human resources it is endowed with. Fact is, however, that it can achieve more greatness if it is serious about…
- 8 Mar 2021
Sigfox Collaborates with Google Cloud to Accelerate its Global IoT Strategy
Google Cloud and Sigfox announced that the leading global 0G network and Internet of Things (IoT) platform services provider, has partnered with Google Cloud to scale its cloud infrastructure and…
- 29 Jun 2016
7700sqm New Maryland Mall Commissioned
Lagos is fast becoming Africa’s real estate and retail capital. Despite the plethora of markets, street side shops and grocery stores across the state, social evidence suggests that residents still…
- 22 Feb 2017
Vodacom Trains UNILAG Students on Cutting-edge Technologies
In its continued commitment to youth empowerment through ICT, Vodacom Business Nigeria organised a two-day industrial visit for students from the Computer Science Department, University of Lagos, to…
- 5 May 2023
CWG Assures Shareholders of Sustained Growth
The management of CWG Plc has assured shareholders who invested in the company of sustained growth, stressing that it has made significant strides in delivering innovative products and platforms in…
- 14 Sept 2020
Ericsson Joins 450 MHz Alliance to Strengthen Critical Communications
Ericsson has joined the 450 MHz Alliance to support critical mobile communications networks for industries such as public safety and utilities that require secure and resilient wide-area coverage.…
- 20 Feb 2020
Fashola Berates NCC for Defending Telcos Poor Qos Provisioning
Mr Babatunde Fashola, minister of Works, has slammed the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), for openly protecting telecoms companies over increasing cases of dropped calls. Fashola, said that…
- 27 Sept 2013
CBN Supports Power Reform with N109Bn
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has disbursed over N109 billion to 20 companies in support of the ongoing power reform in the country. Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, CBN governor, …
- 8 Oct 2025
NCC’s Maida Calls for Unified Action to Accelerate Broadband and Safeguard Telecom Infrastructure
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for urgent collaboration among Nigeria’s states and stakeholders to accelerate broadband…