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The West African country announced intentions to establish a cyber-crime response academy aimed at rehabilitating convicted cyber-criminals .
The licence is now necessary for telecom operators, aggregators, and businesses that send A2P messages to consumers.
According to the telco, the development marks a watershed point in Nigeria's digital backbone architecture.
The programme will concentrate on modern digital skills such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, among others.
A recently formed partnership will concentrate on delivering renewable energy solutions, particularly for telecom sites in remote and underdeveloped locations.
MTN said the development marks a significant milestone for the sustainability of the telecommunications industry.
The facility, named after the late MTN Group CEO Sifiso Dabengwa, is Nigeria's largest pre-fabricated modular data centre, with 96 containerised modules and 1,500 racks.
The sector is expected to be worth $2.61 billion by 2030, up 83% from $1.42 billion in 2024, thanks mostly to the rapid growth of fintechs in the country.
Under the deal, the Dutch government promised to continue supporting technology-driven solutions aimed at improving Nigeria's border control capabilities.
The initiative begins with a pilot in Eti-Osa local government and will progressively expand to other 57 councils.
Femi Aluko, chief executive officer and co-founder of Chowdeck, explains the company's strategy.
Nigeria and Chinese Galaxy Space to collaborate on technology transfer initiatives, including training Nigerian engineers how to build and run satellites.