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The Association of Mobile Phones and Allied Products Traders of Nigeria (AMPAT) has asked the government to suspend the newly imposed fees on imported mobile phones for 90 days, warning that the charges could force retailers to shut and jeopardise millions of livelihoods.
The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority has ordered telecom operators and value‑added service providers to verify licences of all betting platforms on their networks and to suspend any that lack a Lagos betting licence by mid‑November 2026.
After rebranding from 9mobile and signing a three‑year national roaming deal with MTN in August 2025, T2mobile still saw almost 8,000 customers defect between October 2025 and August 2026, leaving it with the smallest subscriber base among Nigeria's four major operators.
The Nigerian Communications Commission reported that internet users in the country consumed a record 1.76 million terabytes of data in August 2026. The surge reflects growing reliance on data‑driven services, the addition of 82,000 new subscribers and continued expansion of 4G and 5G networks.
The Nigerian Communications Commission has begun texting users of unregistered smartphones, tablets and other SIM‑enabled gadgets, warning that their devices will be blocked from local networks after 30 days unless the IMEI is cleared and registered.