Nigerian fiber optic cable outage

Widespread fibre cuts caused major telecom disruptions across nine Nigerian states in early June 2025, impacting major operators like MTN and Airtel. Learn more about the impact and ongoing challenges...
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Nigeria experienced over 50,000 fibre cuts, says NCC

Last year, Nigeria experienced over 50,000 fiber cuts incidents across the country of which around 30,000 were attributed to federal and state road construction activities, EVC/CEO of

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Fibre Cuts Disrupt Nigeria Telecoms

On June 1, a disruption in Katsina affected 11 local government areas, including Daura, Funtua, and Dutsin Ma. The outage, which lasted for one hour and 23 minutes, impacted all service

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MTN records over 5,400 fibre cuts in seven months

MTN Nigeria has suffered more than 5,400 fibre optic cable cuts between January and July 2025, with road construction and vandalism emerging as the biggest threats to its infrastructure.

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MTN Battles Surge in Fibre-Optic Cable Cuts Across Nigeria in First

MTN Nigeria is grappling with a dramatic rise in fibre-optic cable disruptions. From January through July 2025, the company recorded a staggering 5,478 fibre cuts, a surge largely

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Fibre cuts cripple MTN, 9mobile networks in Kebbi, Sokoto and

Residents of three Nigerian states are currently facing network blackouts as MTN and 9mobile suffer simultaneous fibre cuts in Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara.

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MTN Nigeria Reports 5,400 Fibre Cuts in 7 Months

MTN Nigeria, largest telecom operator in the country, has reported more than 5,400 fibre optic cable cuts in the first seven months of 2025, warning that the frequent disruptions are

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Telecoms: Operators, Stakeholders Raise Concern Over Incessant

Telecommunications operators and industry stakeholders have raised the alarm over persistent issue of fibre optic cable cuts in Nigeria, warning that the trend poses a significant threat to

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Telcos explain service disruptions as Nigerians consume 4m

He noted that the undersea fibre optic cables in the Atlantic have suffered barely one outage in two years. In stark contrast, the terrestrial fibre optic cable running from Lagos to Kano is

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MTN Battles Surge in Fibre-Optic Cable Cuts Across

MTN Nigeria is grappling with a dramatic rise in fibre-optic cable disruptions. From January through July 2025, the company recorded a staggering

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Telecom Services Disrupted By Fiber Cuts In 9 Nigerian States

Data from the Nigerian Communications Commission''s live incident portal showed that during the first week of June 2025, many fibre cut incidents caused significant disruptions to

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NCC, Telcos raise alarm as Nigeria records over 1,000 fibre cuts weekly

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has sounded the alarm over relentless attacks on telecommunications infrastructure, revealing that Nigeria now records an average of 1,100

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