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T2mobile Unwraps Nigeria’s First eKYC SIM-Registration Web App
T2mobile, formerly known as 9mobile, has launched the country’s first electronic Know-Your-Customer (eKYC) SIM-registration web application.
This digital innovation promises to transform how Nigerians activate and manage SIM cards, bringing speed, inclusivity, and stronger regulatory compliance to a process that has long been criticised as tedious.
The new platform comes with a suite of features that directly address long-standing bottlenecks in SIM registration.
It allows for real-time photo and ID capture, instant verification of National Identification Numbers (NINs), geo-location checks, and immediate SIM activation.
It is flexible enough to serve individuals, corporate organisations, agents, foreign nationals, and retail partners—all from a simple, mobile-friendly web interface.
In a country where identity verification is often slowed by infrastructure gaps, unreliable networks, and paperwork, this app signals a turning point.
It offers Nigerians a taste of what it means to complete critical telecom processes in minutes rather than hours.
One of the strongest selling points of the T2mobile eKYC app is its accessibility.
Unlike many digital tools that struggle outside Nigeria’s urban centres, the platform was engineered to function smoothly even in areas with weak connectivity.
That makes it particularly significant for rural and semi-urban users, where SIM registration has often meant long queues at agent kiosks or repeat visits due to failed identity verifications.
By embedding compliance at its core, T2mobile is also aligning with Nigeria’s broader regulatory framework.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have long insisted on strict SIM-NIN integration to improve national security and reduce fraud.
With this tool, T2mobile not only meets these requirements but also raises the bar for the entire industry.
Ayodeji A., chief technical and information officer, T2mobile, captured the sentiment during the launch:
“We are excited to introduce this groundbreaking solution to our customers and partners. Our new SIM Registration Web App is designed to revolutionise onboarding, making it faster, easier, and more seamless, while ensuring full compliance with regulatory requirements.”
For ordinary Nigerians, what this means is that the days of frustrating errors in SIM registration could finally be numbered.
The app provides automated checks that help reduce duplicate entries and minimise human errors that usually cause SIMs to be barred.
The launch also fits neatly into T2mobile’s ongoing transformation. Following its rebrand from 9mobile earlier this year, the company has been vocal about anchoring its operations on four pillars:
Fast Connectivity, Smart Lifestyle, Creative Energy, and Trust.
The eKYC web app is the first clear proof point that these pillars are not just marketing slogans but a framework guiding tangible innovation.
From a business standpoint, the app will dramatically reduce turnaround time for registrations, boost efficiency in retail outlets, and empower agents with a simpler process that requires fewer retries.
That means customers spend less time waiting, agents can serve more people per day, and T2mobile can ensure cleaner, more accurate subscriber records.
In the wake of increasing geopolitical tension, Cassava Technologies has unveiled its National Sovereign Cloud offering for African governments.
The solution, the company claims, will help the continent’s governments ensure data is kept on infrastructure that remains under local legal and operational jurisdiction.
According to the official announcement, made yesterday, the solution provides “secure, locally-governed digital infrastructure that enables the deployment of AI-enabled public services”.
The overarching solution encompasses cloud, cyber security, AI computing infrastructure, as well as local language AI models and skills support for governments.
The announcement comes amid increasing uncertainty over the hosting of sensitive national data on cloud services operated by foreign hyperscalers, which are subject to legal frameworks, such as the U.S. CLOUD Act. The CLOUD Act opens the door to allow American authorities to access data stored on the servers of US hyperscalers, wherever those servers are physically located.
Cassava has claimed separately that currently, “approximately 33% to 45% of the world’s data is hosted in the USA”.
The company added: “A sovereign cloud reduces exposure to extraterritorial laws, improves cyber resilience, and ensures that model weights and training data for public AI remain under national custody.”
The Africa Data Centres Association’s 2026 Economic Report states that “data sovereignty has evolved from a legal aspiration into a strategic policy lever”.
Ahmed El Beheiry, Group COO and Group Chief Technology and AI Officer, Cassava Technologies said: “Across Africa, governments are accelerating their digital transformation agendas and are increasingly focused on ensuring that data and digital infrastructure remain secure and sovereign.”
Announced at the Mobile Word Congress in Barcelona, this week, the Sovereign Cloud offering launch accompanied the launch of Cassava’s Cloud Partner programme.
The partner programme targets mobile network operators and system integrators across Africa to resell and distribute AI, cloud, and other digital services using Cassava’s infrastructure and technology platforms.
El Beheiry added: “We are expanding Africa’s sovereign AI ecosystem to build solutions that address the continent’s unique challenges while creating new opportunities for growth and digital inclusion.”
The programme offers partners access to NVIDIA Cloud Partner solutions, Cassava’s AI Factory, its own native AI solutions and its AI Multi-Model Exchange, which supports both Anthropic’s Claude and Google’s Gemini models.
Mazen Mroue, a non-executive director at MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, has resigned effective February 27, 2026, to prioritise other responsibilities within the MTN Group, the company announced in a Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) filing.
MTN Nigeria
The notice, signed by company secretary Uto Ukpanah, stated: “This is to enable Mr. Mroue to focus on other priorities within MTN Group Limited. The Board wishes to express its appreciation to Mr. Mroue for his immense service to MTN Nigeria and wishes him success in his future endeavours.”
Mroue joined MTN Nigeria’s board on June 1, 2022, bringing over 28 years of telecom experience. A veteran MTN executive, he previously served as CEO of MTN Uganda and MTN Liberia, non-executive director at MTN Cyprus, and held leadership roles at MTN Ghana.
Since February 2022, he has been MTN Group’s Chief Technology and Information Officer, overseeing technology strategy and governance. Earlier, as MTN Nigeria’s COO from August 2018 to January 2022, he also sat on the MTN Nigeria Foundation board.
The exit follows MTN Nigeria’s stellar 2025 results, posting a ₦1.70 trillion profit before tax—reversing a ₦550.3 billion loss in 2024 driven by forex woes—marking one of the telco’s strongest rebounds.
Google has rolled out support for Yorùbá and Hausa languages in its AI-powered Search features—AI Overviews and AI Mode—enabling millions of Nigerians to get quick answers, summaries, and conversational web exploration in their mother tongues.
The update forms part of Google’s push to cover 13 African languages, including Afrikaans, Akan, Amharic, Kinyarwanda, Afaan Oromoo, Somali, Sesotho, Kiswahili, Setswana, Wolof, and isiZulu, selected based on high search activity across the continent.
Now, a Kano student can ask complex questions in Hausa, while an Ibadan trader seeks business tips in Yorùbá—both receiving culturally nuanced AI responses via text or voice on Android, iOS, or web.
Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s West Africa Communications Manager, said: “Building truly global Search requires nuanced local understanding. With Gemini-powered AI, we’ve made advanced capabilities relevant in Yorùbá and Hausa, so Nigerians converse naturally with Search in their mother tongues.”
To use: Open the Google app, tap AI Mode, and query in Hausa or Yorùbá for personalised guidance—breaking language barriers and making technology reflect Nigeria’s diverse identity.
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