The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that voice and data services have been restored by 90 per cent following the undersea cable damage near Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire.
In a statement signed by Ruben Muoka, the director of public relations, the NCC revealed the steps taken to achieve the restoration.
On March 14, disruptions occurred in banks’ services and telecommunications networks due to cuts in subsea cables.
Confirming the development on March 15, the NCC assured that repairs have already begun on the damaged subsea cables.
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Muoka further stated that 90 percent of the network has been restored, and efforts are ongoing to fully return to normalcy.
He said:
“Following the disruption on March 14, 2024, which affected data and voice services due to cuts in undersea fibre optics along the coasts of Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal, we are pleased to announce that services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilization capacities.
“All operators who were impacted by the cuts have taken recovery capacity from submarine cables, which were not impacted by the cuts and have thus recovered approximately 90% of their peak utilisation capacities.
“Mobile Network Operators have assured the Commission that data and voice services would operate optimally pending full repairs of the undersea cables as they have managed to activate alternative connectivities to bring back the situation to normalcy.”
