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Major fibre cut takes banks in Nigeria and South Africa offline

By Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega
Mar 14, 2024

Multiple African internet connectivity providers have suffered outages following submarine cable cuts.

Seacom, a South African internet connectivity provider, told its customers that it is experiencing a service-affecting outage via the West African Cable System, a submarine network.

MainOne, a major internet provider for most Nigerian banks and internet providers, also suffered a major fibre cut in Ghana that has knocked many major Nigerian banks offline, according to internal communication sent to bank staff and seen by TechCabal. As a result, customers of major Nigerian banks cannot access their banking apps or use any USSD service.

Multiple sources have also confirmed that they have been unable to use their banking apps or access the internet smoothly since Thursday morning. Sterling Bank, a Nigerian bank, has issued a communication to customers informing them that some online banking activities have been “experiencing difficulties”. Lemfi, an African remittance startup, has also informed customers that it is experiencing a downtime.

“A technical team is actively working on a solution,” someone familiar with MainOne’s business told TechCabal.

A spokesperson for MainOne declined to comment on the situation.

“Traffic is currently being rerouted via alternate paths, with no current congestion. However, services towards Europe from Maputo and South Africa are at risk should the alternate paths fail,” a statement from Seacom said.

Thursday’s internet outage extends beyond Nigeria, with South African internet s also experiencing slow speeds and unresponsive internet. According to news24, Vodacom confirmed that multiple subsea cable failures between South Africa and Europe were impacting several network providers.

Several other submarine cables such as AAE1, EIG have also suffered outages across Africa.

*This is a developing story.

https://techcabal.com/2024/03/14/fibre-cut-takes-banks-offline/

Fibre cut in Ghana affects Nigeria’s Internet service

Chioma Onuh
March 14, 2024

A major fibre cut affecting MainOne in Ghana is affecting Internet services in Nigeria.

Sources in the digital infrastructure company confirmed this to BusinessDay. Banks and subscribers of some network operators in Nigeria have lamented Internet downtime on Thursday.

One source said the company is currently working on the problem and assessing the number of customers affected .

https://businessday.ng/technology/article/fibre-cut-in-ghana-affects-nigerias-internet-service/

Hope say my 2k will still be intact when they restore network?I no wan hear stories o.

Hadley chase available

no wonder

All my bank apps are opening

No wonder I nearly swear for Wema Bank today

Atiku
Is
In
Dubai

It
Doesn't
Affect
Him na

So that's the problem

I have gotten messages from Carbon and quickteller telling me there would be issues this morning.

Annoyingly can't stream stuff today

It takes nothing to turn the world upside-down

How I wish internet connectivity can be provided via satellite

The wickedness of man to man. Tinubu beta many of them cursing him

iykofiias:
All my bank apps are opening

According to the report, alternate routes are in use

Hope it's not handwork of Houthi jihadist.

Let’s hope this is not what is affecting MTN. My 40GB data should not waste.

Wahala

It's their time loot,if you knw you knw

Fever ..

Billions will be lost.

My Glo dey ok

I experienced it, I had to look for a working bank to carry out my transactions

What causes it?
MTN and different business tactics.

nairalanda1:


According to the report, alternate routes are in use

Good for them

naptu2:


https://techcabal.com/2024/03/14/fibre-cut-takes-banks-offline/

Useless shittty

Keep deceiving yourselves.

Na everytime una dey get stupid fibre cut. Cursed people.

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What's the alternative route?

Do they want to shot the link with microwave

Houthis??

Emptyhen no dey say sorry

My 13 bank Apps are opening. This news doesn't concern me.

All I want to hear is that Peter obi will never rule Nigeria

Hackers about to feast
Hmmm

Even Mtn feel am