Breaking: Undersea Cable Damage Causes Internet Outage Fuzz In Nigeria, Telcos, Banks Hit

Nigerian banks and telecommunications firms have experienced an internet outage due to damage to the international underwater cables that provide them with connection.

According to Nairametrics, key underwater cables in the Côte d’Ivoire near Abidjan were damaged, resulting power outages throughout West and South Africa.

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Affected cables include SAT3, MainOne, the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE), and the West Africa Cable System (WACS).

Some bank networks in Nigeria have been down and unable to process transactions as a result of the internet outage. Telecom subscribers, especially, those of MTN have also been complaining of poor data experience since Thursday morning.