Nigeria’s biggest telecom services provider MTN suffered a major service outage on Wednesday which still persists in some parts of the country.

In a statement, the telecom operator attributed the network challenges to a multiple fibre cuts adding that its engineers are working hard to resolve the problem.

Millions of Nigerians rely on the South African company’s connections to carry out day to day business and personal activities.

Disgruntled customer Wada Ibrahim told the BBC he hasn’t been able to make calls or reach out to loved since early Wednesday.

The company say services are being restored in some places.