Nigeria, March 19 -- The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said voice and data services affected by undersea cable cuts have been restored.

The NCC said this in a statement signed by Reuben Muoka, the director of public affairs of the commission, on Monday.

Last Thursday, Nigerians including telecommunications companies, banks, and media among others were hit by an internet outage as a result of damage to international undersea cables supplying them with connectivity.

Confirming the incident, the NCC said the damage affected major undersea cables near Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire and is causing downtime across West and South African countries.

The commission said the cuts occurred somewhere in Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal, with an att...