Category: Telecommunications

NCC tasks Nasarawa PLWDs on NIN-SIM linkage

The Nigerian Communications Commission has appealed to Persons Living With Disabilities in Nasarawa State to...

Telcos record 6.18 million new subscribers in four months

6.18 million Global System for Mobile Communications subscribers joined the national network between January and...

Tinubu didn’t bring Econet to Nigeria -Tech investor

Nigerian tech investor, Victor Asemota, has said that presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, did not bring...

Telcos blame govs as ICT’s GDP contribution falls

The contribution of the Information and Communication sector to Gross Domestic Product fell by nine...

APCON to prosecute Globacom over indecent advert

The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria says it has flagged a Glo dial *109# “Link...

MTN, Airtel payment service banks begin operations in Nigeria

MTN Nigeria’s fintech subsidiary, MoMo Payment Service Bank Limited, commenced operations on Thursday, the firm...

Poor database threatens SIM-NIN registration, NIMC admits deficit

Telecommunication consumers are lamenting the decision of the Federal Government to implement the National Identification...

NIN registration hits 80.7 million weeks after SIM ban

The Nigeria Identity Management Commission has issued 80.7 million National Identification Numbers, exactly 19 days...

Call, SMS cost hike not possible now —NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission has said there would be no tariff increase for calls and...

Subscribers reject planned tariff hike, vow to oppose telcos

Telecommunication subscribers under the aegis of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers have rejected the...

Nigerians to pay more as telcos plan 40% tariff hike

Telecommunication companies are proposing a 40 per cent increase in the cost of calls, SMS,...

MTN earns N421bn from calls, data in three months

MTN Nigeria Communications PLC made N421.49bn from calls and data in the first quarter of...