NIN: Telcos recover 16 million subscribers
Mobile network operators have recovered 16.94 million active subscribers lost to the National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module policy. According to…
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NIN: Telcos lose 12.33 million subscribers in 2021
The number of Internet subscriptions fell from 154.29 million as of December 2020 to 141.96 million as of December 2021, showing an…
NCC tasks Nasarawa PLWDs on NIN-SIM linkage
The Nigerian Communications Commission has appealed to Persons Living With Disabilities in Nasarawa State to approach their preferred telecommunication companies and link…
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 April this year, according a new industry…
Tinubu didn’t bring Econet to Nigeria -Tech investor
Nigerian tech investor, Victor Asemota, has said that presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, did not bring Econet Wireless (now Airtel) to Nigeria. The…
Telcos blame govs as ICT’s GDP contribution falls
The contribution of the Information and Communication sector to Gross Domestic Product fell by nine per cent from N3.1tn in the fourth…
APCON to prosecute Globacom over indecent advert
The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria says it has flagged a Glo dial *109# “Link your NIN” commercial featuring a female model…
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 has disclosed. This comes after the company…
Poor database threatens SIM-NIN registration, NIMC admits deficit
Telecommunication consumers are lamenting the decision of the Federal Government to implement the National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy after the Nigeria…
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 after the agency deactivated about 72 million…
Call, SMS cost hike not possible now —NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission has said there would be no tariff increase for calls and short messaging services by the telecommunication companies…
Subscribers reject planned tariff hike, vow to oppose telcos
Telecommunication subscribers under the aegis of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers have rejected the planned 40 per cent tariff hike by…