The federal government has suspended the proposed new tax on phone calls and other telecommunications services. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, announced this on Monday. He said the planned excise duty on telecommunication services has been suspended. [...]
September 7, 2022
Telecomms
Few days to the deployment of the Fifth-Generation (5G) network in Nigeria, investigations have shown that the licensees, MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications, may not be ready to deploy the service from August 24, as a result of lingering infrastructural [...]
The Global System for Mobile telecommunications Association (GSMA) has warned that market imbalances between network operators and online services providers could stall growth in several sectors of the internet-based economy, and called on politicians to urgently address the issue. In [...]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed the issuance of the final letters of award of the Fifth Generation (5G) Spectrum Licences to MTN and Mafab Communications, winners of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction conducted by the Commission on Monday, December [...]
Telecommunication operators under the auspices of Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), have proposed a 40 per cent hike in call and SMS tariffs. They operators said they decision was necessary considering the rising cost of business in [...]
Google and cable landing partner, WIOCC, on Thursday announced the landing of its state-of-the-art Equiano subsea cable, expected to significantly impact Nigeria’s current and future international internet connectivity demands. The Equiano cable is designed to start in Portugal in western Europe, [...]
Amidst the confusion, telecommunications operators in the country, yesterday, heeded Federal Government’s directive to bar every unlinked Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) card with National Identification Number (NIN) on their various networks, in a bid to control insecurity, extortions and abductions. [...]
Amid the crisis rocking the industry, telecommunication operators, including Globacom, Airtel, MTN and others, have threatened to raise tariffs within seven days if the Nigerian government does not find a solution. The position of the companies was made known by [...]
Although the Fifth-Generation (5G) network is still in its early days and the full potential of the technology is far from being realised, the mobile industry is already preparing for what comes next given the typical 10-year technology cycle. While 5G promises [...]
The Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy has revealed that Nigeria recorded a yearly outflow of foreign exchange for the telecommunications sector amounting to about $2.16 billion. Following the development, the Federal Government has given the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) [...]
February 22, 2022
Telecomms
The Katsina State government has lifted the ban on mobile telecommunications network service in the state. The state government had imposed the ban three months ago as part of measures to contain insecurity. Frontline local government areas that included: Jibia, [...]
December 10, 2021
Telecomms
The Kaduna State Government has announced the restoration of telecommunications services that were earlier suspended in some part of the state. The government had, on September 30, shut down the networks towards checking the activities of bandits. Kaduna had joined [...]
November 27, 2021
Telecomms
The Nigerian Communications Commission has announced the disqualification of anyone below the age of 18 from registering and owning a SIM in Nigeria. This is according to the draft copy of the modified registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations published on [...]
October 7, 2021
Telecomms
The Federal Government says the issuance of new SIM cards will resume on April 19. Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, made this known in a statement released by Femi Adeluyi, his technical aide (information technology), on Thursday. [...]
Google appears to be suffering a worldwide outage that has taken several services including YouTube, Gmail and Google Drive offline. Several people on social media reported issues with the platforms, with Gmail, YouTube and Google Drive all showing error messages [...]
December 14, 2020
Telecomms
The Lagos State Government has shut down all its broadcast stations, which include Lagos Television, Eko FM, Radio Lagos and Traffic Radio. It was gathered that the decision was taken as a safety measure since irate youths had started to [...]
October 21, 2020
Telecomms
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives have sued the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN; Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; and the National Broadcasting Commission over [...]
September 12, 2020
Telecomms
The National Broadcasting Commission has ordered a radio station, Nigeria Info, to pay a N5m fine for airing comments made by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailaifa, on terrorism in the country. The [...]
August 13, 2020
Telecomms
Facebook says it is expanding its coronavirus Information Centre to Nigeria and 16 other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The information centres, according to a statement from Facebook, is part of its effort to help the global fight against COVID-19. It [...]
Fani Kayode explains How 5G may have been installed in Nigeria, despite claims that it’s the one killing people, not coronavirus. Recall that Dino Melaye claimed that 5G have been installed in Nigeria, that Buhari was bribed with $1 Billion, [...]
Scio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, asking her to urgently provide information on the total amount of money paid to contractors from [...]
October 27, 2019
Telecomms
SIM Registration: The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that registration of new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards will now require the presentation of the National Identity Number (NIN).NCC, which said the enforcement of the new rule takes effect soon, [...]
October 7, 2019
Telecomms
The First Man That Owned A Private Jet In Kano According to a post by Jafaar, a journalist based in Kano State, he gave an in-depth into the man who owes the first private jet in Kano State. According to [...]
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has uncovered eight million forceful subscriptions to telecoms services, and this was revealed in full audit carried out on 45 VAS providers that had over 65 per cent forceful subscriptions. NCC who is Nigeria’s telecoms [...]
The Internet speed in Nigeria has remained slow despite recording increasing subscriptions to third generation of wireless technology, 3G and fourth generation of wireless technology, 4G in the past one year. Nigeria ranked 107th in mobile Internet download speed as [...]
The Federal Government has denied the allegation making the rounds in the media that it had connived with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country to shut down Internet access during [...]
February 2, 2019
Telecomms
Facebook says it is unveiling a new incubation programme, in partnership with its Nigerian satellite hubs to help local start-ups and upcoming entrepreneurs realise their business goals. Facebook Developer Programme Manager Kendra Nnachi said in a statement on Wednesday in [...]
January 23, 2019
Telecomms
WhatsApp users in the country on Wednesday rejoiced that the messaging app did not crash on Tuesday contrary to what was experienced in some parts of the world. It would be recalled that several users worldwide, both on Android and [...]
January 23, 2019
Telecomms
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Monday announced that it would shut down radio and television stations owing the commission licensing fees. The Director General, Is’haq Modibbo Kawu said that any broadcasting station that failed to come up with a [...]
August 28, 2018
Telecomms
Oyo State government yesterday demolished the Music House, a building belonging to popular Juju musician, Yinka Ayefele, along Challenge-Toll Gate Express Way, which houses Fresh FM Station in Ibadan. Ayefele claimed that the property, which was pulled down about 4:30am, [...]
August 20, 2018
Telecomms