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FG suspends proposed tax on phone calls

FG suspends proposed tax on phone calls

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
Operational challenges hamper 5G deployment this month

Operational challenges hamper 5G deployment this month

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 [...]

August 4, 2022 Telecomms
Telecoms body tasks politicians on Internet market

Telecoms body tasks politicians on Internet market

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 [...]

May 21, 2022 Telecomms
MTN, Mafab get final nod to begin 5G deployment

MTN, Mafab get final nod to begin 5G deployment

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 [...]

May 5, 2022 Telecomms
Phone companies in Nigeria propose 40% tariff increase

Phone companies in Nigeria propose 40% tariff increase

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 [...]

May 5, 2022 Telecomms
Google’s Equiano subsea cable lands in Nigeria

Google’s Equiano subsea cable lands in Nigeria

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, [...]

April 22, 2022 Telecomms
Concerns as telecoms operators bar 75m unlinked SIMs

Concerns as telecoms operators bar 75m unlinked SIMs

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. [...]

April 6, 2022 Telecomms
MTN, GLO, Other Telecoms Companies Threaten To Increase Tariffs

MTN, GLO, Other Telecoms Companies Threaten To Increase Tariffs

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 [...]

April 1, 2022 Telecomms
Industry sets roadmap for 6G as 5G gathers momentum

Industry sets roadmap for 6G as 5G gathers momentum

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 [...]

March 8, 2022 Telecomms
Telecoms sector records $2.16b yearly foreign exchange outflow

Telecoms sector records $2.16b yearly foreign exchange outflow

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
Katsina restores mobile telecommunications network

Katsina restores mobile telecommunications network

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
Kaduna restores telecommunications networks

Kaduna restores telecommunications networks

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
NCC Disqualifies Nigerians Below 18 From Getting SIM Cards

NCC Disqualifies Nigerians Below 18 From Getting SIM Cards

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
FG: Issuance Of New Sims To Resume April 19

FG: Issuance Of New Sims To Resume April 19

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. [...]

April 16, 2021 Telecomms
Google’s YouTube, Gmail, Drive Services Suffer Outage

Google’s YouTube, Gmail, Drive Services Suffer Outage

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
Lagos Shuts Down All State Owned Broadcast Stations

Lagos Shuts Down All State Owned Broadcast Stations

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
NBC Over New Broadcasting Code

PDP Reps Sue Malami, Mohammed, NBC Over New Broadcasting Code

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
Nigeria Info

NBC Fines Nigeria Info N5 Million Over Mailafia Interview

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 inaugurates coronavirus information centre in Nigeria, others

Facebook inaugurates coronavirus information centre in Nigeria, others

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 [...]

April 10, 2020 Telecomms
5G may have been installed in Nigeria

Buhari may have sold his soul to the devil and allowed MTN to install 5G in Nigeria – Fani Kayode

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, [...]

April 5, 2020 Telecomms
SERAP writes Buhari’s Minister over $460m failed CCTV project

SERAP writes Buhari’s Minister over $460m failed CCTV project

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

SIM Registration: NCC Makes NIN Compulsory

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
First Man That Owned A Private Jet In Kano

The First Man That Owned A Private Jet In Kano (Photos)

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 [...]

July 31, 2019 Telecomms
NCC Uncovers Eight Million Forceful Subscriptions To Telecoms Services

NCC Uncovers Eight Million Forceful Subscriptions To Telecoms Services

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 [...]

April 18, 2019 Telecomms
Internet speed in Nigeria has remained slow despite recording increasing subscriptions to third generation of wireless technology

Nigeria’s Internet speed ranks low amid rising 3G, 4G subscriptions

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 [...]

March 19, 2019 Telecomms
FG denies plot to shut down internet access over polls

FG denies plot to shut down internet access over polls

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

Facebook partners Nigerian hubs to promote entrepreneurship

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

Whatsapp reportedly crashes worldwide except in Nigeria

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

NBC to shut down radio, Tv stations

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 government demolishes Ayefele’s N800m radio station

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