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Feb

03

2025

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Telcos Will Commence Full Introduction Of New Tariffs Soon – ALTON

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Telcos Will Commence Full Introduction Of New Tariffs Soon – ALTON The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) says telecommunications companies (telcos) will commence the full introduction of new tariffs in March. On January 20, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) granted approval for telecommunications companies (telcos) to implement a 50 percent tariff hike. Three days later, Wale Edun, minister of finance, said the tariff in the telecommunications sector would undergo periodic reviews. Speaking to journalists at a forum with telecoms executives, Gbenga Adebayo, chairman of ALTON, said the telcos will issue their tariffs differently and are currently filing,…

Oct

23

2024

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To Avoid Likely Shut Down, MTN Sets To Hike Tariff

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MTN Sets To Hike Tariff To Avoid Shut Down MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecom operator, has stressed the urgent need for the telecommunications sector to return to profitability to sustain its operations. The Chief Executive Officer of MTN, Karl Toriola, made this known on Monday during a tour of MTN’s facilities by Fellows of the Media Innovation Programme in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. The MTN chief, who has about 78 million subscribers under his watch, pinpointed that the sector has been accumulating significant losses and that immediate action is necessary to reverse this trend. The operator with a corporate social investment…

Aug

29

2024

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NIN-SIM Linkage: NCC Announces Final Date

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NCC Announces Final Date For NIN-SIM Linkage The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated all Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to finalize the mandatory verification and linkage of Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity Numbers (NINs) by September 14, 2024. In an update released on Wednesday, the NCC highlighted the progress of the Federal Government’s 2020 policy aimed at linking NINs with SIMs. According to the Commission, over 153 million SIMs have been successfully linked to NINs, achieving a compliance rate of 96 percent, up from 69.7 percent in January 2024. Reuben Muoka, Director of Public Affairs at the NCC,…

Aug

14

2024

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Nigeria Telecom Sector In ICU – MTN Says

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Nigeria Telecom Sector In ICU – MTN Says The CEO, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has said the telecom sector in Nigeria is now in an intensive care unit (ICU) gasping for breath. Speaking virtually at a hybrid telecom investment forum organised by FDC on Tuesday in Lagos, he said there’s an urgent need to rescue the sector from collapse. Toriola, who differed with the position of Airtel Nigeria CEO, Carl Cruz, who had expressed optimism that investment will continue to flow into the sector, said pricing increase has become imperative, adding that it is now an absolute necessity. Details later…

Mar

20

2024

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Cable Cut: MTN Gives Update On Services

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Cable Cut: MTN Gives Update On Services Following subsea cable disruptions on Thursday, Bayobab Group, a subsidiary of MTN Group, has announced the successful restoration of its operations. The telecom operator disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. MTN said that despite the challenges presented by the cable disruptions, its subsidiary demonstrated its capabilities by swiftly recovering over 3 Terabits per second (Tbps) of capacity across its footprint. Through efficient rerouting of traffic and the activation of new cables, the company has bolstered its network resilience, ensuring the continuity of services for its customers, the operator stated. The statement reads,…

Mar

16

2024

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Submarine Cable Causing Network Issues Repair May Last Up To 5 Weeks – MainOne

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Submarine Cable Causing Network Issues Repair May Last Five Weeks – MainOne MainOne, a West African digital infrastructure service provider, says repairing its undersea submarine cables might take one to two weeks, with additional 2-3 weeks of transit time. On Thursday, subsea cable providers were affected by major cuts to undersea submarine cables, disrupting internet traffic in major parts of the continent. This disrupted the services of banks and telecommunications companies in Nigeria. In a statement on Friday, MainOne said an additional two to three weeks of transit time may be required for a vessel to pick up the spares…

Mar

15

2024

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NCC Gives Reason For Disrupted Data, Voice Services

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NCC Reveals Reason Behind disrupted Data, Voice Services The Nigerian Communications Commission says a combination of cable faults resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast has negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several West African countries. A statement on Friday by NCC said the countries included Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Cote de Ivoire, among others. It said the cuts occurred somewhere in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal, with an attendant disruption in Portugal. “Cable companies – West African Cable System (WACS) and African Coast to Europe (ACE) in the West…

Feb

29

2024

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NCC Orders MTN, Glo, Airtel, Others To Block Sims Without NIN

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NCC Orders MTN, Glo, Airtel, Others To Block SIMs Without NIN The Nigerian Communications Commission has reiterated its directive to telecom operators to bar telephone subscribers not linked to their National Identification Numbers on or before February 28, 2024. The Executive Vice Chairman, National Communication Commission, Dr Aminu Maida, spoke at the NCC’s Special Day during the ongoing 45th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Wednesday. Maida who was represented by Mr Reuben Mouka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, insisted that as a matter of critical national security, telecom consumers must link their NIN to their SIM. He reaffirmed that the…

Feb

27

2024

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NIN: Court Stops MTN, Airtel, Others From Deactivating Subscribers Lines

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NIN: Court Stops MTN, Glo, Others From Deactivating Subscribers’ Lines A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has restrained telecom operators in the country from deactivating or barring any line or sim whose user did not link to the National Identification Number, NIN. Trial judge, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, restrained the telecom operators from taking such action on February 22, 2024, while ruling on an application for restraining orders by a rights activist, Olukoya Ogungbeje. Ogungbeje had in a suit, dragged the federal government, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Airtel Networks Nigeria…

Jan

18

2024

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Wait!! You Haven’t Used Zinox Technologies? Join The Revolution – By Nnate Ernest

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WAIT!! YOU HAVEN'T USED ZINOX TECHNOLOGIES? Join The Revolution -By Nnate Ernest Get ready to be blown away by the incredible and bold feat of Zinox Technologies! This revolutionary company has completely transformed the Nigerian ICT landscape by pioneering computer production and ICT solutions in West Africa. As the first indigenous computer manufacturer in Nigeria to receive international certification, Zinox prides itself on cementing its position as a big player in the tech industry. But that's not all - Zinox's state-of-the-art computerized digital assembly plant in Lagos is the first and only one of its kind in West Africa, with…