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Mon, August 4th 2014, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria telecoms investment tops US$32bn – Juwah

Investment in Nigeria’s telecoms sector has exceeded US$32 billion and is the sector creating the most new jobs, according to the vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Eugene Juwah. → Read more
Wed, January 22nd 2014, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju

Subscribers’ demand for compensation a misplaced priority – Nigeria telecoms

The demands of telecoms subscribers in Nigeria for compensation has been described by the network providers as uninformed and a misplaced priority. → Read more
Fri, January 9th 2015, 15:26 · Paul Adepoju

Consortium pays $75.7 million for Nigeria’s national telecoms company

NATCOM Consortium, winner of the bid to own Nigeria’s moribund national telecoms company NITEL and its mobile arm MTEL has reportedly paid US$75.7 million (NGN12.7 billion) as part payment of its $252.5 million bid price, according to Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). BPE said the payment is 30 per cent of the bid price […] → Read more
Thu, December 4th 2014, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

NATCOM Consortium wins bid for Nigeria’s national telecoms company

NATCOM Consortium has become the preferred bidder for the moribund Nigeria's national telecoms company the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (Mtel) after offering US$252.5 million for both companies. → Read more
Fri, October 10th 2014, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

Investments in Nigeria’s telecoms sector hit $40bn

Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has revealed investments in the nation's telecoms sector has reached US$40 billion (about NGN6.4 trillion). This was announced by BPE's Director-General Benjamin Dikki. → Read more
Wed, August 6th 2014, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria to encourage increased spending on telecoms QoS via tax reductions

The Nigerian government is ready to reduce taxes levied on telecoms operating in the country to allow networks to invest more on improving quality of service, according to minister of communications technology Omobola Johnson. → Read more
Tue, July 15th 2014, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms blame rainfall for poor service

Telecoms in Nigeria have blamed excessive rainfall in some parts of the country for poor quality of service on various networks. → Read more
Fri, July 11th 2014, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju

Telecoms in Nigeria better than Dubai, London – NCC

Nigerian telecoms services are better than those of central London and Dubai, in spite of calls for quality to improve, according to Dr Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
Mon, July 7th 2014, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s aviation authority to remove telecoms masts on flight paths

Unauthorised masts belonging to telecoms companies erected on flight paths will be removed, according to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), in order to ensure safety of all aircraft on approach to land at Nigeria’s various airports. → Read more
Mon, June 2nd 2014, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian court frees telecoms boss over Siemens bribe

The Nigerian Court of Appeal in Abuja has freed Edwin Moore Momife, former chief executive officer (CEO) of M-Tel, and three others accused of receiving bribes from Siemens Limited. → Read more
Wed, May 21st 2014, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

Fines not enough to tackle poor Nigerian telecoms QoS – analysts

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) needs to do more than fine operators if it is to tackle the poor quality of service (QoS) in the country, according to analysts at Informa Telecoms & Media. → Read more
Fri, May 16th 2014, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Shareholders to appoint directors of Nigeria’s telecoms companies

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has released a new Corporate Governance Code stipulating shareholders of telecoms companies will be responsible for the appointment of boards of directors. → Read more
Mon, May 12th 2014, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju

Poor telecoms services in Nigeria becoming unbearable – subscribers

Nigeria’s National Association of Telecom Subscribers (NATCOMS) has expressed dissatisfaction with the continued deterioration in the quality of telecoms services in the country. → Read more
Thu, May 8th 2014, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju

70% of investment in Nigeria’s telecoms sector goes to taxes – Johnson

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has said about 70 per cent of investments in Nigeria’s telecoms sector are paid as taxes and levies to government at all levels. → Read more
Tue, May 6th 2014, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju

MTN to sell telecoms towers in Nigeria

MTN Nigeria has announced a bidding process is underway for the sale of its 11,000 telecoms towers in Nigeria, following the lead of MTN and operators in other companies shedding their towers to independent management firms. → Read more
Tue, April 29th 2014, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms to increase investments in network expansion by 200%

Telecoms companies operating in Nigeria will increase their investments in network expansion by 200 per cent this year as a result of regulatory pressure over their quality of service QoS), Lanre Ajayi, national president of the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has said. → Read more
Wed, April 9th 2014, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju

Phase3 Telecoms to deploy 3,000km optic fibre across Nigeria

Phase 3 Telecoms has concluded plans to deploy 3,000 kilometres (km) of optic fibre across Nigeria as part of measures aimed at boosting broadband penetration in the country. → Read more
Tue, April 8th 2014, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju

100k telecoms subscribers buy microinsurance every month in Nigeria – NAICOM

Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has announced 100,000 telecoms subscribers on the MTN and Airtel networks have been buying microinsurance products every month since last October. → Read more
Tue, April 8th 2014, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju

CPC, NCC form joint committee to tackle Nigeria’s telecoms’ poor QoS

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have formed a joint committee tasked with working out modalities to stem the poor quality of service (QoS) in Nigeria’s telecoms sector. → Read more
Mon, April 7th 2014, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju

Nollywood, telecoms help make Nigerian economy Africa’s largest

Nigeria's economy has overtaken South Africa in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) to become the largest in Africa, assisted in part by telecommunications, information technology and the country’s homegrown film industry Nollywood. → Read more