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Thu, November 22nd 2012, 13:31 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms join forces to protest against government’s multiple taxation

Nigerian operators have threatened to raise charges on calls made in regions where state governments are imposing multiple taxes on their operations. → Read more
Mon, November 5th 2012, 11:04 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Telecoms rallying to initiate discriminatory tariffs in hostile states

Licensed telecoms operators in Nigeria has, under the tutelage of Association of licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), revealed its displeasure with the tax regimes and harsh operating environments in several states across the country. → 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
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
Tue, September 17th 2013, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian stakeholders disagree on quality of telecoms services

Speakers and audience clashed over the quality of mobile network services in Nigeria at the NigeriaCom conference being held today in Lagos. → Read more
Mon, September 16th 2013, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel lures Nigerian confectioners with telecoms solutions

Airtel has said it is offering confectioners operating in Nigeria several telecommunications solutions to add value to the sector of the economy. → Read more
Fri, May 17th 2013, 12:29 · Paul Adepoju

Telecoms blackout in crisis-prone Nigerian states

Telecoms services were yesterday disrupted in the northern Nigerian states of Borno and Yobe, which are currently under emergency rule due to the activities of militant Islamic group Boko Haram. → Read more
Thu, January 17th 2013, 13:08 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian network providers commend government over security of telecoms infrastructures

The Nigerian government has been praised by the country’s telecommunications network providers providers for its quick responses in the protection of facilities belonging to operators across the country. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd 2013, 13:11 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian mobile subscribers taunt government for poor handling of Telecoms Equipment Bill

The Nigerian government has been called upon to speed up its plans concerning a proposed bill conferring critical national resource status on telecommunications equipment across the nation. → Read more
Wed, December 5th 2012, 06:31 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian government and organised labour set to tackle telecoms companies outsourcing jobs

Nigerian telecommunications companies could be on a collision course with government agencies and labour organisations over their strategy to outsource jobs to Asia. → Read more
Mon, October 29th 2012, 07:46 · Paul Adepoju

72% of rural Nigerians lack access to telecoms services

Some 72 percent of Nigerians living in rural areas lack access to telephone services within a kilometre “in spite of the phantom successes recorded in the Nigerian telecoms sector”, a survey reveals. → 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
Wed, November 5th 2014, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju

Cataleya to offer Nigerian mobile operators access to intelligent IP infrastructure

Epsilon Global Communications-owned Cataleya has announced the deployment of its Orchid One Network Session and Application Manager for Interconnect Clearinghouse Nigeria (ICN) to give local mobile operators in Nigeria access to intelligent IP infrastructure. → Read more
Mon, November 3rd 2014, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian bank launches value added services on POS

One of Nigeria's major commercial banks United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced the introduction of Value Added Services (VAS) on it Point of Sale (POS) terminals. The bank in a statement said services supported include airtime purchase, cable subscription, electricity, water and other bill payments. → 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
Mon, October 6th 2014, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

The Pearl Dream eyeing Nigerian market with Etisalat partnership

Cross-platform app with illustrated e-books of African stories The Pearl Dream is making moves towards launching in the Nigerian market and is currently in talks with Etisalat according to Frank Abbot, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the startup. → 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
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
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
Thu, July 3rd 2014, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian subscribers association decries monthly mast fees

The National Association of Telecommunication Subscribers of Nigeria (NATCOMS) has urged the government to reduce the high charges imposed on telecoms for mast installations, which can rise to as high as NGN800,000 (US$5,000) per mast in some states. → Read more