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Thu, September 12th 2013, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms companies dare subscribers over planned boycott

Networks under the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have challenged the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOM) over its planned boycott. → Read more
Mon, August 19th 2013, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

Telecoms contributes 8.3% to Nigeria’s GDP

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has revealed the contribution of the Nigerian telecommunications sector to the country’s GDP was 8.3 per cent at the end of the second quarter of 2013. → Read more
Fri, July 12th 2013, 12:28 · Paul Adepoju

Telecoms services restored in some parts of northern Nigeria

The Nigerian military ordered the country’s network operators to restore communications services in Adamawa State yesterday which had been suspended due to the ongoing emergency rule in the region. → Read more
Tue, June 4th 2013, 09:45 · Paul Adepoju

Telecoms service quality in Nigeria on the decline – lawmaker

A federal lawmaker in Nigeria has slammed the decline in the quality of services being offered by the network operators in Nigeria. → Read more
Wed, May 22nd 2013, 08:17 · Paul Adepoju

Restore telecoms access in northern Nigeria – govt told

Parents of students in northern Nigeria have appealed to the government to restore GSM services to the areas in the region cut off as a result of a state of emergency. → 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
Wed, April 3rd 2013, 08:10 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel Nigeria wins best telecoms company and CEO awards

Airtel has bagged the 2012 Nigerian telecommunications company of the year award from City People Magazine. → Read more
Tue, March 26th 2013, 10:12 · Paul Adepoju

NCC nabs three telecoms agents for pre-registering SIM cards in southern Nigeria

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has arrested three agents companies for flouting the commission’s guidelines on the registration of SIM cards in Nigeria. → Read more
Mon, March 25th 2013, 13:02 · Paul Adepoju

NCC releases new interconnect rate for Nigerian telecoms operators

A new interconnect rate has been released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to guide network operators on the termination of calls across operators. → Read more
Mon, February 25th 2013, 07:49 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms companies to pay 2.5% of income as operating levy

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed network providers to remit 2.5 percent of their income as an annual operating levy (AOL) to assist with effective administration. → Read more
Fri, February 8th 2013, 08:14 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms comply with NCC, switch to new tariff

Telecommunications companies in Nigeria have complied with the directive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) concerning the cost of SMS across the various networks. → Read more
Mon, February 4th 2013, 10:43 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms reject NCC’s flat interconnection rate proposals

Network service providers in Nigeria are at loggerheads with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over interconnection rates following the expiration of the current regime in December 2012. → Read more
Thu, January 31st 2013, 20:16 · Paul Adepoju

Telecoms infrastructure boss calls for stronger regulation in Nigeria

Inder Bajaj, chief executive of Helios Towers Nigeria (HTN), believes strong regulation is the necessary impetus needed to boost infrastructure sharing in Nigeria’s booming telecommunications sector. → Read more
Tue, January 29th 2013, 09:53 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms stakeholders identify challenges responsible for poor service quality

Stakeholders in the Nigerian telecoms industry have listed the critical issues which should be given urgent attention in order to bring about improvement in service delivery. → Read more
Thu, January 24th 2013, 14:29 · Paul Adepoju

Tecno Telecoms blames regulatory agencies for counterfeit phones in Nigeria

Tecno Telecoms, a mobile phone manufacturing company, has linked the rise in counterfeit handsets in the Nigerian market to the government’s ICT regulations, which the company described as weak. → 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
Thu, January 3rd 2013, 09:26 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms operators assure users of improved service quality in 2013

Nigerian telecoms subscribers have been assured by the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) of an improvement in the quality of services being offered by the various network service providers operating in Nigeria in 2013. → 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
Thu, December 20th 2012, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju

Ericsson boss suggests LTE technology for Nigerian telecoms companies

Ericsson has declared Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology as essential in improving the quality of services being offered by telecoms companies operating in Nigeria, offering companies the ability to offer a wider variety of services. → Read more
Thu, December 20th 2012, 07:08 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms subscribers urge operators improve Christmas service quality

The Nigerian National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has called for an upgrade to networks to guard against serious disruption of the telecommunications services of various operators this Christmas. → Read more