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Mon, May 26th 2014, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju

Telecoms lose $4.6bn annually to terrorism – NATCOMS

Nigeria’s National Association Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has said telecoms companies operating in Nigeria lose more than NGN750 billion (US$4.6 billion) every year to terror attacks in northern Nigeria. → 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
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
Thu, April 3rd 2014, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku

Airtel becomes 2nd largest telecoms operator in Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria has overtaken Globacom to become the country’s second largest mobile operator by customer numbers, though it still remains far behind market leader MTN, according to the latest figures released by market regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
Thu, March 27th 2014, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju

Painful sanctions will make telecoms improve their QoS – NCC

Fines imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission on telecoms operators have the aim of compelling the companies to improve their quality of service (QoS), according to Eugene Juwah, vice chairman of the commission. → Read more
Thu, March 27th 2014, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju

NCC asks Nigerians to report cases of unsolicited text messages

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has asked telecoms subscribers in Nigeria to report cases of unsolicited text messages. → Read more
Tue, March 4th 2014, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Stanbic Bank’s mobile money subscribers near 1m – product manager

The number of mobile money subscribers of Nigerian commercial bank Stanbic IBTC will soon reach one million, Gbenga Agboola, the bank’s mobile platform product manager, has told HumanIPO. → Read more
Mon, February 17th 2014, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s telecoms to face sanctions for violating environmental regulations

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Environment has announced it intends to impose sanctions on telecoms companies operating in Nigeria that violated the nation’s Environmental Impact Assessment regulations. → 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
Mon, January 13th 2014, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju

MTN best telecoms company to work for in Nigeria – Jobberman

Nigeria’s largest operator MTN ranks highest of all the country’s telecoms in online search platform Jobberman’s 100 Best Companies To Work For in Nigeria, ranking fifth in the country overall. → Read more
Tue, January 7th 2014, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s telecoms subscribers urge operators to set up more BTS

The umbrella body of Nigeria’s telecoms subscribers, the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS), has called upon telecoms companies operating in the country to set up more Base Transceiver Stations (BTS). → Read more
Mon, January 6th 2014, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju

Government agency demands to blame for poor service – Nigerian operators

Telecoms companies in Nigeria have blamed excessive demands by various government agencies for the poor quality of service (QOS) in the sector. → Read more
Fri, January 3rd 2014, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

FEATURE: Nigerian telecom travails rumble on

Last year ended pretty badly for the Nigerian telecoms industry, with loss of earnings due to downtime compounded by a row with state governments over taxation. But in 2013 the operators did little to improve things for themselves, seeming to wage war on three fronts against government, subscribers and Boko Haram. → Read more
Tue, December 17th 2013, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

NCC hosting first Telecoms Stakeholders Summit

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is today hosting its inaugural Telecoms Stakeholders Summit in Lagos, on the theme of “Telecom as an Instrument for Sustainable Development”. → Read more
Thu, December 5th 2013, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Nigeria’s telecoms subscribers lose $4.6bn annually

Nigerian telecommunications users lose over NGN730 billion (US$4.6 billion) each year to quality of service problems caused by poor network infrastructure, vandalism and billing issues, a professional forum in Lagos has heard. → Read more
Sat, November 30th 2013, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher

Juwah fires warning at Nigerian networks over MNP compliance

Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has slammed the country’s mobile operators for “frustrating” subscribers by their inaction since the launch of mobile number portability (MNP) earlier this year. → Read more
Wed, October 23rd 2013, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju

Robust and scalable telecoms infrastructure will make cashless Nigeria soar – EPPAN

Robust and scalable telecoms infrastructure will make a success of cashless Nigeria, Onajite Regha, chief executive officer (CEO) and executive secretary of the Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (EPPAN) has said. → Read more
Tue, October 22nd 2013, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian lawmakers set to pass Critical National Infrastructure Bill into law

Abiodun Awoleye, member of the Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Communications, has said the National Assembly will soon pass the Critical National Infrastructure Bill, which confers critical national infrastructure status on telecoms facilities, into law. → Read more
Wed, September 18th 2013, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian interconnect exchange carriers to deploy specialist voice switches

World Telecoms Labs has announced five Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC)-licensed interconnect exchange carriers are set to deploy the company’s specialist high capacity voice switching equipment. → Read more
Mon, August 26th 2013, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian ICT fastest growing sector, can do better – Johnson

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has said despite the ICT’s sector positive contribution to the country’s economy it can still do more to create jobs and wealth. → Read more