Fri, January 11th 2013, 10:34 · Paul Adepoju
Created in 1992 by the then military government, the Nigerian Communications Commission became the watchdog of Africa’s largest nation’s multi-billion dollar communications sector. But after two decades of existence, the consensus opinion is that the NCC is yet to fully fulfill its mission and responsibilities. → Read more
Fri, January 11th 2013, 09:16 · Paul Adepoju
Omobola Johnson, Nigerian Minister of Communications Technology, has revealed it was the government’s decision to impose the controversial promotions and lotteries ban which has caused outrage among the country’s networks. → Read more
Thu, January 10th 2013, 09:25 · Paul Adepoju
In line with its desire to be Nigeria’s leading submarine cable company, MainOne has revealed its commitment to transforming the country’s data centre management sector with the completion of its 600 racks data centre. → Read more
Wed, January 9th 2013, 18:17 · Paul Adepoju
Mobile users in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja have expressed their dissatisfaction with the poor quality of services being offered by the country’s network service providers. → Read more
Thu, January 3rd 2013, 10:52 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria, Africa’s most populated nation, has a personal computer penetration rate of just 4.5 percent, despite having more than 101 million subscribers connected to the various telecommunications networks in Nigeria. → Read more
Tue, December 11th 2012, 10:43 · Paul Adepoju
New Nigerian Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs) are expected to come into force from January 1, but it is not clear whether they will be lowered or not. → Read more
Tue, December 11th 2012, 08:41 · Paul Adepoju
In response to anger at the low quality services offered by Nigerian mobile operators, the regulator will begin touring the country analysing signals with the aim of formulating new policies. → Read more
Thu, December 6th 2012, 08:04 · Brandon Gregory
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria could face additional fines imposed by Nigerian authorities for poor customer service ratings. → Read more
Mon, November 26th 2012, 09:56 · Paul Adepoju
The UK Government is expected to make US$2 billion from the sale of 4G mobile spectrum, vastly more than the alleged US$17 million made by Nigeria. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd 2012, 07:27 · Paul Adepoju
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) will address the various challenges the industry and their subscribers are contending with at a December conference. → Read more
Mon, November 19th 2012, 06:52 · Paul Adepoju
GSM subscribers in Nigeria are rooting on the regulatory authorities in the nation’s telecoms sector to direct telecoms companies to improve the quality of services they render. → Read more
Fri, November 16th 2012, 09:46 · Paul Adepoju
Refuting assertions that promotions and lotteries are responsible for the dismal quality of services offered by Nigerian telecoms companies, Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the umbrella body of the nation’s telecoms operators, has said the two cannot be blamed exclusively as floods and attacks are also to be faulted. → Read more
Fri, November 16th 2012, 07:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s telecommunications industry regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has acknowledged that if left unaddressed, the current stiff opposition to competition by the nation’s various service providers could be a major setback to the growth of the industry. → Read more
Tue, November 13th 2012, 09:00 · Elly Okutoyi
Nigeria’s communications regulator Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has banned MTN Nigeria and six other telcos from engaging in any promotions or lotteries citing complains received from subscribers. → Read more
Mon, November 5th 2012, 07:39 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s minister of communications technology Omobola Johnson has declared as “untrue” the widely circulating claims that telecoms masts emit substances that are injurious to the human health. → Read more
Wed, October 10th 2012, 04:06 · Paul Adepoju
A review of the Nigerian communications industry for the third quarter of 2012 presented by Nigeria’s minister for communications technology Omobola Johnson showed the sector suffered major setbacks, attributed to the impact of Boko Haram terrorists. → Read more
Thu, October 4th 2012, 09:05 · Paul Adepoju
In line with the new environmental requirements for electrical products in the Nigerian market, Omatek Engineering Services Ltd (OESL), in partnership with a China-based technology corporation Kehua Group, has unveiled a new range of energy-saving eco-friendly products in Lagos, Nigeria. → Read more
Thu, September 13th 2012, 14:57 · HumanIPO
Nigeria’s telcos have hailed the Wednesday arrest of 11 suspected members of outlawed Islamic militia group Boko Haram, with attacks by the group reported to have cost the operators close to N20 billion (US$ 127m). → Read more
Mon, September 15th 2014, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been elected Chairman of the Council and Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO). The election was held at the organisation's just concluded Annual Council Meeting held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. → Read more
Fri, May 23rd 2014, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the one month ban it placed on the sale of new SIM cards by operators Glo, MTN and Airtel last month over poor quality of service (QoS). → Read more
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