Category: Telecomms

NCC, NSCDC  Strengthen Partnership To Tackle Crimes In Telecoms Sector
September 12, 2022 No Responses

NCC, NSCDC  Strengthen Partnership To Tackle Crimes In Telecoms Sector

As part of measures to tackle criminal activities in the telecommunications industry, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has partnered with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).   A statement issued by NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka explained that senior management staff of NSCDC...
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Broadband Penetration Hits 44.5% As NCC Reviews Short Code Services
August 10, 2022 No Responses

Broadband Penetration Hits 44.5% As NCC Reviews Short Code Services

Nigeria’s broadband usage has continued on the rise, moving up from 40.9 per cent in February 2022 to 44.5 per cent in July 2022, a figure considered hopeful for achieving the national broadband target of 70 per cent in 2025. ...
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FG Sets To Implement 5% Excise Duty On Telecom Services
July 29, 2022 No Responses

FG Sets To Implement 5% Excise Duty On Telecom Services

Nigerians will soon start paying 12.5 per cent tax on telecommunications services as the Federal Government plans to implement a five per cent inclusive excise duty on telecommunications services in Nigeria.  The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planni...
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Airtel Nigeria Appoints Adebimpe Ayo-Elias as New Human Resources Director 
July 17, 2022 No Responses

Airtel Nigeria Appoints Adebimpe Ayo-Elias as New Human Resources Director 

Airtel Nigeria, telecommunications services provider has appointed Adebimpe Ayo-Elias as Director of Human Resources and Administration.  Airtel in a statement on Saturday said that in her new role, Ayo-Elias would be responsible for driving the communica...
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As IoT Beckons, Pantami Assures Of Proactive Regulation
July 15, 2022 No Responses

As IoT Beckons, Pantami Assures Of Proactive Regulation

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, on Thursday in Lagos, assured the nation that Nigeria’s telecom regulatory framework has been designed to address the challenges that may arrive with the advancement of the Internet o...
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Danbatta: Collaboration Is Key To 5G Deployment In Nigeria
June 24, 2022 No Responses

Danbatta: Collaboration Is Key To 5G Deployment In Nigeria

Industry collaboration is very essential to the successful deployment of 5G Services in Nigeria, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said. Danbatta, who spoke in Lagos on Thursday, ...
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Airtel Africa Records 82% Profit Growth
May 12, 2022 No Responses

Airtel Africa Records 82% Profit Growth

Airtel Africa Plc.’s profit before tax grew by 82 per cent to 755 million dollars in the financial year ended March 31, compared to the corresponding period in 2021.  The company stated in Lagos on Wednesday that the strong growth resulted...
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5G Spectrum: NCC Issues Final Letters Of Licence Awards to MTN, Mafab Communications 
May 4, 2022 No Responses

5G Spectrum: NCC Issues Final Letters Of Licence Awards to MTN, Mafab Communications 

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday confirmed issuance of the final letters of award of the Fifth Generation (5G) Spectrum Licences to MTN and Mafab Communications, winners of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction conducted by the Commission on Mon...
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3.5GHz Spectrum: MTN, Mafab Pay for Licences
February 25, 2022 No Responses

3.5GHz Spectrum: MTN, Mafab Pay for Licences

Provisional winners of the 3.5 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum licence, MTN Communications Nigeria Plc and Mafab Communications Limited, have made their full payment of $273.6 million each for the 5G Spectrum license to the Nigerian Communications Commission.The Exec...
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FCTA, NCC Partner On 5G Deployment In FCT
February 21, 2022 No Responses

FCTA, NCC Partner On 5G Deployment In FCT

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has expressed the readiness of the FCT Administration to partner with the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) on deployment of 5G broadband in the territory.  Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the mi...
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Union Threatens To Disrupt MTN Service, Gives 14-Day Ultimatum
February 9, 2022 No Responses

Union Threatens To Disrupt MTN Service, Gives 14-Day Ultimatum

The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) has threatened to disrupt MTN Nigeria telecommunications service if the union’s demands were not met by Feb. 23, 2022.  The PTECSSAN President, Mr Opeyemi T...
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Airtel Africa Boosts Nine Months Revenue By 21.7%  
February 5, 2022 No Responses

Airtel Africa Boosts Nine Months Revenue By 21.7%  

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, Airtel Africa Plc declared revenue growth of $3.49 million,  representing a growth of 21.7 per cent when compared with $2.87 million recorded in the comparative period of 2020.  A statement issued by ...
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Airtel Africa Joins FTSE 100 
January 28, 2022 No Responses

Airtel Africa Joins FTSE 100 

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com   The London Stock Exchange, on Thursday, announced that Airtel Africa plc will be joining the FTSE100 on Monday, 31 January, 2022.  AIrtel Africa in a statement explained that through its mobile teleco...
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5G: Telecom Operators Rule Out Interference With Flights
January 27, 2022 No Responses

5G: Telecom Operators Rule Out Interference With Flights

Nigerian telecom operators on Wednesday allayed fears of 5G’s interference with flight operations in the country.  The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) made the clarification in a statement jointly signed by its Ch...
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