Telecomms Archives — Page 3 of 6

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Kia Motors, Vodafone Seal Partnership

Kia Motors on Monday sealed partnership with telecom service provider, Vodafone Idea. According to a statement issued by Vodafone Idea, the partnership between the companies will enable Kia Seltos to function with advanced connected car functionality. The statement explained that...

May 16, 2019 No Responses

NSE Admits 20.35billion Shares Of MTN

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has admitted by introduction 20.35 billion (20,354,513,050) ordinary shares of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN ) at N90 per share, on its Premium Board, on Thursday, May 16, 2019. MTN Nigeria, a part of the ...

October 16, 2018 No Responses

Nnamdi Nwokike Resumes As NCC Director, Public Affairs

Mr. Nnamdi Nwokike has been named the Director, Public Affairs, by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). His appointment which is in line with the NCC management’s realignment of roles and redeployment, follows the retirement of Mr. Tony Ojobo at...

September 11, 2018 No Responses

MTN Takes Nigeria To Court Over Alleged Illegal $10.1b FOREX Transactions, Taxes

MTN has urged the Federal High Court to restrain the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) from enforcing their orders that the telecommunication firm should refund $8.1 billion and $2 billon to the Federal...

September 1, 2018 No Responses

Samsung Galaxy Note9 Smartphone Debuts In Nigeria

Samsung’s newest flagship Smartphone, the Galaxy Note9 is now available for immediate purchase in the Nigerian market. The Note9 which was launched in Lagos on Friday, 31 August, 2018, is according to Samsung “packed with exciting, innovative features as...

August 31, 2018 No Responses

Vodafone Explains $11B Merger

Vodafone’s Australian operations will become part of a new telecoms giant. Under a A$15bn ($11bn; £8bn) merger Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG Telecom will create a mobile, fixed-line and broadband provider with the scale to rival Telstra and Optus...

August 16, 2018 No Responses

MTN Secures N200B Deal With Citibank, UBA, 10 Others

MTN Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos signed a seven-year medium term loan agreement of N200 billion with a consortium of 12 lenders. The lenders are: Citibank Nigeria, UBA, Diamond Bank, Ecobank, Fidelity Bank Plc First Bank, FCMB, FSDH Merchant Bank, Rand...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

Adinde, DBI Boss Seeks More Investment In ICT skills

Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the Administrator of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) has canvassed more investment by governments at all levels in the development of ICT knowledge and skill. The Institute is an arm of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Thi...

May 5, 2018 No Responses

Fero Mobile Pace 2 Smartphone Debuts In Nigeria With 13MP Selfie Camera

Fero Mobile, the fastest growing smartphone brand in Nigeria, is consolidating its position with the introduction of the Pace 2 smartphone dubbed the ’Selfie Boss’ into the Nigerian market. The new device comes with a 13MegaPixel selfie camera and...

April 10, 2018 No Responses

NCC: MTN Pays N165B Out Of N330B Sim Fine

The Nigerian Communications Commission ( NCC) said that MTN has paid N165 billion out of the N330 billion fine imposed on it due to its inability to disconnect improperly registered SIM cards. Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC...

March 25, 2018 No Responses

Mobile Phone Subscription In Nigeria Hits 147 Million

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that the country’s phone subscriptions have reached 147 million as at January 2018. The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta disclosed this during the NCC Special Day at the ongoing 29th Enugu In...

February 12, 2018 No Responses

Fero Mobile Royale Y2 Smartphone Debuts in Nigeria

Fero Mobile has introduced the stylish Royale Y2 smartphone into the Nigerian market. The new device allows users express their personal style with a 2GB.RAM that supports multiple apps and games without any difficulty. Director, Fero Mobile, Nigeria and Eme...

February 5, 2018 No Responses

Samsung heir freed from jail

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong has been freed from jail after a South Korean court suspended his five year jail term for bribing the country’s ex-president. Seoul High Court upheld parts of the conviction, but used its discretion to release the...

January 19, 2018 No Responses

Agency probes Apple, Samsung

Italy’s competition authority is looking into charges that Apple and Samsung are surreptitiously slowing down old phones to push consumers into buying new products. Consumer groups across the world have accused the two tech giants of so-called planned obsole...