With a new tariff regime for Nigeria’s telecoms sector now a done deal, what is in the hike for millions of subscribers who have continued to bear with poor services?

Today, the world ushered in another year with the hope that it brings the much-expected ease after the harrowing experiences of 2024.

Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo, said plans to delay its tariff plan

Although the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has admitted the need for a possible tariff hike in the telecoms sector, the timeline of the review remains unknown.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, a new tariff regime for data and voice services from telecom operators is expected to become effective in the next nine days.

Telecoms operators have described the refusal of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to pay the debts, estimated at N250 billion for the use of the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) as a huge disincentive to Nigeria’s emerging digital economy.

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has moved against Elon Musk’s Internet firm, Starlink, for hike in tariff without formal approval from the regulator.

Kogi State Government through its Utility Infrastructure Management and Compliance Agency (KUIMCA) has shut down base transceiver stations (BTS) belonging to telecommunications operators.

The sad reality of not linking Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) cards to the National Identity Numbers (NINs) is gradually setting in as some subscribers have reported their telephone lines being barred for both incoming and outgoing calls.

Telecom operators are awaiting the directive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to block all unlinked SIMs after the deadline for linking SIMs to National Identity Numbers (NINs) ended on Saturday.

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, has confirmed his participation as the immediate past Editor of The PUNCH, Dayo Oketola, launches a book on Information and Communications Technology evolution. The book, ‘The Catalyst: Nigerian Tech Evolution Through a Journalist's Lens,’ will be launched on September…

Telephone service quality, which is currently at a low ebb in the country, may become poorer in the days to come on the account of telecoms operators considering load shedding of services.