Monopoly is a situation whereby there is a single producer, supplier or seller of a particular good or service.

Mobile Telephone Network (MTN), yesterday, partially opened the completed section of Ugwuonyeama, 9th Mile, Enugu-Onitsha Dual Carriage Way to help flow of traffic for the Christmas seasons with a pledge not to abandon the road. The Federal Government had, in October last year, approved the takeover of the construction of the 110km expressway by the…

A Federal High Court, Lagos, has restrained a Nigerian telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and its associate, the ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of the U.S.-based American Tower, from overcrowding the environment with base stations pending the determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction. Justice Y. Bogoro, who had…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunications operators to implement full blockage of all subscribers identification module (SIM) cards not linked to national identification numbers (NINs) by February 28, 2024.

Stockbrokers have warned that the country may witness mass delisting of manufacturing firms from the stock market and outright exit from the market if urgent steps are not taken to stabilise the foreign exchange (FX) market.

Over the years, and using its financial might and perceived technological advancement, South Africa has exported power houses across African countries but none more sizable than Nigeria...

MTN said it has sealed plans to lease 2,500 of its towers to ATC.MTN spoke in reaction to reports, which claimed that IHS Towers had offered it, improved terms for the lease of 2,500 sites that match the terms of ATC, which recently won the contract following a highly competitive bidding process.

Chief Adeolu Ogunbanjo, President, National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) in this no holds barred interview with The Guardian x-rays the state of the economy and how the President Bola Tinubu-administration and its policies is affecting the telecom sector, among other developing events in the outgoing year.   What is your assessment of the general…

Over the years, and using its financial might and perceived technological advancement, South Africa has exported power houses across African countries but none more sizable than Nigeria; Nigeria being the largest economy and population on the continent has historically appeared a favoured destination for businesses.

One of the drawbacks of being in government in Nigeria is that you are daily occupied with pedestrians and you may have little or no time to pursue truly important objectives. Your journey may be hectic and time consuming, but in fact, you are only going round in circles

With more eyes focusing on Nigeria’s multi-billion dollar creative scene, telecommunications firm MTN and new-age visual arts journal and e-platform GIDA have tag-teamed to launch a nationwide photography competition that aims to spotlight a new era in African visual arts. The competition, spanning between November 24 and December 30, 2023, is open to photographers from…

The projection that over-the-top (OTT) business messaging traffic will reach 375 billion messages in 2028, rising from 100 billion messages in 2023 is expected to diminish the quality of SMS networks, by so doing costing telecoms operators in Nigeria and other parts of the world a loss of over $3 billion SMS business messaging revenue in the next five years.