The federal ministries of Works (FMoW) and Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMoCIDE) have established a Joint Standing Committee on the Protection of Fibre Optic Cables to address the persistent issue of fibre optic cuts and damages caused by road construction and rehabilitation activities. These disruptions have had a significant negative impact on telecommunications services across Nigeria.

The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has handed over a new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project to the Ogun State Institute of Technology (OGITECH) at Igbesa, Ogun State.

The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has handed over a new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project to the Ogun State Institute of Technology (OGITECH), Igbesa, Ogun State. The Centre is equipped with 100 desktop computers, emerging technology applications, bandwidth, and connectivity tools to provide students and faculty members…

The Northern Concerned Citizens (NCC), on Thursday, dismissed Babachir Lawal's criticism and praised Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, for his contributions to improving security in the North. The group stated that under President Bola Tinubu, the North has experienced greater stability, contrasting with the insecurity prevalent during the previous administration. In a…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate reversal of the 50 per cent telecommunications tariff hike. Mr Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC, made this demand in a communiqué jointly signed with Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General Secretary of the NLC, on Wednesday in Abuja. The communiqué was issued at the conclusion of…

Almost 12 years after it last effected a price hike, Nigeria’s telecoms sector, yesterday, began the implementation of a new tariff.

Despite recording appreciable subscriptions to its various offerings, value-added service (VAS), a major segment of the telecoms market saw its revenue drop by 64.2 per cent.

Telecommunications operators may have begun the implementation of the Federal Government-approved 50 per cent tariff hike, as subscribers, especially on the MTN network, woke up Tuesday to see that the price of its data subscriptions had gone up. This tariff hike came a bit earlier than expected, as the telecom operators had planned for implementation…

The planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) kicks off today with prominent civil society organisations withdrawing support for the action. The labour union had called for the strike to protest the 50 per cent hike in telecoms tariffs by the Nigerian Communications Commission

The Coalition of Human Rights Monitoring Groups (CHRMG) has faulted the Nigeria Labour Congress's (NLC) planned protest against the 50 per cent telecom tariff increase, describing it as "misguided and not in the public interest." The CSOs said the tariff hike, approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is a necessary measure to prevent the…

A Professor of Energy Economics and President of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES), Adeola Adenikinju and a former consultant to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr Samson Olalere have faulted the planned increase of electricity tariff. 

Telecoms operators have said they are preparing new tariffs to reflect the 50 per cent hike approved by the Federal Government through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) .