Telcos
19 Dec
Telecommunications operators activated 2.69 million new telephone lines in October, according to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This fresh activation came after the NCC audit removed 64.37 million lines from the national subscription base between March and September.
2 Dec
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has launched a major inquiry into widespread consumer complaints against leading players in the banking, telecommunications and aviation sectors. In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja signed by the Commission’s director of corporate affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, the FCCPC said the inquisitions, which will begin December 3 through…
30 Oct
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, has said that telecommunications operators
30 Oct
Telecommunications operators with the Fifth-Generation (5G) network licenses have connected about 3.4 million Nigerians
4 Sep
A new set of key performance indicators that will ensure improved quality of service across the board in the country has been handed to the telecoms operators.
16 Aug
Satellite operator, NIGCOMSAT, said that plans are on to launch a new satellite, NigComSat-2. The Federal Government agency said the planned new satellite represents the next phase of its commitment to advancing Nigeria
2 Aug
• NCC keeps mum, service providers deny obstruction • 9mobile blames fibre cuts • Protesters torch, loot NCC Kano facility As the #EndBadGovernance protest lasted yesterday, Nigerians experienced partial Internet service with downtime noticed for the better part of day.The subscribers accused Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the telecoms operators of deliberately ensuring that telephony…
20 May
A number of factors have been identified to be responsible for the rise in fibre cuts nationwide. Fibre cuts have disrupted telephony services, which, most times, make it impossible for seamless voice and data services, among others.
24 Apr
Telecommunication operators, which have committed huge investments into the deployment of the fifth generation (5G) and fibre access networks have decried their inability to recoup their investments.
3 Apr
Telecommunication operators have beckoned on the management of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to expand its capacity in handling backlogs of unverified national identity numbers (NINs) at its disposal.
4 Mar
telecommunications operators may incur about N83.3 billion loss based on Average Revenue per User (ARPU) monthly after disconnecting over 12 million telephones lines from their networks due to National Identity Number (NIN)
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Some Lagos residents have appealed to the state government to ensure functional street lights for Ikorodu Road in Lagos Metropolis to enhance safety and security. The residents spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. They complained that the stretch of highway from Ikorodu Road to Maryland, had…
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