The total number of active mobile subscribers reached 210 million in August 2022 from 208.6 million in July, with teledensity of 109.99 per cent. Internet subscribers also exceeded 152.2 million, with broadband penetration standing at 44.65 per cent. The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta, who was represented by the Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, …

Google has announced six new features and developments on search to help people gather and explore information in new ways. The Head of Communication for West Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade on Thursday highlighted the six new features as multisearch, multisearch near me, translation in the blink of an eye, Google for iOS updates, even faster ways to …

The Nigerian Communications Commission‘s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has advised users of video telephony platform – Zoom – to install the latest update of the software from its publisher’s official website following the discovery of vulnerabilities that allow a remote attacker to exploit the app. In its latest advisory, NCC-CSIRT reported that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) …

After a well-attended debut in Lagos, youth-centric telecommunications company, 9mobile is set to take its mentorship programme, The Hack, targeted at young business owners, to the nation’s capital, Abuja. The next edition of this initiative of the leading innovative firm will hold on Friday, 30th September in the Federal Capital Territory. The Hack is a business and networking mentorship programme …

inq. Digital Nigeria Limited, the leading-edge solutions provider, carted home two awards at the sixth edition of the just concluded Tech Innovation Awards (TIA). The company, which provides innovative business-relevant services in Edge AI and IoT, SDN/SFV for Edge Cloud, Secure Access Services Edge and Elastic Edge in Nigeria, won the “Enterprise Solutions Provider of the Year” and “Digital Services …

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc launched its commercial 5G network in Lagos on Sunday with a promise to do the same in six other cities – Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri. The Lagos 5G commercial launch came on the heels of the network’s 5G pilot launch three weeks ago, as mandated by the telecoms industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications …

The Federal Government has suspended the proposed five percent excise duty on telecommunications services. Announcing the suspension in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, said the decision was arrived at by stakeholders, asserting that the telecommunications sector already has challenges of multiple taxes. He spoke during the inaugural meeting of the Presidential Committee …

In line with its commitment to offer amazing value to Nigerian mobile telephone customers, Nigeria’s youth-friendly telecoms brand, 9mobile has announced the launch of 9Konfam, a tariff plan that rewards customers with generous airtime and data benefits upon SIM activation, and on every recharge. According to the telco, 9Konfam empowers customers to connect and to do more with their airtime …

MTN Nigeria initiated a trial of its 5G technology in the country on Wednesday with seven cities targeted for a start when the services launch proper, the wireless operator said in a statement to the Nigerian Exchange. The pioneering feat comes more than eight months after the telecom firm and Mafab Communications Limited won a bidding for the two slots available …

Telecommunication subscribers, under the aegis of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS), have vowed  to challenge the legitimacy of the proposed five per cent excise duty on telecoms services in court. According to them, the excise duty on telecom services, which would translate to an extra five per cent consumption tax on calls, SMS, data, and other telecom services, …