Telecom operators yesterday renewed their push for end-user tariff hikes to reflect the cost of doing business. The operators, acting under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) in a joint statement asked for a cost-reflective tariff of services. They urged the Federal Government to protect telecom infrastructure …

Nigeria’s total active mobile subscribers reached 219.7 million in February 2024, as internet usage dipped to 694,804.54 terabytes (TB), new data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has shown. This marks the country’s first internet usage decline in 11 months (since April 2023), when total usage stood at 556,540.42 TB. This represents a 3.70 per cent decrease from January’s 721,522 …

The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed telecommunication companies to extend the disconnection of telephone lines not linked to National Identification Numbers from 15 April 2024, to 31 July 2024. A reliable source within the telecommunication sector disclosed this information to Sunday PUNCH on Saturday. This decision communicated via a letter to telcos came after a careful consideration of various challenges …

Barring any last-minute change of mind, all subscribers with four lines and above whose SIM registration data failed to match their National Identity Number (NIN), data, will be barred today. This is as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has confirmed that it would not be reviewing its deadline to bar them today. A reliable source from the commission revealed that …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed that telecom operators have barred all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) which have yet to be linked to their owners’ National Identity Numbers (NINs). Last week, NCC gave the operators the go-ahead to block about 11.2m lines whose owners had failed to link them with their NINs.The commission’s directive followed the expiration of the …

Many subscribers to the MTN network in Nigeria are now stranded as the telecommunications giant disconnected their lines over failure to link their National Identity Numbers (NIN) to their Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards. This is coming after several warnings by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the telecoms company that subscribers must link their lines to their NINs. On …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its directive to telecom operators to bar telephone subscribers not linked to their National Identification Numbers on or before 28th February 2024. NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Dr. Aminu Maida, spoke at the commission’s Special Day during the ongoing 45th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Wednesday. Maida, who was represented by NCC’s Director of …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said yesterday that the interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria Communications Limited and Globacom Limited has been resolved. In a statement yesterday by the Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, the commission said: ‘’We are pleased to announce that the interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria Communications Plc., MTN, and Globacom Limited (Globacom) has been …

Former expatriate staff of the MTN Group, Mr. Paul Odunewu has filed a further-reply-affidavit and written address dated 28th December 2023, at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, in support of his application praying the Court for an Order to compel the telecommunications giant to deposit with the Court the judgement debt and accrued interest as ordered by the National …

The Federal Government has informed contractors and Information and communications Technology service providers of its intentions to conduct a comprehensive review of guidelines governing the process of delivering IT services to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) under the purview of the Ministry of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy announced this via a press release …