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 …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it would soon bar Globacom subscribers from making calls to MTN lines, due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges by the former. In a public notice on Monday by its Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Reuben Muoka, the NCC said: “Globacom was notified of the application made by MTN and was given the …

MTN said it is targeting 95 per cent broadband population coverage across its footprint by 2025, from 88 per cent in 2022. This is even as the telecom operator is seeking partnerships with several satellite services providers including Elon Musk’s Starlink, in its bid to achieve its broadband target. In a news release, MTN revealed that enterprise-grade trials for SpaceX’s …

The mobile telecommunication corporation, MTN has alluded to the recent debt cancellation status on its subscribers’ network as a system error. The network provider made this known in a tweet on its official handle on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday. The firm explained that an unexpected glitch in its system caused the cancellation of debt owed by its network subscribers, …

The Lagos division of the Tax Appeal Tribunal has ordered MTN Nigeria Communications to pay the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) $72,551,059 million tax default. The five-person panel, led by Prof. Abubakar Hamed, however, declined to impose penalties and interest on the principal sum of $21,039,807 million on the telecommunication firm as requested by FIRS. The panel made the declaration …

Chief Executive Officer of First Bank of Nigeria, Adesola Adeduntan leads media-performing CEOs in the Banking, Insurance and Telecommunication sectors in the third quarter of 2023, according to data analysed by P+ Measurement Services, a leading media intelligence consultancy. Adeduntan polled 35 per cent media share to sit at the top, followed closely by Moruf Oseni of Wema Bank with …

Airtel Africa has announced that its Nigerian subsidiary, Airtel Networks Limited (Airtel Nigeria) has paid N58.7 billion to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to renew its 2×10 MHz 2100 MHz spectrum licence. This is as the NCC also approved a spectrum lease transaction between MTN Nigeria and Natcom Development and Investment Limited (NTEL), according to report by Nairametrics. In a statement …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has commended MTN Nigeria for investing in education through the remodeling of science laboratories in the state. Okowa gave the commendation on Thursday when he officially inaugurated science laboratories at the St Augustine College Ibuzor, which were remodeled by the MTN Foundation (MTNF). The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the state …