Telecommunications operators, including MTN Nigeria and Globacom have asked for Federal Government approval through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to raise their tariff. The development came after foreign exchange losses and rising energy costs forced some of the operators to post losses last year. The telcos’ proposal to raise their tariff came barely 24 hours after MultiChoice, a South African …

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 National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have announced a strategic collaboration to enhance the National Identification Number-SIM linkage processes. This was disclosed on Sunday in a joint statement by the Technical Adviser, Media, and Communications to the DG/CEO of NIMC, Mr. Ayodele Babalola; and NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Reuben Muoka. The NIN-SIM …

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 …

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 …

Over the last two weeks, the Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC) has received various high-level delegations from different arms and agencies of the Lagos State Government on inspection tours of the facilities at the 78-hectare forest reserve and wetland that seats at the heart of the Lekki Peninsula. On Tuesday, 23rd January 2024, LCC received the first delegation from the state …

In recent years, the telecommunications landscape in Nigeria has witnessed exponential growth, with an increasing number of users relying on data services for communication and connectivity. Data service has become a tremendously successful market segment for telcos. In Q3 2023, Nigeria’s top mobile network operators, MTN and Airtel, collectively generated N403.2 billion from data services. MTN, the country’s largest telecom …

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 …