Amid the ongoing debate surrounding the proposed tariff increase by telecommunications companies, 9mobile’s Chief Executive Officer, Obafemi Banigbe has weighed in, emphasising that the telecom sector has been a key contributor to Nigeria’s GDP and a cornerstone of the nation’s digital economy over the past two decades. He noted that the growth experienced in the industry had attracted significant capital …

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 telecommunications sector has remained, perhaps, the most dynamic section of the economy for over two decades. It is a major newsmaker. One day it is news for new milestones, new technologies and new vistas and the next day regulatory restrictions, multiple taxations by the government and its agents or else disruption of service by the same. It is …