Nigeria’s telecommunications sector has witnessed a robust recovery, with active subscriptions surging to 169.3 million in January 2025, up from 164.9 million in December 2024. According to the industry statistics on Tuesday on the website of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms regulator said that this robust recovery followed a period of decline, which witnessed subscriptions plummet to 154,904,827 …

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Sunday directed its affiliates to be on alert for mass action if the Federal Government implements the telecommunication services charge contrary to the terms agreed by the 10-man committee. The decision was taken by the National Executive Council of the NLC during a meeting in Yola, Adamawa State, where the congress inaugurated its Compressed Natural …

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has said that a potential tariff increase in the telecommunications sector should not exceed 60 per cent. He emphasised the need to balance the sustainability of the sector with affordability for Nigerians. Tijani made this known during an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television on Wednesday. When asked if …

Today, Nigeria’s telecommunication industry stands at a crossroads. It is facing pressure on a thousand different fronts. On the inside, it is battling with the challenges of sustainable operations and shareholders demands and on the outside, raising costs and regulatory constraints. The Nigerian telecom industry has immense potential. The recently launched GSMA digital economy report made this point. It projects …

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 quest for a reliable telecommunications infrastructure for the players in West Africa’s industry to deliver essential services and products in an interdependent ecosystem was the focus of discussion at the maiden edition of the West Africa Telecoms Infrastructure Summit and Exhibition (WATISE). The event, which has as its theme, ‘The Future of Infrastructure, Connectivity And Services: A New Interdependent …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has identified some of the major challenges facing telecommunication companies including multiple taxation and destruction of their facilities by vandals. The Executive Chairman of NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta, said this at a media chat with stakeholders in the industry in Kano on Saturday. He also promised to establish an emergency communication centre in each of …

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Telecommunications (when constituted) to interface with Global System for Communication (GSM) providers to stop network providers from reselling already purchased SIM cards. The call followed the consideration of a motion moved by Hon. Boniface Sunday Emerengwa at the plenary on Tuesday. Emerengwa recalled that GSM came into Nigeria in 2001 with …

Total investments into the telecommunication sector rose to $75.6 billion as of the end of 2021, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has disclosed. According to him, this comprises foreign direct investment and local investment as of 2021. He stated this at an interactive session with stakeholders in the communications media ecosystem, in …