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- 20 Apr 2021
NATCOMS Welcomes New SIM Card Registration
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has described as a “welcome development” Federal Government’s lifting of ban on registration of new SIM cards. Mr Adeolu Ogunbanjo,…
- 13 Mar 2022
Consumers Ask FG Stop Issuing of Deadlines for SIM-NIN Linkage
National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS), the umbrella body of telecoms subscribers in Nigeria has asked the federal government to suspend for the National Identification Number-…
- 7 Apr 2021
NATCOMS Says 1 Month NIN Registration Extension Inadequate
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) on Wednesday said a one-month extension for the National Identification Number (NIN) registration by the Federal Government is not…
- 5 Jan 2025
Subscribers’ Group Threatens to Sue Telcos over Proposed Tariff Hike
Subscribers have said they are preparing to sue telecommunications companies over a proposed tariff hike that could double service costs nationwide. Adeolu Ogunbanjo, national president, National…
- 4 May 2021
Subscribers Ask to Pantami to Resign despite Stellar Works
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), umbrella body of Nigerian telecom subscribers, yesterday called Dr. Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, to…
- 26 Dec 2021
NATCOMS Kicks against Introduction of Digital Token for NIN in January
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), the umbrella body of telecommunications consumers’ in Nigeria at the weekend asked the federal to halt the plan to introduce a suite…
- 22 May 2016
NATCOMS Seeks Compensation Policy for Telecoms Consumers
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), has appealed to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to put in place a Subscriber’s Compensation Policy that will…
- 2 Oct 2012
Promos: Riled Subscribers Task Operators on QoS
Telecommunications subscribers have urged service providers to improve their quality of services provisioning before jostling for their souls with some of the promotional offers, Nigeria…
- 30 Dec 2022
Nigerians to Pay More on Calls, Data In 2023
The 160 million mobile phone users in the country, are expected to pay more on calls and data in 2023 as the federal government infused 5 per cent excise duty on telecoms services in the 2022 Finance…
- 12 Dec 2021
NCA2003 Empowers NCC to Develop e-Waste Regulation Says Danbatta
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has powers under Section 70 of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA2003) to develop an E-waste Regulation for the telecommunications sector in the…
- 30 Dec 2021
December 31 NIN-SIM Deadline: Millions of Subscribers Risk Disconnection
The fate of an estimated 11 million mobile telephone subscribers currently hangs in the balance as the December 31 deadline for the National Identity Number and Subscriber Identity Module (NIN-SIM)…
- 14 Aug 2016
NATCOMS Urges NCC Board to Reduce Price Cap, Others
The National Association of Telecoms Subscribers' (NATCOMS) has urged the new board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to urgently, in the spirit of consumer-centrism, review charges,…
- 28 Feb 2024
Uncertainty over SIM-NIN Linkage as Deadline Nears
The fate of many telecommunication subscribers hangs in the balance following a court ruling restraining telecom providers from implementing a directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 3 Jul 2016
Stakeholders Vote against ICT Tax, Warns of Dangers
Stakeholders in the country’s telecommunications industry have frowned at the proposed communications tax bill before the National Assembly, saying that it is capable of discouraging potential…
- 9 Dec 2021
NCC Shines @2021 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue, Bags Telecom E-Waste Regulator Award
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has bagged the 2021 ITREALMS Telecom E-Waste Regulator Award. From left: Publisher/Editor Newsmart, Ms. Rose Moses; President, Guild of Corporate Online…
- 21 Oct 2024
Telecom Subscribers Ask NCC to Approve 10 Percent Tariffs Increase for Telcos
Telecommunications subscribers under the aegis of National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) have called on Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to approve a 10 per cent…
- 4 Dec 2024
Telecoms Subscribers to Petition National Assembly Over Controversial 5% Tax
The National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) has announced plans to petition the National Assembly over the Federal Government’s renewed push to impose a 5% excise duty on…
- 16 Sept 2024
Over 65m GSM Lines Risk Disconnection over SIM-NIN Linkage
About 65 million phone lines are at risk of disconnection after telecom operators refused to grant subscribers an extension to the National Identification Number (NIN) -Subscriber Identity Module…