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- 24 Dec 2020
Telcos Get Enrolment Licences for NIN
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the umbrella body of telecom operators in Nigeria said its members have enrollment and verification licences from the Federal…
- 10 Oct 2023
Telcos Ask FG for Approval to Hike Data, Voice Tariffs
Association of Licenced Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), umbrella body for telecoms operators in Nigeria has sought the approval of Dr. Bosun Tijani, minister of Communications,…
- 29 Sept 2023
ALTON Says Discussion Still Ongoing over Banks’ N120Bn USSD Debt
Gbenga Adebayo, chairman, Association of Licenced Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has said that the umbrella body for telecoms operators in Nigeria is yet to agree with banks on how…
- 22 Nov 2023
The Structures, Roles of Operators in the Nigerian Telecoms Sector
By Olajide Adisa Since Independence in 1960, the telecoms sector has impacted on the Nigerian economy in several positive ways, creating jobs and contributing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of…
- 24 Feb 2019
Again, ALTON Asks FG to Repeal Tax Order 2015
Association of Licenced Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called on the federal government to look into the Tax and Levy Amended Order 2015 that was signed by Mrs. Ngozi Okonji-Iwaela, former…
- 8 Oct 2021
GSM@20: Stakeholders Set for Dialogue on Telecoms Consumer Protection
Stakeholders in Nigeria are billed to participate in an industry-wide dialogue summit aimed at addressing salient issues affecting over 200 million telecom corporate and individual consumers, as…
- 28 Apr 2026
ALTON Urges Urgent Resolution of Regulatory Dispute over Airtime Loans
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has called for urgent resolution of the regulatory dispute affecting the airtime credit market, warning that continued disruption could…
- 6 Jun 2021
Twitter: Telecos Begin Implementation of Suspension Order
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), an umbrella body of telecom operators in the country has confirmed that it received formal instructions from the Nigerian…
- 28 Sept 2020
FCT Lifts Suspension Order on Masts, Towers
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has finally lifted the suspension order it earlier placed on telecoms masts and towers in Abuja metropolis. The FCTA has therefore asked telecoms…
- 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…
- 18 Jul 2025
New Regulatory Framework Set to Transform Nigeria’s Telecom Sector – NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has presented the Draft General Authorisation Framework to telecom stakeholders, promising a “new era of agile, inclusive, and innovation-driven regulation”…
- 24 Aug 2018
ALTON Fights Back as OTT Soars, Erodes Revenue
Citing the high mortality rate of telos in Nigeria, Association of Licensed Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ALTON), has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to take a second look at…
- 21 Nov 2023
Telecos Groan over 52 Taxes, USSD Debt - ALTON
The over N200 billion debt owed by the banks for the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) provided by telecom operators as well as the 52 taxes by various tiers of governments in the…
- 3 Aug 2025
NCC, IHS Towers Lead Others To NITRA-ALTON CNII & Telecom Sustainability Conference 2025
Telecom industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other industry operators, including IHS Towers, Digital Realty and 9mobile Nigeria, have joined the line of partners that…
- 23 Jan 2019
ALTON Waxes Worriedly over Multiple Taxation
The Association of Licenced Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has urged the Federal Government to review the Amended Tax Order of 2015 to reduce multiple taxation. The…
- 28 Apr 2015
Glo Emerged Best Telecoms Company @ BoICT Awards
Globacom has emerged the best telecommunications company in the country at the 2015 edition of Beacon of ICT Awards held on Saturday night at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Globacom…
- 14 Sept 2018
$10.1Bn Fine: “MTN Targeted in State Sponsored Corporate Mugging”
The dust has yet to settle over the recent order given to MTN Nigeria by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to refund $8.134 billion illegally repatriated between 2007 and 2015; and the allegation of…
- 18 Aug 2025
IHS Nigeria’s Push for Infrastructure Protection in the Digital Economy
IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has stressed…
- 29 Apr 2025
Lawmakers, Telcos in Heated Debate over Kidnapping, Phone Related Crimes
Some federal lawmakers, yesterday, exchanged heated arguments with telecom operators in the country over the roles they are supposed to play to stem the tide of incessant kidnapping and other…
- 9 Jun 2016
ATCON Visits LASIMRA, Seeks 95% Slash on RoW Charges
The Association of Telecommunications Company of Nigeria (ATCON) has called on the Lagos State Government to consider its request for a slash on Right or Way (RoW) charges by 95%. Mr. Olusola…
- 23 Jan 2014
Lack of Regulation Hobbling Courier Business-Uba
Okey Uba is the managing director, Ebony Express, a fast growing courier outfit in Nigeria and secretary general of the Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (ANCO). Uba who holds Bachelor of…
- 4 Mar 2016
Nigeria Still Haven for Telecom Investors- Danbatta
With over 107 percent teledensity for voice segment of telecommunications services already achieved in Nigeria, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) and CEO, Nigerian…
- 8 Nov 2021
NCC Sets December 13 for Auctioning of 5G Spectrum
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially declared that the auction of the 3.5 Gigahertz (3.5 GHz) spectrum for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in Nigeria, will take…
- 2 Mar 2021
FG Approves SIM Swap Centres, Extension of Enrolment Licence Tenure
The federal government has given mobile network operators (MNOs) approval to establish dedicated SIM Swap Centres across the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. This is one of the outcomes of…
- 28 Jan 2013
Highwire Lobby to Save Mobile Money
Major mobile money industry players have begun a high wire lobby to get the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to rejig the policy framework of mobile money services after a fluttering start of the…
- 24 May 2019
Omobola Seeks for Digital Revolution and End to Arbitrary Charges
Dr. Omobola Johnson, Former, Minister of Communications Technology has urged the Federal Government to put in place robust digital revolution framework to sustain the gains of the telecom revolution…
- 17 Sept 2012
Terror Attacks Threaten $25Bn Investment
The rising terrorist attacks on information and communications technologies (ICTs) infrastructure is threatening the over $25 billion investment in the telecommunications sector and creating an…
- 22 Sept 2013
CBN May Allow Telcos to Drive MM Adoption
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may rescind its decision and allow telecoms operators drive the mobile money payment scheme to give fresh impetus to the initiative which has crawled since introduction…
- 27 Jun 2018
Odds Favours MTN as Endorsements Flow for Acquisition of Visafone Frequency
Nigerian subscribers and industry associations have urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to allow MTN take over the operating license and frequency spectrum of Visafone’s Code Division…
- 18 Feb 2014
Glo Says Her Bid for 2.3GHz Licence will Enhance Service
Globacom, Nigeria’s national carrier has stated that it is bidding for the 2.3GHz broadband spectrum licence being auctioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as part of its aggressive…