30 results
- 24 Jan 2018
ARCEP Mandates Glo-Mobile Subscribers to move to Etisalat
Benin’s telecommunications regulator ARCEP has announced a three month deadline starting on the 23rd of January 2018 for subscribers on the Glo-Mobile network to move to its former competitor…
- 13 Nov 2014
NCC Tasks Telcos on 2018 Broadband 30% Penetration Target
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the telecommunications operators to step up the drive towards achieving 30% broadband internet penetration in the country by 2018. The…
- 14 Jun 2017
Angry Reps Summon Telcos over Mass Sack, Tax Evasion
The House of Representatives has summoned the management of MTN, Glo, Airtel, Etisalat and Intels to appear on Wednesday (today) over the massive job losses in the telecoms sector. Daily Post…
- 15 Oct 2009
GSM Holders, Globacom Barred from Bidding for Mtel, Sat-3
Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has disqualified GSM license holders (MTN, Etisalat, Zain and Glo) from buying Mtel, the mobile arm of Nitel, Nigeria’s beleaguered national carrier, Nigeria…
- 29 Oct 2015
Security Concerns: NSA to Take Over MTN N1tr Fine Case
Indications emerged on Thursday that the office of the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President may delve into the $5.2billion (N1billion equivalent) fine issue against…
- 15 Nov 2012
NOI Polls Urge Regulator Sanction Telcos for Worsening QoS
Consumers of telecommunications services measure value for money and preference for networks by service quality and affordable tariff rates, according to a recent poll conducted by NOI Polls, a…
- 29 Aug 2016
OneCard Introduces N20 & N50 Recharge Cards
OneCard Nigeria has introduced N20 and N50 recharge cards into the market. The excitement even gets better as the new recharge cards tops up all mobile networks; Airtel, Etisalat, Glo and MTN. Now…
- 25 Jun 2012
The Telco Business As a Service Provider
The recent feud between MTN, Glo, Airtel and Etisalat – , Nigeria’s big four mobile operators and the Nigeria Communications Communication (NCC), the industry regulator leading to a hefty cumulative…
- 19 Sept 2014
NCC Ranks Glo 2nd Biggest Network
Latest figures from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) rate Glo as Nigeria’s second biggest telecommunications network. Network subscriber information as at the end of June posted on NCC’s…
- 19 Aug 2015
NCC Says Defective SIM Cards Threaten National Security
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it has blocked about 10.7 million telephone lines in the last two weeks in the ongoing de-activation of pre-registered Subscribers Identification…
- 26 Nov 2014
How Insecurity Impacts Mobile Phone Subscription in Nigeria
Latest telecommunications special edition poll results released by NOIPolls Limited have revealed that a higher proportion of Nigerians use 2 phone lines either registered under one network provider…
- 2 Dec 2014
76% Nigerian Use MTN Lines – Survey
A survey of the telecommunication sector by NOI Polls has revealed that a higher proportion of Nigerians use two phone lines, with 76 percent having MTN as their main line. NOI Polls showed that…
- 23 Jan 2015
Fashola Accuses NCC of Shutting Down Buhari’s Fund Platform, NCC Denies
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has accused the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) of shutting down the 35350 SMS platform for raising fund for the General Muhammed Buhari…
- 29 Aug 2014
UBA Unwraps One-Stop e-Payment Portal
e-Commerce in Africa is set to receive a boost as United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has introduced an online payments and collections platform tagged U-bills. The online payment platform has been…
- 10 Nov 2016
NCC Warns Telcos Against Short-Changing Subscribers
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Thursday warned GSM telephone service providers against short-changing their customers. Alhaji Abdullahi Maikano, director, NCC Consumers Affairs Bureau,…
- 10 Nov 2009
Harris Stratex Unveils Next Generation Communication Infrastructure
Global wireless commu-nication solutions provider, Harris Stratex Networks, has unveiled a 4G/LTE/Wimax Evolution at a seminar for engineers in Lagos. The event, which was targeted at the existing…
- 5 Aug 2014
TECNO Mobile Unveils Phantom Z Smartphones in Nigeria
TECNO Mobile, a brand under Transsion Holdings has made a bold step of market dominance in Smartphone technology within Africa with the unveiling of the phone tipped for the Smartphone of the year -…
- 8 Dec 2009
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Swift Networks, Nigeria’s leading broadband company said that it has signed a turnkey (design, deploy, optimize and support) agreement with Huawei Technologies to implement its network upgrade…
- 17 Jul 2012
Operators Cry as Vandals Cut Fibres, Services
Telecommunications companies in Nigeria spend some $90 million annually in repairs of fibre network cut by activities of government contractors building roads and vandals, the much needed money which…
- 17 Jul 2015
Slot Unveils Slot.ng, App & Controls 48% Nigeria Phone Retail Market
Slot Systems Limited, a household name for affordable and ‎and durable mobile phones in Nigeria has upped the game in phone sales with slot.ng website and Mobile app. According to Slot systems,…
- 13 Sept 2016
9% Communication Tax: Soft Land for OTT To ‘Knife’ Telcos
The proposed nine per cent tax on communications services by the Federal Government has variously attracted more ‘nays’ than ‘ayes’ from different quarters. It is expected owing to the fact, if the…
- 17 Apr 2013
Airtel Has Lowest Drop Call Rates, Least Congestion Network-NCC
Airtel Nigeria has been rated high in key Quality of Service parameters by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC’S) and the company is happy about it. According to NCC, the telecoms operator…
- 18 Oct 2017
CitiServe Launches OrangeBox™ 7210, Retail Platforms
By peter oluka CitiServe Limited, a member of the Vigeo group Limited recently launched its OrangeBox™ 7210. Citiserve is a technology enabled distribution company with focus on enterprise solutions…
- 17 Oct 2013
NIPOST, FirstBank Join Hands on Mobile Payment
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. through its mobile payment solution FirstMonie has entered into a strategic partnership with the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to ensure enhanced access to convenient…
- 26 Aug 2015
Payporte Launches Online Mobile Freebies via Opera Sponsored Web Pass
Payporte, Nigeria’s fastest growing online shopping portal is giving away free internet to hundreds of thousands of Nigerians on the Airtel network. This has been made possible through Opera’s…
- 22 Dec 2014
Cautious Optimism over NATCOM’s Take over of NITEL/MTel
Stakeholders in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector are cautiously optimistic about news of the ratification of NATCOM Consortium as preferred bidder for Nigerian…
- 19 Mar 2012
Millionaires Emerge in Coca-Cola “Open & Win” Promo
Coca-Cola’s “Open & Win” Promo is delivering on its promise to reward one consumer with a million Naira each day for 70 days. The first 3 lucky winners in the promo, which is creating excitement…
- 4 Dec 2013
Clickatell Unveils Automated Airtime Platform for Nigerian Telcos
Clickatell, leading mobile enablement provider, has launched an automated platform that allows users to purchase airtime in Nigeria. According to the company, the platform is the first-of-its-kind in…
- 30 Mar 2015
Samsung Galaxy S6 Pre-Order Campaign Kicks Off March 30th
Samsung Electronics West Africa has announced that the FUTURE IS NOW with its latest exciting collection of smartphones, Galaxy S6 edge and S6 duos which will be available for pre-order in Nigeria…
- 26 Sept 2015
Cybercrime Act to Protect N6.4tr Telecom Investments, Regulates Cafés
The fight against cybercrimes and telecoms infrastructure vandalism received fresh impetus on May 15, 2015 when Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, erstwhile president of Nigeria, signed into law, the Cybercrimes…