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- 1 Oct 2016
Over 20 Mobile Phone Brands in Nigeria Market Not Approved
‎The Association of Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ATCON), has called for urgent measures to curb the increasing rate of dumping fake mobile phones in the countrMr. Olusola Teniola,…
- 1 Oct 2016
ATCON Honours Danbatta, Lists Six Key Requests
Members of the Association of Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ATCON) on Friday in Lagos, organised a special reception in honour of Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the…
- 4 Oct 2016
Airtel, Other Telecoms Stakeholders Fete NCC Boss, Danbatta
Airtel Nigeria at the weekend joined other members of the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) in hosting a special reception in honour of Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice…
- 10 Jan 2017
SON Arrests Two, Vindicates ATCON on Fake Phones Alarm
Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), working with the law enforcement agencies recently arrested two Chinese nationals over increasing complaints about fake and substandard phones imported into…
- 18 Apr 2017
Counterfeiters Now Control 10% Phone Market Share in Nigeria
Fake phone manufacturers and importers seem to be having upper hand in the current battle with such products’ regulators in Nigeria, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can report. According to an impeccable…
- 1 Jul 2018
CBN Orders Banks to Settle USSD Disputes in 3 Days
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has directed all commercial banks to resolve disputes arising from use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel within three days. USSD, is a…
- 1 Jul 2018
CBN Mandates Banks to Resolve USSD Complaints in 3 Days USSD
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over the weekend directed all commercial banks to resolve disputes arising from use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel within three days. Mr.…
- 13 Jul 2018
Experts Finger Insiders in Telcos for Rising SIM Swap Fraud
Cyber security experts have berated telecommunications operators over the prevalence of SIM swap fraud in the country, arguing that such fraud could be possible with an insider in the network…
- 12 Aug 2019
ALTON Decries Regulatory Infractions by NITDA on PIA, Others
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has decried regulatory infractions by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) which border somewhat on…
- 23 Sept 2019
NITDA Investigates True caller over Privacy Rights Infraction
The National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) has commenced investigation into a potential breach of privacy rights of Nigerians by the Truecaller Service. In a statement released by Mr.…
- 13 Jul 2020
ATCON Calls for Adoption of NDPR for Security
Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has tasked its members on the need for the adoption of Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). This is as part of efforts to safeguard…
- 11 Nov 2020
EU Doles Aid Money on Poor Countries to Spy on Citizens - PI
European Union (EU) aid money might be helping non-member states to spy on their citizens, Privacy International (PI) has warned European Union aid has been used to pay for surveillance equipment and…