30 results
- 7 Feb 2019
NCC Suspends DND Temporarily to Enable MNOs Disseminate Voter Education
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) upon due consideration of the upcoming General Elections, has decided to temporarily suspend its Direction to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on…
- 5 Jul 2024
MNOs Excite Telecom Consumers with Data Management Tips
In a concerted effort to address widespread complaints about data depletion, Nigeria's Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have collaboratively launched a consumer sensitization campaign aimed at…
- 15 Apr 2014
Zamir Telecom, Exchange Telecom to Interconnect MNOs in Nigeria to Global Telco
Zamir Telecom’s joint venture with Exchange Telecom, enabling multiple STM1 capacity across four cities in Nigeria, has directly connected the global telco to all mobile network operators (MNOs) in…
- 14 Dec 2015
MNOs to Get Super-Agent Role in Mobile Money Ecosystem
Contrary to speculations making the rounds that Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is planning to license Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to operate Mobile Money business. They will be given…
- 26 Nov 2015
NCC Reads Riot Act to MNOs over N30Bn Loss to Unsolicited SMS
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has charged the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to find a lasting solution to the menace of unsolicited Short Message Service (SMS) immediately. This followed…
- 15 Jun 2023
NCC Charges MNOs, ISPs on Network Security, Consumer Safety
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the country to comply with regulatory frameworks emplaced by the…
- 16 Oct 2013
GSMA Survey Points to Role MNOs in Mobile Money Adoption
GSMA has issued the initial findings of its 2013 Mobile Money Adoption Survey, underscoring the critical role of mobile and mobile network operators (MNOs) in driving the adoption of convenient and…
- 22 Mar 2020
Broadband: FG Urges Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to Focus on Underserved, Unserved Areas
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged mobile network operators (MNOs) to ensure full attainment of the targets set in the new National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 by giving special attention to unserved…
- 13 Mar 2023
NCC Directs MNOs to start Implementation of Harmonized Short Codes Regime
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised short codes (HSC) for providing certain services to telecom…
- 27 Mar 2023
Time for Nigeria’s MNOs to Empower Mobile Digital Ecosystem with their Subscriber Data
By Martin Effiong, Senior Operator Partnerships Lead at Infobip We are at a point where Nigeria’s financial inclusion drive is at its highest, digital commerce is growing in leaps and bounds and the…
- 21 Apr 2023
RCS: Empowering MNOs to Compete Against OTT Players in Lucrative A2P Messaging Space
By Filip Filković, Regional OP Manager, West Africa at Infobip As Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms such as WhatsApp, Viber and Telegram continue to gain popularity, SMS messaging still has its purpose…
- 28 Jun 2021
Danbatta Charges MNOs to Comply With KPIs on Drop-Calls
In line with its mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of consumers against unfair practices, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has once again reiterated its regulatory…
- 16 Jul 2019
NCC moves to ensure MNOs networks are LTE Compatible
In line with Nigerian Communications Commission’s(NCC) resolve that Nigeria is not left behind in the advancement of new technology in Information and communications technology (ICT) service delivery…
- 10 Feb 2021
LASG Summons MNOs, ISPs, Others for Safety Audit of Infrastructures
The Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) has summoned operators of communication infrastructures in the state to prepare for a safety audit of their facilities within the state. The LSSC explained in…
- 2 Feb 2021
ALTON, MNOs Commend Pantami’s Leadership & Support to the Sector
Engr Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has again commended the Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital…
- 27 Sept 2021
MNOs Hit by 16,000 Outages in 7 Months- Pantami
Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has disclosed that there were about 16,000 reported outages by mobile network operators in the country from January 2021 to…
- 7 Sept 2017
GSMA Highlights $1.8 Trillion IoT Revenue Opportunity for MNOs
The GSMA yesterday announced that mobile network operators are set to benefit from an estimated US$1.8 trillion Internet of Things (IoT) revenue opportunity by 2026 boosted by the early deployment of…
- 12 May 2023
Telcos to Disconnect Banks’ USSD Service over N120Bn Debt
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has directed its Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) members to disconnect Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) if they fail to pay the debt…
- 6 May 2019
Base Stations Installations Guidelines Should be Followed- NCC Warns
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the Mobile Network Operator (MNOs) and their Site Built Contractors (SBCs) to adhere strictly to the guidelines and technical specifications…
- 12 May 2019
NCC Asks Telcos to Adhere to Base Station Installation Guidelines
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the Mobile Network Operator (MNOs) and their Site Built Contractors (SBCs) to adhere strictly to the guidelines and technical specifications…
- 24 Feb 2015
Africa's Mobile-Money Market to Hit $1.5Bn by 2019
Sub Saharan Africa is adopting mobile financial services at a pace seen in few other places, presenting banks and mobile network operators (MNOs) with a set of strategic choices that will go a long…
- 16 Mar 2021
Customers to Pay N6.98 for Every USSD Transaction – CBN, NCC
Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) have agreed on a new pricing regime of N6.98k for every Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transaction. This was disclosed…
- 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…
- 2 Mar 2017
OSFON Counsels Telcos on Blocking OTT
The Open Source Foundation for Nigeria (OSFON) has counselled the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the country to look elsewhere in effort to balance their books, instead of tinkering of how to…
- 8 Mar 2020
NCC Deactivates Improperly-Registered SIM Cards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that it records showed that all improperly-registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards across Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria…
- 8 May 2022
NCC Allays Subscribers' Fears on Service Providers' Agitation for Tariff Increase
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has monitored with keen interest the deluge of reports in the media on the demand by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) ostensibly to increase tariffs of…
- 14 Mar 2021
FG Asks Telcos to Halt Suspension of USSD Banking Services
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has directed that the impending suspension of the USSD services by the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) be put on hold. The…
- 13 Dec 2019
Telcos Lose N119Bn Monthly as Subscribers Abandon SIM Cards
MTN Nigeria, Globacom, Airtel, 9Mobile and ntel, the country’s main mobile network operators (MNOs), are losing monthly a handsome sum of potential revenues running into billions of naira to the…
- 1 Jun 2024
NCC Directs Telcos to Audit Billings to Address Data Depletion Complaints
Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has said that mobile network operators (MNOs) have been directed to audit their billing systems, to address consumer complaints about data depletion. The…
- 19 Aug 2024
ATCIS, Telecom Subscribers Group Kicks against Push by Telcos to Hike Tariff
Telecom subscribers, under the aegis of Association of Telephones, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS), recently kicked against the push by Nigeria mobile network operators (MNOs) to…