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- 22 Apr 2013
MNP Gives Subscribers Power to Fire GSM Operators
The telecom industry yesterday gave birth to mobile number portability (MNP), a new democratic environment which empowers a subscriber to dump his or her network service provider if he or she is not…
- 3 Dec 2012
NCC Begins Test Run of MNP
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said at the weekend that it will begin test run Mobile Number Portability (MNP) preparatory to its full implementation in the first quarter of next year,…
- 9 Feb 2013
MNP Receives Red-Carpet Reception
Mobile number portability (MNP) which gives subscribers freedom to choose or fire their GSM service providers and still retain their numbers will create better value for the tripod upon which the…
- 12 Apr 2013
QoS: MNP Rings Fire your GSM Provider
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), yesterday said that it was set to launch the much awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service, which will afford a telecom consumer the ability to choose…
- 5 May 2013
Dual Sim Phones, Others Hobble MNP
Mobile number portability (MNP) arrived with pomp and ceremony a fortnight ago; but the growth has been hobbled by undecided Nigerians who already carry multiple mobile devices, Nigeria…
- 4 Mar 2013
MNP is Win-Win for All - Onwudiwe
Uche Onwudiwe, chief operating officer, Interconnect ClearingHouse Nigeria Limited, a Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) licenced company to implement Mobile Number Portability (MNP).…
- 12 Nov 2013
WTL Provides Missing Link for Nigeria’s MNP Initiative
World Telecom Labs (WTL) on Monday announced that it has developed Text-To-Change, a vital component of Nigeria’s Mobile Number Portability (MNP) programme. Text-to-Change shows operators worldwide…
- 28 Nov 2013
NCC Gets N61Bn Budget, Accuses Operators of Sabotaging MNP
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has accused mobile telecoms services providers of deliberately sabotaging the mobile number portability (MNP) which enables a mobile phone user to keep his…
- 22 Sept 2013
Telcos Frustrate MNP- Onwudiwe
Telecom subscribers wishing to migrate from one network to another, under the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) regime, are being frustrated by some telecom operators, according to Uche Onwudiwe, chief…
- 17 May 2013
ATPN Lauds NCC, ICN on MNP Flag-Off
Association of Telecommunications Professionals of Nigeria (ATPN) has said that the kick off of mobile number portability (MNP) in the country has offered mobile phone subscribers in the country…
- 28 Apr 2016
MNP Clocks 3, Now Records 601 Average Daily Porting- ICN
The Mobile Number Portability (MNP) launched by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on April, 2013, has been recording increase on the number of subscribers migrating from one network…
- 30 Apr 2013
ICN Assures Subscribers of Prompt MNP Porting Regime
Interconnect Clearinghouse Nigeria Limited (ICN), the scheme’s administrator, has promised a prompt number porting regime, folllowing the commencement of mobile number portability (MNP) by the…
- 18 Jun 2013
Etisalat Leads MNP Race with 50% Ported Numbers
Seven weeks into Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in Nigeria has seen Etisalat, fastest growing telecommunications company, already taking a huge lead with almost 50 per cent of ported numbers coming…
- 21 Apr 2013
MNP Takes Off Today
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and operators of Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) services will today flag-off Mobile Number Portability (MNP) scheme, a telecom democratic…
- 8 Jul 2014
Winners Emerge in NCC’s MNP Competition
After the successful launch of the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Scheme in April 2013, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) introduced a nationwide essay competition for undergraduates of…
- 16 Apr 2013
We are Ready for MNP-Glo Says
Globacom, national telecoms operator, has announced its full readiness to begin the implementation of mobile number portability on its network. This is in compliance with the directive by the…
- 29 Apr 2013
Etisalat Ready to Absorb More Subscribers under MNP – Evans
Steven Evans, chief executive officer, Etisalat Nigeria, has counseled telephone users in Nigeria who desire better quality of services than they are currently receiving to take advantage of…
- 27 Feb 2014
Firm Urges Industries, States to Adopt Indigenous MNP
Bio-Organics Nutrient Systems Limited, foremost indigenous manufacturer of micro-nutrient powder, has urged industries, states and mothers across the country to adopt the made-in-Nigeria food…
- 6 Aug 2013
ATCON Wants More Telcos to Drive MNP
Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) is of the view that Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) should add more telecoms operators to engender competition and improve the…
- 19 Jun 2012
NCC Hosts Conferences on EMF Exposure & Health, MNP
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will between June 27- 28, host the first West African Conference on EMF Exposure and Health, in Lagos. The conference is coming against the backdrop of…
- 18 Apr 2013
NCC Says Telcos are Oiling Machine for MNP
Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has said that telecoms operators are trying to put finishing touches to their networks to be able to cope with the competition that would be unleashed in the…
- 28 Apr 2013
Atcon Welcomes MNP, NCC Says Porting is Free
Lanre Ajayi, national president, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (Atcon), the umbrella body of telecom services providers in the country has commended the Nigerian…
- 9 Jun 2014
Things Subscribers Must Know about MNP
Mobile Number Portability is a new service offered by all mobile service providers that allows you to switch over to another service provider while retaining your existing mobile phone number. This…
- 20 Jun 2013
iconectiv Deploys Nigeria’s MNP Clearinghouse
iconectiv, a leader in trusted, neutral, third party national scope clearinghouse solutions has sealed a clearing house deal in Nigeria with approximately 120 million mobile subscriptions. This makes…
- 4 Jul 2013
Eskimi Launches MNP Marketing System; Research
A new research conducted by Eskimi showed that 40% of the current users are planning to switch to other mobile operator and are not happy with the current service. Customers are planning to switch…
- 30 Jan 2014
Benue Partners Bio-Organics to Fight Malnutrition with Enrich
With the purchase of 10 million sachets of micro-nutrient powder (MNP) known as Enrich, Benue State Government has begun tackling the scourge of malnutrition by distributing the food fortifying MNP…
- 2 May 2016
Ntel, Others to Benefit from Mobile Number Portability
Following the simplification of the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) by the Nigeria’s telecoms regulatory body- the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), results show that the plan will even aid…
- 22 Nov 2015
NCC Accuses MTN, Globacom, Etisalat of Violating Porting Process
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that MTN Nigeria, Globacom and Etisalat violated the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) process time obligations in the third quarter of 2015. The…
- 11 Jun 2012
Mobile Number Portability can Wait
Nigeria is moving closer to mobile number portability (MNP), a buzz word in the last couple of years but a few roadblocks seem to obstructing the crowning of the subscriber the king once again. On…
- 4 Feb 2013
Waiting for Mobile Number Portability
After several postponements, Nigeria is now at the dawn of mobile number portability (MNP) service that will afford a telecom consumer the ability to choose or fire their GSM service provider and…