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- 16 Apr 2020
ALTON Dismisses Fears of Hazards Linked to Telecoms’ Emissions
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has again allayed fears that electromagnetic emissions from telecoms masts and facilities could cause health hazards to humans. Mr.…
- 28 Jul 2026
How and Why Apps Deplete Data - ALTON
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has attributed rising mobile data consumption to increased use of smartphone applications, cloud services and emerging digital…
- 20 Jun 2024
NDSF’24: Adebayo, Rudman, Sesan, Iloezumma to discourse ‘Digital Economy and Safer Civic Space’
Messrs Gbenga Adebayo, Muhammed Rudman and Gbenga Sesan as well as Ms Francisca Iloezumma have made it to the speakers faculty of the 2024 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa forum on Internet Governance for…
- 30 Jun 2024
DigitalSENSE Africa honours Ekuwem, Odusote, Nwannenna, Adebayo, Uzor, others @NDSF’24
Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, the immediate past Secretary to the Government of Akwa-Ibom State, alongside the chairperson, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Mrs…
- 8 Jul 2024
NDSF@15: Ojo, Adebayo, Nnamani, Ekuwem, Nwannenna, Odusote Join DigitalSENSE Hall of Fame
Mr. Edetaen Ojo, Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda alongside the chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria and CNSSL group, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo; Managing…
- 5 Jul 2023
ALTON Hails NCC Boss for Quality Regulation
Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has praised the exceptional leadership of the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the…
- 5 Mar 2018
ALTON Dismisses Reports, Says No Member was Sanctioned by NCC
Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, chairman, Association of Telecommunications of Nigeria (ALTON), has debunked the rumour that some of its members have been sanctioned by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…
- 21 Nov 2021
NBC Grants First DTT Licence to Royal Media Group
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has granted the first Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) station licence to Royal Media Group in Ilorin, the Kwara capital. Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, chairman,…
- 4 Jun 2026
ALTON Warns Fibre Vandalism, Multiple Taxation Threaten Telecom Service Quality and Growth
Mr Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has expressed concern over the increasing rate of fibre-optic cable cuts, infrastructure…
- 9 Jan 2020
Telcos Claim Voicemail Does not require Regulation
Telecommunications operators in the country under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have insisted that the voicemail service on mobile telephone lines does…
- 15 Jul 2026
ntel Unveils 'The Next Frontier' Strategy to Drive Growth in Connectivity, Infrastructure, Real Estate
ntel has unveiled "The Next Frontier," a new corporate strategy aimed at accelerating growth across digital connectivity, telecommunications infrastructure, and real estate development as it…
- 18 Aug 2025
Telcos See Biggest Growth Post-COVID – ALTON
Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has said that the telecommunications sector in Nigeria is once again on a strong growth…
- 1 Jun 2014
NCC, Other Stakeholders Extol NITRA @ Inauguration
The inauguration of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) was a move that will engender faster industry growth through collaboration with industry stakeholders on…
- 7 Jun 2016
Telcos Urge FG to Drop Proposed Communications Tax
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has asked the federal government to drop the idea of a bill to introduce a new communications tax of nine per cent. The…
- 10 May 2021
ALTON Challenges African Youths on Nation-Building
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has called on African youths, Nigeria inclusive, to rise up to the challenge of re-building African nations, saying the future of any…
- 5 Jun 2020
All is Now Set for Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable: Rudman, Adebayo to lead speakers
All is now set for the first virtual meeting on the Internet Protocol version Six (IPv6) on Saturday, June 6, 2020, to be hosted by ITREALMS Online , a multiple international award-winning medium,…
- 5 May 2019
ALTON Berates NCAA over Threat on Aviation Height Clearance
Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has urged Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to discontinue its harassment of telecom…
- 28 Apr 2019
ALTON Chairman Hails Glo @ BoICT Awards 10th Anniversary
As the giant telecommunications outfit, Globacom, won yet another laurel at the 10th anniversary of the Beacon of Information and Communication Technology (BoICT) Awards, Engr.. Gbenga Adebayo,…
- 26 Jun 2024
NDSF@15: All is set to discourse Innovative Digital Economy, safer civic space in Nigeria
All is now set for the 2024 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) holding this Thursday, June 27, at the prestigious Welcome Center Hotels, International Airport…
- 28 Nov 2017
ANOGA Intensifies Fight against Online Piracy, Illegal Websites
The Alliance of Nollywood Guilds and Associations (ANOGA) says that no fewer than 200 websites have been pirating the Nigerian creative contents in the last 12 months using their Intrusion Prevention…
- 20 Apr 2018
MTN Appoints Investment Firms for Nigerian Unit's IPO
MTN has appointed Nigerian investment firm Chapel Hill Denham as lead issuing house for the initial public offering of its Nigerian business in Lagos later this year, two sources told Reuters on…
- 16 Apr 2018
MTN Group Meets FG over Nigerian IPO
MTN Group has met with the federal government as part of its commitment to Nigeria and assures the government of its commitment on the planned IPO and diversification of shareholding to Nigerians.…
- 12 May 2019
Layer3 Wins Best Cloud Solutions Provider Second Year in A Row
Layer3, a leading IT Solutions provider in Nigeria, emerged winner of the keenly contested Cloud Based Solution Provider awards at the 2019 Beacon of ICT Distinguished lecture / award series. The…
- 3 May 2018
Telecom operators Want NCC to Intervene on indebtedness of small companies
Telecommunications operators on Wednesday called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to look into the indebtedness of smaller telecom operators and support them to survive competition.…
- 15 Jan 2018
Telcos Pledge to Implement NCC Policy on Data Roll-over
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) says its members are likely to implement the 14 days grace for data roll-over planned by the Nigerian Communications…
- 22 Mar 2019
eWorld Forum Marks 10th Edition With Awards
Organizers of eWorld forums, Nigeria’s leading conference platform for broadband and digital development policy formulation and pathfinder for growth has announced plans to mark its 10 th year…
- 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…
- 7 May 2018
Telecom Operators Seek Regulation of OTT Services
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria recently called for licensing and regulation of over-the-top services such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp Messenger to generate more money for the…
- 31 May 2010
Operational Challenges Forcing Managed Services on Operators
Telecommunications operators are today faced with a lot of challenges that have made the business not rosy as it used to be some few years ago. Although, some may look at the situation as fallout of…
- 20 Feb 2019
NCAA Threatens Telcos with Sanctions over N1Bn Debt
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has, threatened to sanction telecom operators over N1 billion debt owed the agency over the years. Despite several warning letters, the operators have…