28 results
- 4 Aug 2013
Fresh Headaches for Rural Telephony Project
The inability of ministry of Communications Technology to secure certificate of concurrence from the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is delaying the conclusion of the National…
- 16 Jun 2014
Budget Delay Frustrates Rural Telephony Projects
The handover of the National Rural Telephony Projects (NRTPs) to preferred bidders has been stalled due to the delayed passage by the National Assembly and signing of this year’s budget by Mr.…
- 12 Jan 2015
ARTON Expresses Frustration over Delay in Handover of NRTP
Association of Rural Telephony Operators of Nigeria (ARTON) waxed worriedly at the weekend over the continued delay in the handover of the National Rural Telephony Projects (NRTP) five years after…
- 6 Dec 2017
Reps Decry Neglect of Rural Telephony Facilities
Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Rural Development in Ibadan expressed displeasure with the non-functional state of the rural telephony facilities across the country. The…
- 19 Jan 2014
FG Hands Over $200m NRTP to Operators in April
Ministry of Communications Technology said it is waiting for the final confirmation by the federal executive council (FEC) to handover the National Rural Telephony Project (NRTP) to operators that…
- 13 Aug 2012
NRTP: FG Mute on Kano Zone
The federal government has said that it is yet to take any decision on the Kano zone of the National Rural Telephony Project, a part of the little successful $200 million initiative conceived in 2001…
- 31 Jul 2012
Billions Waste as Bureaucracy Stalls NRTP
National Rural Telephony Project (NRTP), the little successful $200 million conceived in 2001 to take telephony services to the rural areas is now caught in a web of confusion, claims and…
- 16 Feb 2013
FG, Operators Battle NRTP Log Jam
With an agreement in sight and some budgetary provisions, National Rural Telephony Project (NRTP), the $200 million initiative designed to take telephony to underserved areas in the country is set to…
- 25 Jan 2016
Stakeholder Urges FG to Revive NRTP Transaction
A stakeholder in the telecommunications sector has urged the federal government to expedite action towards handing over the National Rural Telephony Projects (NRTP) to the preferred bidders as a way…
- 20 Oct 2019
Using TV White Space Technology for Internet Access for Rural Areas
Federal government has tried unsuccessfully in a bid to provide connectivity to rural dwellers in the country. Among some of the initiatives are National Rural Telephony Project (NRTP) started in…
- 12 Apr 2010
Giving Telephone Access to Rural Dwellers
The developmental history of telephony in Nigeria shows that the telephone service had always being targeted at the urban dweller to the exclusion of the rural dweller that forms a major thrust of…
- 29 May 2016
Stakeholders Urge Use of Unlicensed Spectrum for Broadband Penetration
As federal government seeks to achieve a 30 percent broadband penetration target by 2018, stakeholders in Information and communications technology have urged government to consider making available…
- 20 Jun 2024
Group Seeks Restructuring of N15Bn USPF
Association of Telecommunications, Information Technology, Cable Satellite Network Operators and Allied Services Employers of Nigeria (ATICEN) has again called on Dr. Bosun Tijani, minister of…
- 22 Feb 2010
New Owners of Nitel Eye Re-launch with Arton
New Generation Telecommunications Limited Consortium that won the bid for Nitel/Mtel has invited rural telephone operators of Nigeria to be part of extended orchestra that will reverse the fortunes…
- 28 Jan 2020
MTN Group @ Visit to Buhari Pledges Additional $1.6Bn to Nigerian Operations
MTN Group said it will commit the sum of $1.6 billion from its operations in Nigeria to strengthen its network and systems in the country. Mr Mcebisi Jonas, chairman, MTN Group, stated this after he…
- 25 Jun 2018
Telcos Cry Foul, Oppose Transfer of Visafone License to MTN
Airtel and 9mobile, mobile network operators in the country, have opposed the transfer of an 800MHz from Visafone Communications to MTN Nigeria. Representatives of the operators said…
- 8 Mar 2010
That Unhealthy Development in Nitels’ Privatization Process
Few weeks ago the process of finding a new investor for Nigerian Telecommunications Limited entered concluding stage with the emergence of New Generation Telecommunications Consortium as the…
- 26 Jul 2010
Nitda Launches RITC to Take Internet to Underserved Areas
As part of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and National Information Technology Development Agency (Nitda) target objective of providing internet access to the undeserved communities, a rural…
- 2 May 2024
Experts @ WATISE 2024 Explore how Emerging Trends will Shape Telecoms Infrastructure, Proffers Solutions on Challenges
Telecommunications experts across West Africa have exposed trending innovations relying on telecoms infrastructure harping on the strategies that are crucial for the sustainability of…
- 25 Feb 2013
House Commends NCC on DAP, ECC
House of Representatives has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on the implementation speed of the Digital Awareness Programmes (DAP), and the Emergency Communications Centre…
- 21 May 2026
MTN Nigeria Deepens Climate Action With 6.4% Emissions Cut
In September 2025, Nigeria strengthened its climate goals, committing to reduce emissions by 32% by 2030 while promoting greener jobs, innovation, and a fair transition to a low-carbon economy.…
- 28 May 2026
MTN Reportedly Spends N60Bn on Diesel Annually
MTN Nigeria has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 6.4 per cent even as it estimates that powering its nationwide network with diesel costs more than N60 billion every year. In its newly released…
- 3 Oct 2023
IHS Towers Lists Giant Strides in Meeting with President Tinubu
IHS Towers, one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world, has said its operations have earned Nigeria a very strong foothold in…
- 13 Jul 2010
ChamsAccess to Launch Mobile Internet Units
ChamsAccess Limited, a subsidiary of Chams Plc will on Wednesday, July 14 2010 launch the deployment of its rural based Mobile internet Units at the Guard Brigade headquarters in Abuja. ChamsAccess…
- 21 Jun 2010
Making Good Use of Universal Service Provision Funds
The Nigerian National Telecommunications Policy provides a mandate for universal access to telecommunications services for economic, social and political development. The Communications act…
- 11 May 2009
Ndukwe leads Speakers to Wafict Congress 2009
Ernest Ndukwe, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to lead an intimidating list of experts to fashion out how best to deploy new technologies to sustain the growth in…
- 7 Jun 2010
Galaxy Backbone to Automate EXCOF Information Management System
The information management system of the Executive Council of the Federation (EXCOF) will be automated before the end of the 2010 fiscal year in order to enable the council memos to be circulated to…
- 10 Jun 2008
Opportunity in Radio
Looking at the African broadcast media and technology landscape today, there is a definite flavour and preference that comes through; you can take your pick of TV; the Internet; Mobile telephony (and…