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- 8 Jun 2022
Experts to Brainstorm on Nigeria's Financial Inclusion Initiative at Oriental News Nigeria Confab
Key stakeholders in Nigeria's financial sector would engage in a robust round table discussion on governments key policy which centers around inclusive financial system that will cover all strata of…
- 23 Nov 2018
MTN Shares Rise 4% on News of Nigeria Dispute Settlement
Shares in MTN Group surged 4 percent on Friday with traders attributing the rise to news that Nigeria’s central bank was on the verge of reaching an agreement over a $8.1 billon dispute with the…
- 18 Mar 2025
ATCON Calls for Telecom Policy Improvements in Nigeria
Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has called on the Nigerian Government to address policy gaps in the telecom sector to achieve digital inclusion and transformation. Tony…
- 19 Jul 2021
Forum Seeks End to $2.6bn Telecom Capital Flights
Business Metrics Nigeria, a business and tech-dedicated news platform is assembling IT experts across public and private sectors to fashion out ways to stem over $2.6bn spent by telecoms operators in…
- 5 Feb 2024
Airtel Named Telecommunications Company of the Year
Airtel Nigeria has been named the ’Telecoms Company of the Year’ by one of the renowned news organizations in Nigeria, the New Telegraph newspapers. The award was presented at the annual New…
- 21 Sept 2009
CourierPlus out to Redefine Courier Business in Nigeria
Finally, the Intercontinental Bank Plc has achieved another plus by making a foray into the courier business in Nigeria . It is no longer news that banks in Nigeria before the shake up by the…
- 24 May 2012
Etisalat, Simon Page Business School Partner on Digital Marketing Conference
In support of the development for digital marketing in Nigeria, fastest growing and innovative telecoms company, Etisalat Nigeria partnered with Simon Page Business School, on a two-day conference…
- 6 Apr 2010
Glo Bags City People GSM Company of the Year Awards
National Telecoms Carrier, Globacom Limited, recently emerged the GSM Company of the Year at the 13th City People Awards for Excellence held at the Liberty Hall, Lekki Expressway, Lekki, Lagos.…
- 1 May 2026
ALTON Rues Vandalism, Others as Critical Infrastructures Suffer Attacks
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has decried persistent challenges such as vandalism, high operating costs, and regulatory bottlenecks threatening service delivery…
- 9 Nov 2021
Telecom Market Recovers after SIM Bans Lifted
Nigeria, Africa's largest market, has recorded modest growth in mobile subscriptions for the month of September, according to Centre for African Journalists (CAJ) News Africa . Data from the Nigerian…
- 15 Jun 2020
Paraguay and Nigeria in no Hurry to Roll Out 5G
While 5G rollout is imminent or underway in countries as diverse as South Africa, the Philippines and Morocco, some countries are not in a hurry – the most recent examples being Paraguay and Nigeria.…
- 31 Dec 2015
NCC Ready to Force MTN to Pay Fine as Deadline Expires
Nigeria said it was expecting telecoms giant MTN to meet a deadline for paying a record $3.9 billion fine which expires Thursday, despite the South African operator challenging the penalty in court.…
- 28 Sept 2009
Hi-Tech Heists Thrive as Nigeria Law Sleeps
More Nigerians would continue to lose their hard earned savings to high-tech heists unless changes are urgently made to the laws of the country, a body of experts who gathered for Nigeria Telecom…
- 21 Jun 2010
Operators Jostle for Africa Digital Awards Sponsorship
As the Countdown to ICT Watch Africa Digital Awards & Lecture Series 2010 draws nearer, companies have started jostling to sponsor and pledge other forms of support for the programme. Prominent…
- 21 Jun 2010
Operators Jostle for Africa Digital Awards Sponsorship
As the Countdown to ICT Watch Africa Digital Awards & Lecture Series 2010 draws nearer, companies have started jostling to sponsor and pledge other forms of support for the programme. Prominent…
- 17 May 2022
Lanre Olaniyan Steps Down as MD of Omnicom Solutions
Lanre Olaniyan, one of Nigeria's leading telecom executives, has stepped down from his position as the Managing Director of Omnicom Solutions Limited after 14 years of managing the company's affairs.…
- 4 Feb 2017
NITRA Maiden Executives Emerge
New executive officers of Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) have emerged after the expiration term of the interim leaders. The election which took place at the Nigeria…
- 18 Feb 2014
Operators, Customers Prefer QoS to Sanctions-ATCON
Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), said that both operators and customers are weary of incessant threats by government agencies to sanction telecom operators in the…
- 26 May 2016
TMT Finance Partners IHS Towers on Inaugural Forum in Lagos
TMT Finance, the global telecom investment news and events provider, and IHS Towers, the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, have…
- 26 Aug 2008
Glo Bags Topmost Telecoms Awards
Foremost telecoms operator, Globacom Limited has emerged the most highly rated in the industry scoring the highest points in the three topmost categories under analyses. In this most recent…
- 1 May 2025
Telecoms Services Resume in Kogi State as Telcos, Govt Resolve Dispute
Telecommunications services disrupted in Kogi State have resumed following a resolution of the dispute between MTN Nigeria and the state government, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of…
- 1 Aug 2024
Telcos Say 30m Lines not Properly Linked to NINs
Gbenga Adebayo, chairman, Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has disclosed that over 30 million lines have not been properly linked to a National Identification Number…
- 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…
- 9 Jan 2024
Globacom Denies ₦1.6Bn Interconnect Charges Owed to MTN
Globacom, telecom giant, has denied reports that it still owes MTN Nigeria interconnection charges despite regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) suggesting otherwise. The NCC…
- 3 Jul 2026
Xenophobia: MTN Nigeria Belongs to Nigerians, Not Only South Africans — Toriola
Karl Toriola, chief executive officer, MTN Nigeria, has stated that the telecom company is “a Nigerian company through and through,” emphasising that it belongs as much to Nigerians as to its global…
- 25 May 2022
Subscribers Urge FG, Telcos to Halt Implementation of New Taxes on Phone Calls
Association of Telephone, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATIC) has appealed to the Federal Government and telecom providers not to implement their new taxes due to their ripple effect…
- 1 Jan 2021
Peter Oluka, EditorTechEconomy.ng Joins AFictF as Executive Director STEM
Peter Ikenna Oluka, a prolific Media Practitioner with bias for IT and Telecoms reporting, has been appointed as the Executive Director, Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) by…
- 4 May 2026
Telcos Recover N2 Trillion following Crackdown on Indebted Subscribers
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have reportedly recovered over N2 trillion from subscribers in a sweeping debt recovery campaign that has left millions unable to make calls due to unpaid…
- 3 Dec 2012
NCC to Fine Operators this Month over QoS
Telecommunications companies in Nigeria may face another round of sanctions this December if their service provisioning fall below the Nigeria Communications Commission’s (NCC) set service quality…
- 28 Apr 2024
Wale Owoeye Shines among Nigeria’s Top 50 Digital Economy Leaders
Wale Owoeye, the Managing Director/CEO of Cedarview Communications Limited, a leading ICT firm based in Lagos State, has been honored as one of Nigeria’s 50 most influential personalities in the…