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- 11 Oct 2015
NATCOM, New NITEL Owners to Roll Out Next Month
NATCOM Consortium, the new owner of the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its subsidiary, the Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (M-Tel) has concluded plans to roll out service…
- 3 Dec 2014
NATCOM Offers $252m, Wins Bid for NITEL, Mtel
NATCOM Consortium, a special purpose vehicle has emerged the preferred for the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (Mtel), its mobile subsidiary…
- 23 Dec 2014
BPE Puts NITEL’s Liabilities at N300Bn
Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has put the debt liabilities of the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited and its mobile subsidiary, the Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited, at over…
- 8 Feb 2016
NATCOM Says New NITEL Employ 10,000 Nigerians
Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and MTEL, its mobile subsidiary are to employ 10,000 Nigerians, according to Mr. Olatunde Ayeni, chairman, NATCOM, new owners of the once…
- 4 Dec 2015
Reps Urge FG to Revoke Sale of NITEL/MTEL
House of Representatives, yesterday, resolved to conduct an investigation into the sale of Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL), and Mobile Telecommunications (MTEL), by the Bureau of Public…
- 16 May 2014
NCC Releases Code for Corporate Governance in Telecoms Sector
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), yesterday in Lagos released the Code of Corporate Governance for the Nigerian Telecommunications Industry In the code, which was made available on the…
- 13 Apr 2015
NATCOM Consortium Pays Outstanding N29.6Bn for NITEL, MTel
NATCOM Consortium, the preferred bidder of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its mobile arm (MTEL), has paid $176,575,700 (N29,696,469,600) being the outstanding 70 per cent of…
- 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…
- 17 Jun 2018
Glo Felicitates with Nigerian Men on Fathers’ Day
Telecommunications company, Globacom has congratulated Nigerian men on the occasion of this year’s edition of Father’s Day. The third Sunday of June every year is set aside by many countries,…
- 6 Dec 2012
Customs Nab Telecommunications Cable Vandals
Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said the Service has arrested five suspected telecommunications cable vandals allegedly caught while stealing underground telecommunications cables near the Customs…
- 19 May 2016
BeepTool Launches New App for Communications
A new communication app that enables video conferencing, talk, text and file sharing on an array of devices has hit the Nigerian telecommunications market. The Nigerian startup BeepTool is surpassing…
- 19 Oct 2016
5 Ways Phones Have Impacted Lives of Nigerians, Economy
Since the telecommunication sector was deregulated in 2000 and so far, it has had a ripple effect in almost every facet of our lives and other sectors. Today, 8 out of 10 Nigerians own phones and not…
- 29 Mar 2010
Zain Set to 100 Nigerians Millionaires
Mobile telecommunications operator, Zain is set to excite the Nigerian telecom market with the introduction of ‘Wake Up a Millionaire’ Offer, a marketing initiative designed to make more…
- 26 Oct 2009
MTN Appoints Nigerian as CFO in Iran
Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) has appointed a Nigerian, Adekunle Awobodu, chief financial officer for MTN IranCell. MTN IranCell has a subscriber base of 19.2 million as at June 2009.…
- 6 Apr 2010
Nigerians Vote Starcomms CDMA of the Year 2009
Nigerian telecommunications subscribers have once again been adjudged Starcomms Plc. as the best CDMA operator in the country. The company won the “CDMA Operator of the Year 2009”…
- 18 Jan 2018
Former Workers of NITEL, M-Tel for Pension Payment
Retirees of the defunct Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and Mobile Telecommunications Limited (M-Tel), will soon receive their pension entitlement. This is coming on the heels of…
- 10 Sept 2013
Airtel, Nokia Dangle Nokia Lumia 520 Smartphones on Nigerians
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications service provider, and Nokia, have partnered to provide Nigerians the opportunity to exchange any of their current handsets for one of Nokia’s swank…
- 19 Dec 2014
NCP Ratifies Sale of NITEL, MTEL
National Council on Privatisation (NCP) yesterday formally ratified the sales of the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited and its subsidiary Mobile Telecommunications Limited to NATCOM Consortium. The…
- 26 Apr 2021
Ensure Mobile Devices You Purchase are Type-Approved- NCC Appeals to Nigerians
In line with its mission of supporting a market driven Communications industry and promoting universal access, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged Nigerian telecommunications…
- 22 Nov 2017
NCC, NSCDC Signs MOU on Critical Telecommunication Infrastructure Protection
Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, in line with the Board’s commitment towards achieving measurable and remarkable improvement in the quality of telecommunications services in Nigeria, received…
- 13 Aug 2017
NCC to Punish Telcos over Pre- Registered Sim Cards
Nigerian Telecommunications Commission (NCC) has ordered mobile telecommunications firms to block pre-registered sim cards, believed to be what criminals, especially kidnappers, armed robbers and…
- 15 Nov 2016
NITEL Was Evil; I’m Glad it Died – El-Rufai
Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State has told of how some top Nigerian officials and a cabal within the former Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) never wanted the liberalisation of the…
- 29 Mar 2010
Don’t Cancel Nitel Sale
When New Generation Telecom Consortium Limited won the bid to acquire 75 per cent in the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (Nitel) in mid February, some Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief. To many,…
- 11 Aug 2017
9mobile Celebrates Nigerian Youths @ Word Youth Day
9mobile, youth-friendly telecommunications Company, has celebrated Nigerian youths for their exceptional resourcefulness and can-do spirit, and urged them to continue to engage in ventures that…
- 13 Mar 2019
ATCON Urges FC to Adopt Technologies in Future Elections
Association of Telecommunications Companies in Nigeria (ATCON) said that Nigerian government can leverage telecommunications technologies for a less cumbersome electoral process with a view to…
- 7 Jun 2015
Airtel Restates Commitment to Empowering Less Privileged Nigerians
‎Leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has restated its commitment to empowering less privileged Nigerians as it, on Thursday, donated food stuffs, consumables,…
- 7 Aug 2018
NLC Accuses NCC, MTN of Undermining National Security
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) of aiding telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria to disobey extant Nigerian laws and international Labour…
- 28 Jul 2022
9mobile Renews Partnership with Gravitas, Affirms Support for Nigerian Businesses
Innovative telecommunications company 9mobile has restated its commitment to enabling the growth of Nigerian businesses and fostering inter-sectoral collaboration to further boost economic…
- 2 Sept 2022
Airtel Reaffirms Commitment to Supporting Talented Nigerians, Creative Economy
Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting talented Nigerians in the creative industry as well as sponsoring platforms that will inspire them to…
- 4 Apr 2021
Glo asks Nigerians to Imbibe Virtues of Christ @ Easter
Total telecommunications solutions provider, Globacom, has urged Nigerian Christians to embrace the virtues of Jesus Christ which are love, peace and tolerance. In a goodwill message released in…