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- 29 Dec 2014
‘Right of Way’ Issues Frustrate Broadband Penetration
Stakeholders in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector have listed several obstacles frustrating broadband penetration in the country and chief among them is the…
- 10 Aug 2020
All You Need to Know About UK/Nigeria Right of Way Conference Holding this Thursday August 13th, 2020
All is now set for the National Technical Conference on Right of Way and Site Build Permitting being organized by the UK Prosperity Fund’s Digital Access Programme and Greenfields Law, in…
- 24 May 2020
Ekeh, Zinox Boss, Commends Imo Gov for Crashing Right of Way Charges
Leo Stan Ekeh, a serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman, Zinox Group has hailed Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, for crashing the Right of Way (RoW) charges in the state by over 96 per cent. The…
- 20 Jul 2017
NEC Approves Harmonization of Telecomm ‘Right of Way’ Charges
National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday approved a policy to harmonize right of way charges payable by the telecommunications companies and related public utility infrastructure on Local…
- 6 Aug 2012
FG Talks Tough, to Cut Right of Way to N145
The Nigerian government appears ready to have taken drastic steps to redress issues surrounding telecom infrastructure as ‘critical national infrastructure’ by first addressing right-of-way violation…
- 5 Aug 2020
UK Govt, Greenfields Law partner FG to Host Technical Conference on Right of Way
The UK Prosperity Fund’s Digital Access Programme and Greenfields Law, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 14 Jan 2020
ATCON Decries Recent Hike in Right of Way, Says It Is Unnecessary
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has restated that the recent hike in the cost of Right of Way (RoW) by some State Governments and Agencies is unnecessary as it will…
- 8 Aug 2016
‘Right of Way’ Delays Lagos Infraco Operator’s Take-Off
The inability of Lagos State government and MainOne Cable, licensed infrastructure company (infraCo) for Lagos to reach an agreement on right of way has delayed the take of the Nigerian…
- 22 Apr 2017
9 Right Ways to Take Risks
Risks are a part of life you can’t avoid, especially if you want to be successful. As a result, you have to learn the secrets of taking risks that will help you yield the best results. Jumia Travel,…
- 23 Jan 2020
Pantami, Governors, Others Resolve To Address Right Of Way Challenges
State Governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum have resolved to address the lingering issue of Right of Way (RoW) charges across the states in a bid to deepen broadband penetration…
- 4 Aug 2013
NCC Seeks Lagos Support on QoS, Right of Way
Dr. Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sought the support of Babatunde Fashola, SAN, Lagos State governor, for resolution of identified problems…
- 26 May 2020
Right of Way: Experts to Discuss Next Steps for Broadband Internet Penetration for Africa
#StartupSouth, which educates, connects and attracts funding to founders and Startups within the South-South/South-East is hosting top Industry professionals and Government officials to a virtual…
- 8 Dec 2016
Enugu Grants Galaxy Backbone Waiver on Right of Way- Ugwuanyi
Enugu State Government is resolved to promoting sustainable technological development through information and Communication Technology (ICT), said Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the executive Governor of the…
- 25 Sept 2016
RoW: Telecom Operators Use Gutters, Trees in Lagos
Investigation has revealed that telecommunications service providers in Lagos State are installing fiber optic cables through gutters and on trees as right of way (RoW), contributing to flooding and…
- 10 Mar 2013
Why and How Broadband Internet is Expensive
Nigerians will have to wait a little longer for affordable high-speed internet service otherwise known as broadband internet because there are still many roadblocks, people who should know have said.…
- 25 Apr 2016
Stakeholders Worry over Roadblocks to Broadband Penetration
Nigerians will have to wait a little longer for affordable high-speed internet service otherwise known as broadband internet because there are still many roadblocks, people who should know told…
- 12 Jan 2015
ICT Industry Seeks Agency on RoW, Infrastructure Protection
Stakeholders in the information communication technology (ICT) industry have urged the federal government to step up as a matter of urgency an agency to manage ‘right of way’ (RoW) and protect the…
- 16 Aug 2024
Osun Govt’s Claims of N900m Unpaid Tax Against MTN Unsubstantiated
Osun State Government, through its consultant, Global Transaction Nigeria Limited (GTNL), has been making unsubstantiated claims of outstanding tax obligations due, and requests that they be paid…
- 12 Jul 2024
Stakeholders @PIAFo Identify Obstacles to FG's 90,000km Fibre Project
Stakeholders in the telecommunications industry have said the Federal Government's plan to deploy 90,000 kilometers of fibre optic cables across the country will face several obstacles, especially…
- 30 Jan 2016
Telcos Halt Further Investment, Urge FG to Rejig Policy
Telecommunications operators in the country have said that the only way they will invest resources in the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure required to improve quality of service…
- 25 Sept 2016
National Inland Waterways Demands N1Bn from Telcos
National Inland Waterway Authority, a federal government agency in-charge of water transport is demanding N1billion from telecommunications operators as ‘right of way’ for their fibre optic cable…
- 24 Jul 2026
NITRA Conference: Stakeholders Seek Policy Reforms, Grassroots Innovation to Bridge Nigeria's Digital
Stakeholders in Nigeria's information and communications technology (ICT) sector have called for comprehensive policy reforms, stronger infrastructure investment and grassroots innovation to bridge…
- 5 Aug 2018
NCC Backs Telcos, Urges Govts to Recognise N145 P/M “RoW”
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has defended telecoms companies over the NGN 145 per square metre right-of-way tax, urging tiers of government to abide by the harmonised rate. Recall…
- 17 Dec 2012
Telecom Sector under Pressure, Where is the NCC?
The telecom sector is under pressure from a number of sources: interconnection indebtedness; poor quality of services; vandalism; multiple taxation; as well as regulation among others. For one, the…
- 14 Jan 2020
FG Displeased with State Government’s Over Increase of RoW charges
The Federal Government has frowns at the State Governments’ disregard of Right of Way (RoW) charge agreement. Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Honourable Minister of Communications & Digital…
- 18 Sept 2016
How FG, States & Local Councils Turn Telcos to ‘Cash Cows’
Declining income from the Federation Account due to the fall in oil prices; federal structure and the Constitution authorisation of certain items to be legislated across the three tiers of…
- 30 Apr 2018
RoW: State Govts Demand N600Bn from Telcos
Telecommunications companies licensed to deploy broadband infrastructure across the country will have to cough out about N600 billion in Right of Way (RoW) charges to the 36 states of the federation.…
- 9 Jun 2016
ATCON Visits LASIMRA, Seeks 95% Slash on RoW Charges
The Association of Telecommunications Company of Nigeria (ATCON) has called on the Lagos State Government to consider its request for a slash on Right or Way (RoW) charges by 95%. Mr. Olusola…
- 5 Aug 2018
RoW Approval: IHS Returns InfraCo License
Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) efforts to achieve 30 percent broadband penetration may have run into hitches as IHS, one of the companies granted infrastructure service provider (InfraCo)…
- 8 Apr 2021
Zinox Set to Deploy Broadband Connectivity in South East
Zinox Technologies Ltd., Nigeria’s foremost indigenous Information Technology powerhouse, is set to connect the entire South East region to the information super-highway, with the rollout of…