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- 30 Sept 2014
txtNation Launches SMSC for SMS Messaging
txtNation, leading SMS messaging aggregator, have announced they have released a new, next generation SMSC in a bid to mix it with the best, in the SMS wholesale market. Substantial investments…
- 3 Dec 2020
SMS Still Relevant 28 Years Later
Yesterday marks 28 years since the world's first short message service – or the SMS – was sent with a message that simply read “Merry Christmas". On 3 December 1992, the first SMS was sent via…
- 31 May 2017
28% Chat App Users Receive Unsolicited SMS
Fraudsters are taking advantage of the personalized nature of Short Message System (SMS) to unleash pains on users, especially chat apps, a new report has confirmed. Mobile messaging in all its forms…
- 7 Jun 2010
Glo Extends Voice SMS to Other Networks
Glo Mobile has further made its exciting Voice Short Messaging Service (voice-SMS) more interesting by extending the service to other networks. With the development, Glo subscribers can now send…
- 30 Mar 2009
Glo Adds New Features to Voice SMS Package
Globacom has announced the addition of four new features to the Voice Short Messaging Service (Voice-SMS), which it pioneered early 2007. An official statement from the company listed the five new…
- 29 May 2020
FIRS Slams N50 Stamp Duty on ATM Printouts, Some WhatsApp Messages
Nigerians will now pay stamp duties on WhatsApp messages, SMS, and messages via any electronic platform acknowledging receipt of funds, according to Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Muhammad…
- 30 Aug 2016
Communication Service Tax Unacceptable - AAN
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has rejected the proposed bill to impose Communication Service Tax (CST), up to 9 percent on all phone calls, short message service (SMS), multimedia messaging service (MMS),…
- 15 Apr 2020
Nigeria Represents Huge Potential Market for RCS
By Olajide Osho-Thomas The most popular communications channel in many parts of the world – the Short Message Service (SMS) – is rapidly evolving into a technology that businesses can leverage to…
- 1 Mar 2010
CellTrust Sees Growth in Mobile Security this Year
CellTrust believes 2010 will be a milestone year for mobile security and SMS security in particular, as mobile devices and text messaging become more and more intrinsic to everyday life and work and…
- 28 Jul 2008
Celtel Nigeria Offers Data Roaming in UK, USA, Others
Celtel Nigeria is now offering data roaming services to its customers in many hot spots of the world including the United States of America, United Kingdom, Ghana, and Kenya. Others include South…
- 2 Jul 2016
Telcos Can Tackle Unsolicited Messages- Juma
Although, issues relating to unsolicited SMS should not be dumped on the shoulders of the telcos alone, however, Nadeem Juma, founder and chairman of AIM Group, said that they have duties to perform…
- 11 May 2009
Fortis MFB Alerts Customers with Clickatell SMS Receipts™
Clickatell, messaging provider for financial services, has been selected by Fortis Microfinance Bank to provide SMS Receipts™ to thousands of retail banking customers throughout Nigeria.…
- 21 Apr 2023
RCS: Empowering MNOs to Compete Against OTT Players in Lucrative A2P Messaging Space
By Filip Filković, Regional OP Manager, West Africa at Infobip As Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms such as WhatsApp, Viber and Telegram continue to gain popularity, SMS messaging still has its purpose…
- 15 Apr 2017
SMSaaS Has Strong Future with Telcos As ‘Gatekeepers’- Pearson
Short Messaging System (SMS) remains a key tool for reaching everyone with unmatched service guarantees and has a strong future, according to researchers at the World Telecoms Lab (WTL) Although, the…
- 8 Nov 2012
Subscribers Decry Unsolicited SMSes, NCC Looks Elsewhere
Telecommunications consumers have complained about the torrential SMS marketing messages from companies that they have not directly supplied with their cell-phone numbers and want the Nigerian…
- 21 Jun 2010
Scammers Turn to SMSes, Dupe Nigerians
Taking undue advantage of Nigeria’s profile as the largest mobile market in Africa, scam artists have turned to SMS technologies to bait phone users leaving tales of woes and losses in their…
- 18 Aug 2008
NCC, Operators to Crash SMS Tariffs
To engender subscribers’ effective use of the Short Messaging Services (SMS) for communications, the Nigerian communications Commission (NCC) in responding to the requests of subscribers for…
- 29 Jun 2009
Advertisers Chase Consumers with SMS
Nigerian companies have taken the battle for the soul of the customer to a new height, and are now employing bulk short message services (SMS) to reach out to their prospective customers at cost…
- 2 Oct 2014
MTN Sponsors 20 To Mecca, Slashes Roaming Rates
As parts of its yearly commitment to connects and reward its loyal customers, MTN, the leading ICT operator in Nigeria has sponsored 20 of its loyal customers to this year Holy pilgrimage to Mecca to…
- 21 Sept 2009
CellTrust of Africa Delivers Secure SMS to Enterprises
CellTrust Corporation, a US based provider of secure mobile messaging and applications, has announced its expansion into Australia and New Zealand, and continues on a global expansion course with the…
- 9 Jan 2013
FedEx Raises Alarm Over Phishing Emails, SMS
FedEx, a world class courier and logistics Company has raised alarm over misguiding emails sent by impostors to defraud the public. According to a statement on the company’s website, there have been…
- 27 Feb 2022
NCC Warns Nigerians of Malicious Software Stealing Bank Login Credentials on Android Devices
The Nigerian Communications Commission's Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) has discovered a newly-hatched malicious software that steals users' banking app login credentials on Android…
- 28 Apr 2014
Bulk SMS is Unexploited Gold-Mine -Akintayo
Stephen Akintayo, chief executive officer of Gileadbalm Group, is an inspirational speaker, youth leader, entrepreneur, a digital marketing consultant with account of 10 of multi-nationals in…
- 3 May 2014
All New Viruses Now Targeting Android Users
Over 99% of new mobile threats discovered by F Secure Labs in the first quarter of 2014 targeted Android users according to the anti virus vendor's new Mobile Threat Report. A total of 277 new threat…
- 2 Oct 2017
CBN Halts SMS Charges on Bulk Transfers
Money deposit banks can no longer take Short Message Service (SMS) charges on bulk bank transfers done through the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS). The RTGS is an interbank funds transfer system on…
- 26 Feb 2015
Reps Back Controversial Internet, Phone Spy Programme
The needlessly controversial bill on interception of electronic communication sponsored by the Federal Government yesterday passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The so-called…
- 1 May 2013
A Text Message a Day Keeps the Asthma Attack Away
Simply sending children with asthma a text message each day asking about their symptoms and providing knowledge about their condition can lead to improved health outcomes. In a study by the Georgia…
- 15 Sept 2016
Fraud Comes to Whatsapp: Nearly 50% Messaging App Users Receive Spam Weekly
The world’s consumers are embracing messaging apps – and so are the fraudsters, as new MEF study has found that 26 per cent of chat app users get an unsolicited message every day, while 49 per cent…
- 8 Mar 2020
IRS Sends SMS, Demands Tax Returns from Abuja Residents
Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT IRS) says the Short Message Service (SMS) sent to federal workers and those residence in the territory is in order. According to the Mr…
- 9 Jul 2015
Cloud IT Infrastructure Market Grows by 25.1% in the First Quarter - IDC
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, v endor revenue from sales of infrastructure products (server, storage, and Ethernet switch)…