18 results
- 2 Apr 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline to May 6
Federal government has extended the deadline for the linkage of the National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card of mobile phone owners in the country by one…
- 29 Mar 2022
Tingo Mobile Develops Multiple Payment Financial App for SMEs
A financial technology company, Tingo Mobile Plc, has unveiled a multiple payment financial application for Small and Medium Enterprises and other customers of Deposit Money Banks. Speaking at the…
- 23 Mar 2017
NowNow Says ‘Ditch Traditional Leather Wallet’ as Mobile App Goes Live
NowNow, has launched an innovative consumer mobile wallet (M-Wallet) to boost financial inclusion in the country. NowNow, a mobile wallet offering from Contec Global InfoTech Limited is a PCI DSS…
- 1 Mar 2019
Meeting Customers’ Everyday Needs Through An Ecosystem of Digital Services
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, Before the internet disrupted how and where customers make their purchases through eCommerce, most of their needs were usually met via various physical points of sale scattered…
- 7 Mar 2019
The Future of Digital Payment is Now
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, Digital payment has evolved beyond what happened in the past. Before its revolution, Nigerians had to carry cash around to pay for transactions, buy airtime, or even pay for…
- 1 Feb 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Integration Deadline by 8 Weeks
Federal government has extended the National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) linkage exercise by eight weeks. This is the second extension of the exercise. The first…
- 2 Mar 2021
FG Approves SIM Swap Centres, Extension of Enrolment Licence Tenure
The federal government has given mobile network operators (MNOs) approval to establish dedicated SIM Swap Centres across the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. This is one of the outcomes of…
- 2 Apr 2021
Nigerians on NIN Database Hits 51M as FG Extends Linkage by One Month
The number of Nigerians currently on the NIN Database has exceeded 51 Million people, with monthly enrolments increasing significantly to about 2.6 million registrations. Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami,…
- 9 Apr 2021
FG Reports over 2.6m NIN-SIM Data Linkage Monthly
Federal Government has said the current number of monthly enrolments for NIN-SIM data linkage has increased significantly to about 2.6 million registrations. This was disclosed recently in a meeting…
- 15 Apr 2021
FG Lifts Ban on New SIM Cards Activation
Federal Government has approved the Activation of New SIM Registration with Mandatory NIN in line with the Revised National Digital Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration Dr Femi Adeluyi,…
- 30 Nov 2016
NCC Suspends Directive to Hike Data Tariff
Following the concerns that visited the directive to introduce price floor for data segment of the telecommunications sector beginning from December 1, 2016, the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 21 Dec 2015
Tower Rentals now the Biggest Cost to 4G ISPs
Even as it is economical compared to ownership, tower rental is now the biggest cost outlay for most 4G internet service providers (ISPs) as the major players in the space lament increasing cost of…
- 5 May 2009
2.3 License: Use-it or Loose it Clause Scares Bidders
Only a handful of the 40 applicants for the four slots of 20 MHz each in the 2.3 GHz frequency band to be issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will go ahead with the bidding process…
- 30 May 2017
Telcos Cry to NCC, Say We Are Dying
Broadband companies- Tier II telecoms operators have urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to save the industry from imminent collapse. They also warned that factors crippling their…
- 12 Jun 2017
Consumer, NCC Hold Solution to ‘Crying’ Telcos, Bleeding Industry– Allen
The consumer and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are the principal actors that can save telecom operators and the industry from imminent collapse. This is the view of Tom Allen, a highly…
- 8 May 2017
Subscribers to Face QoS Issues as Telcos Slowdown Operations
Telecommunications subscribers in the country may face poor quality of service issues as some Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators scale down operations as a result of the harsh…
- 27 Apr 2016
Roll of Honours at Beacon Of ICT Lecture/Awards 2016
CommunicationsWeek Media Limited, publishers of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek online and print editions, last weekend, rolled out the drums to celebrate individuals, private and public organisations, as…
- 4 Apr 2016
GSM Operators Soon to Lose Voice Revenue
There are strong indications that global system for mobile communications (GSM) operators in the country will soon lose voice service as its mainstream revenue source, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has…