14 results
- 18 Sept 2017
SON to Prosecute Substandard Phones Dealers, Others
Standard Organisation of Nigeria, (SON) has warned fake dealers of the products to desist from the act or face the wrath of the law This followed the proliferation of substandard phones, computers…
- 29 Sept 2014
Mobile Phone Dealers Apprehend Alleged Faker
Efforts of the Phone & Allied Products Dealers Association (PAPDAN), the umbrella group of phone dealers in the country to rid Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos of the menace of sub-standard and…
- 31 Aug 2017
NCC Warns Nigerians against Use of Substandard Phones
Nigerian Communications Commission has warned Nigerians against use of substandard phones, saying this was responsible for some cancer ailments. Mr. Kunle Olorundare, an official of…
- 27 Nov 2012
Atcon Calls for Fake Phones Switch off, NCC Warns Dealers
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (Atcon) has asked the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to compel telecommunications operators to switch off all fake and substandard…
- 9 Sept 2018
Nigerians Risk Cancer, Others as Counterfeit Phones Flood Market
The use and sale of counterfeit and substandard mobile phones in the country telecommunications space have been increasing to the extent that it has become a menace. Simply put, counterfeiting…
- 20 Jul 2014
PAPDA Says Over 30 Phone Brands Registered With SON
The Phone and Allied Products Dealers Association (PAPDA) of Computer Village, Lagos has debunked the insinuation that the group encourages the trading of sub-standard mobile phones in the market.…
- 22 Sept 2008
See NCC Type Approvals, Others before Buying GSM Phone
Some mobile phones are so popular that they’re even getting imitations, counterfeits and poor copy of the original. Consumer information is necessary to eliminate unfair or deceptive…
- 9 Apr 2012
Substandard ICT Products and their Effects
The use and sale of substandard mobile phones in the country telecommunications space have been increasing to the extent that it has become a menace as it affects quality of service among other…
- 25 Aug 2014
OEMs, MTN Battle Fakers with Low Cost Smartphones
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and MTN Nigeria, a telecommunications giant, have scaled up the fight against counterfeit mobile phones with the launch of ranges of low cost smartphones…
- 1 Sept 2008
Nokia Opens 5th Care Centre in Lagos
Nokia in partnership with Raya Technologies has opened yet another customer care centre in Lagos, even as it pledges more commitment to customers across Nigeria through professional and excellent…
- 31 Jan 2020
NCC Sensitises Stakeholders on Equipment Type Approval
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has kicked off its regulatory activities in 2020 with a workshop hosted to sensitise and educate its licensees and other relevant stakeholders in the Nigerian…
- 15 Jul 2014
SON Seizes N200m Fake Cellphones
Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has seized substandard telephone handsets worth over N200 million in a raid at the Lagos computer village at Ikeja . Engr Bede Obayi, head of intelligence and…
- 21 Apr 2017
CAPDAN Raises Alarm, Says Computer Village Under Police Siege
Computer and Allied Product Dealers at Computer Village (CAPDAN), Ikeja, have sent ‘Save Our Soul’ (SOS) message to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over extortion and abuse of operational…
- 25 Aug 2017
Danbatta Visits Computer Village: NCC to Sign MoU With Association
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed plans to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Computer and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria, (CAPDAN), for…