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- 19 Jun 2013
Army Bans Thuraya Phones in Borno
Nigeria’s military banned the use of Thuraya satellite phones on Wednesday in Borno State; a step it said was designed to stop communication by Islamist militants. Thuraya, from the Arabic name…
- 24 Apr 2014
Thuraya Teams up with Western Union for Quick PaySM Service
Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services operator and The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, have penned agreement to offer top-up services for…
- 3 Oct 2024
FG Hopeful Thuraya’s Relaunch in Nigeria Will Boost Fight against Insecurity, Others
Thuraya, a leading provider of satellite communication solutions, has officially relaunched its services in Nigeria, a move the federal government hope will help in the fight against insecurity,…
- 1 Apr 2014
Airtel to Resell Thuraya Services for Rural Africa
Thuraya, satellite phone operator said that it has signed a reseller agreement with Bharti Airtel for its African mobile network subsidiaries. Commencing from May onwards, Airtel Africa will sell…
- 12 Jul 2021
FG Budgets N4.Bn for NIA to Monitor WhatsApp, Satellite Phones
Federal government has voted N4.8 billion for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to monitor WhatsApp, an encrypted messaging application, and Thuraya, a satellite telephone. Of the figure, N1.93…
- 17 Jun 2019
Gwandu Urges Ethiopia to Learn from Nigeria's Telecom Deregulation
Dr. Bashir Gwandu, non-executive chair of the Commonwealth ITU Group (CIG) and the former commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has advised Ethiopia to learn from Nigeria as…
- 8 Sept 2008
Etisalat to Ring Commercial in 2 Weeks
Etisalat, Nigeria’s fifth Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications operator, is to launch commercial operations in two weeks, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek investigations can now reveal.…
- 26 Sept 2021
Bandits Using Nigerien Mobile Phone Services to Coordinate Attacks in Nigeria—Lawmaker
Aminu Almustapha Gobir, member representing Sabon Birni North Constituency in the Sokoto State House of Assembly, has said that bandits are now using the mobile phone services of Niger Republic to…