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- 9 Jul 2020
Telcos Add 2.4m New Internet Users in May
The number of Nigerian Internet users rose by an addition 2.4 million users in the month of May to 141.2 million across mobile, fixed wired and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in light of the…
- 26 Jul 2017
Active Telephone Lines Down by 2.3m in June
Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, says the number of active lines have decreased from about 144.9 million in May to 142.6 million in June. This is made this known in NCC’s monthly…
- 10 Oct 2017
NCC says Active Network Subscribers increase to 139 million in August
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the number of active lines has increased to 139 million in August compared to July which recorded 138. This is made known in NCC monthly Subscriber…
- 18 Aug 2008
MWEB Nigeria Introduces New Modem with VoIP
MWEB Nigeria has introduced Hughes HN77 into the Nigerian market. The new modem is another innovation by MWEB Nigeria to its valued subscribers. The product, capable of adapting to weather…
- 31 Aug 2009
Linkserve Launches LinkStar Hubs, SurfBeam System
Linkserve, one of the largest ISPs in West Africa and pioneer ISP in Nigeria has launched LinkStar ACM and SurfBeam satellite networking system hubs powered by ViaSat Inc. Harry Strabos,…
- 3 Jun 2016
Operators to Enjoy Wider Access Berth in NCC New Regulation Strategy
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that telecommunications operators will enjoy wider access in its Over-The-Top (OTT). The OTT’s regulation strategy was contained in a report issued…
- 2 Mar 2017
OSFON Counsels Telcos on Blocking OTT
The Open Source Foundation for Nigeria (OSFON) has counselled the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the country to look elsewhere in effort to balance their books, instead of tinkering of how to…
- 28 Jun 2026
MTN Leads, Airtel Follows as Nigeria's Mobile Subscribers Climb to 188 Million
Nigeria's telecommunications sector recorded further growth in April 2026 as active mobile subscriptions increased to 188.01 million, while broadband penetration rose to 55.67 per cent, according to…
- 31 Aug 2010
Main One, Glo1 Stir Broadband Revolution as Nigerians Await Feast
It is now a matter of time before broadband becomes widespread and affordable, thanks to the burgeoning competition expected from Main One and Glo 1, two home grown undersea cable initiatives,…
- 6 Feb 2015
The Changing Dynamics of the Telecommunications Indust
They say the only constant in life, is change. In no other industry is this statement more relevant than in the telecommunications industry. Over the last two centuries, mankind has taken gigantic…
- 16 Sept 2015
Technology Drives Competitive Advantage for SMEs in Nigeria - Odeyemi
Wale Odeyemi, executive head of products and services at Vodacom Business Nigeria, shared insight into how technology can help small and medium enterprises adapt to market changes, increase…
- 21 Sept 2010
High Cost Limits Broadband Penetration
Broadband internet is still a scare commodity despite the arrival of two major submarine fibre optic cable infinitives because it still costs some $2, 400 for one mega byte per second and that has…
- 11 Mar 2020
Senate Committee Commends NCC’s Regulatory Performance
Senate Committee on Communications said it was impressed by the various regulatory interventions which the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken to ensure improved service delivery and…
- 15 Jul 2014
CWG Leads Consortium to Deliver NgREN
Dr. Jonathan Ebele Goodluck, President of Nigeria, recently commissioned the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN), the first of its kind in West and Central Africa, built by a consortium…
- 30 Jun 2008
e-Tourism Launches VoIP Communication Card
A communication card designed to enable Nigerian and foreign tourists communicate with their loved ones, has been launched in Abuja. Dr. Felix Obada, vice chairman, e-Tourism Limited, owners…
- 21 Nov 2013
Woodzeks Systems Konsult Deploys IP PBX VoIP for NCAA
Woodzeks Systems Konsult Limited, IT and power solutions Company that provides cutting edge Technology infrastructure for corporate organizations has successfully deployed an IP PBX VoIP system for…
- 15 Jul 2020
Telecom Subscribers Spend N335.94Bn on Calls, SMS, Data in May
Telecommunications consumers in the country spent some N335.94 billion in May, according to findings by Business A.M. In arriving at the figures, Business A.M, estimated that each active telephone…
- 7 Jun 2010
Competition and Service Delivery in Telecoms
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has severally re-instated its desire to continue to encourage competition in the sector. It does this through licensing of several operators in different…
- 17 Aug 2021
MRA Calls on FG to Reverse Steady Decline in Internet Subscriptions
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Nigerian Government and its relevant agencies to take urgent measures to reverse the steady decline in the number of Nigerians online, saying the…
- 24 Jun 2025
DigitalSENSE Africa Awards: Onyekwere, Olufuye Honored, Inducted into Hall of Fame
The 2025 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance was a landmark event this past weekend at the prestigious Welcome Centre Hotels, which saw two titans of Nigeria's digital landscape, Chief…
- 27 Mar 2017
NCC Says Active Telecom Subscribers Now 155.1m
Telecommunications services in Nigeria increased from 155.1 million in January to 154. 1 million in February, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. The NCC noted a decrease of…
- 19 Dec 2017
NCC puts Active Telecoms Subscribers in October @ 141m
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says that it recorded 140,766,653 active subscribers of the telecommunication networks in October as against 139,905,213 in September. The…
- 29 Nov 2018
NCC says Telcos Added Three million New Phone Lines in October
Active telephone lines in Nigeria increased from 162,058,918 in September to 165,239,443 in October 2018, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. The commission made this known in its…
- 23 Jul 2019
Active Telecoms Subscribers Decreased by 72,782 in April – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the active subscribers on the telecommunication networks reduced by 72,782 in April 2019. The telecommunications regulator disclosed this in its…
- 1 Mar 2019
NCC says Telephone Subscribers Increase to 174 million in January
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says there was 174,012,136 active subscribers on the telecommunication networks in January 2019, as against 172,871,094 recorded in December 2018. The…
- 4 Sept 2022
Notion Technology Limited Opens New Office in Abuja
Notion Technology Limited (NTL), the representatives of American #1 Technology Company – Comway and Hsv Products in Nigeria, has opened a new office in Abuja. Mr. Gbenga Nana, CEO, Notion Technology…
- 24 Sept 2018
NCC says Active Mobile Lines Drop to 160.5m in August
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says active mobile telephone lines in Nigeria decreased marginally to 160.5 million in August from 161.42 million in July. NCC made this known in its…
- 26 Oct 2018
NCC says Active Mobile Lines Increased to 162m in September
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says active mobile telephone lines in Nigeria increased to 162,032,053 in September. NCC made this known in its Monthly Subscriber/Operator Data posted on…
- 24 Aug 2009
TA, Chams, Intel Others, Bring IT Revolution to NBA
Technology Advisor (TA), Veda, Chams and Intel Corporations have come together to deploy the use of IT to improve the efficiency of the legal practice in Nigeria. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, president,…
- 22 Sept 2014
Okere @ WEF, Lists Benefits of NgREN
Austin Okere, founder of CWG Plc and Entrepreneur in Residence at Columbia Business School (CBS), New York, spoke on the Digital Advantage Panel anchored by Nielsen Bronwyn of CNBC Africa at the…