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- 17 May 2016
Olusola Teniola Emerges New ATCON President, Unveils Goals
Mr. Olusola Teniola has emerged the new national president of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). ATCON as a professional, non-profit, non-political umbrella…
- 3 Dec 2020
5G: ATCON President Urges Telcos to Share Infrastructure
Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, president, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has urged telecom operators to collaborate to enable them deploy 5G infrastructure because of the…
- 16 Nov 2020
My Focus as New President of ATCON by Nnamani
Ikechukwu Nnamani, new national president of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), said he would focus attention during his tenure on establishing an enabling…
- 21 Jun 2016
Teniola, ATCON President Counsels FG on ICT for Wealth Creation
Mr Olusola Teniola, president of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has proposed interventions and solutions adoptable by the Federal Government as means to leverage…
- 26 Apr 2018
Teniola Re-elected ATCON President
Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria members have returned Mr. Olusola Teniola as President, for a second term in office. Teniola was returned unopposed on Thursday at the…
- 12 Nov 2020
Nnamani Emerges New President of ATCON
Engineer Ikechukwu Nnamani, chief executive officer, Medallion Communications Limited, has emerged as the new National President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON).…
- 29 Dec 2017
30% Should Be Minimum Broadband Target for 2018- ATCON President
By peter oluka Broadband access has become crucial to any national development agenda, and the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NBP) 2013 had set a target of 30% penetration by 2018. As year 2018…
- 6 May 2008
Atcon Returns Ekuwem as President
Dr. Emmanuel E. Ekuwem, has been unanimously re-elected as national president of the Association of Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria at its 15 th Annual General Meeting; held in Lagos last…
- 24 Jun 2013
Cyber Crime Killing Nigeria’s Economy-Ajayi
Engineer Lanre Ajayi is the president, Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and former president, Nigerian Internet Group (NIG). He is also the managing director of Pinet…
- 5 Oct 2010
Nigeria @ 50, Experts Say Country Has Under Achieved
Nigeria’s information and communications technologies (ICTs) best brains gathered at the weekend to take stock of the country’s achievements, 50 years after independence and their verdict was damning…
- 30 Jan 2012
Nigeria @ 50, Experts Say Country Has Under Achieved
Nigeria’s information and communications technologies (ICTs) best brains gathered at the weekend to take stock of the country’s achievements, 50 years after independence and their verdict was damning…
- 4 Mar 2025
ATCON Commends FG over Plans to Build 7,000 Telecom Towers
Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has praised the Federal Government’s plan to erect 7,000 telecommunications towers in rural areas. Tony Emoekpere, president, ATCON,…
- 11 Feb 2021
ATCON Applauds Pantami’s Visionary Leadership
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), led by its President, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani on Thursday paid a familiarization visit to the…
- 3 Oct 2019
ATCON Kicks as FG Mulls Tax on GSM, Cable TV Subscription
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), the umbrella organization of telecommunications companies of Nigeria has asked the federal government to drop the bill seeking to…
- 2 Mar 2022
ATCON Seeks FG’s Intervention to Tackle Critical National Infrastructure Challenges
Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has called on the federal government to rise up to the challenges affecting the distribution and maintenance of critical national infrastructure…
- 31 May 2026
NCC Retains Rudman as Chair of Newly Inaugurated IPv6 Council Board, Urges Advancement of Nigeria’s Digital Migration
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially inaugurated the new board of the Nigerian Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) Council in Ikeja, Lagos. Mr. Muhammed Rudman, Chief Executive…
- 8 Nov 2017
Nigeria Requires Immediate Reform In Telecom Sector To Unleash Industry 4.0- Teniola
Olusola Teniola is the president, Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON); providing industrial leadership in steering the association' collaborations with government, civic…
- 21 Oct 2013
Ajayi, ATCON Boss Calls for Removal Barriers to Telecom Growth
Lanre Ajayi, president, Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), on Monday urged the Federal Government to remove barriers limiting the expansion of telecommunications services…
- 28 Apr 2013
Atcon Welcomes MNP, NCC Says Porting is Free
Lanre Ajayi, national president, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (Atcon), the umbrella body of telecom services providers in the country has commended the Nigerian…
- 22 Apr 2014
ATCON Boss Says Substandard Equipment Responsible for Poor QoS
Lanre Ajayi, president, Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has attributed the poor quality of services provisioning by telecoms firms in the country to the proliferation of…
- 31 Oct 2018
ATCON Urges Members to Patronize NIGCOMSAT for Broadband Penetration
Engr. Olusola Teniola, President of Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has urged telecommunications operators to embrace the services of Nigeria Communications Satellite,…
- 30 Oct 2019
Teniola, ATCON Boss Calls for Update of Telecom Regulatory Regime
Olusola Teniola, president, Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has described Nigeria’s ICT sector as fragmented and the telecom terrain as in a state of flux due to…
- 2 Jan 2018
Africa: Nigeria Leads Tech Policy Formulation, But Viewed As Oil Producer By Investors
By peter oluka Technological contribution to Nigeria’s economic growth has continued to grow, but an expert in the industry has a concern. Mr. Olusola Teniola, president of ATCON in a chat with…
- 30 Sept 2013
ATCON Boss Flays Absence of Local Content Policy on ICT
Lanre Ajayi, President, Association of Telecommunication Company of Nigeria (ATCON), has condemned the absence of local contents policy in the ICT sector in the country. Ajayi told the News Agency of…
- 8 May 2026
ATCON Seeks Stiffer Penalities to Deter Infrastructure Attacks, Vandalism
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has warned that weak penalties under Nigeria’s Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) policy are undermining efforts to…
- 14 Feb 2021
Building Technological Ecosystem, Key to National Development – DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that a nation can only prosper when it creates strong technological ecosystem,…
- 7 Aug 2020
ATCON Applauds Dr Pantami for Steering Industry in the Right Direction
Mr Olusola Teniola, president, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has commended Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy for steering the…
- 1 Apr 2016
Broadband Penetration Remains Panacea to Unemployment- Teniola
Mr. Olusola Teniola, first vice president, Association of Telecommunication Companies of (ATCON), has stressed the need for the Nigerian government to leverage more on the communication technology…
- 7 Feb 2015
IPv6 Forum Applauds Inauguration of Nigeria Council
The IPv6 forum has welcomed the formation of a new IPv6 initiative with the establishment of the IPv6 Council Nigeria formed November 14, 2014 under the leadership of Mr. Muhammed Rudman, CEO,…
- 14 Jul 2019
ATCON Seeks Increased Awareness to Curb Vandalism of ICT Infrastructure
Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, first vice president, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has advocated for continuous education of government agencies across the various tiers of…