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- 11 Nov 2022
NCC to Deliver Keynote on Mobile Virtual Network Operations at Telecom Sector Sustainability Forum 2.0
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will set the tone as the keynote speaker at the upcoming second edition of the Telecom Sector…
- 21 Nov 2022
NCC, WTL, IMBIL, Others to Headline TSSF’s Conference on Mobile Virtual Network Operations in Nigeria
As the second edition of the Telecoms Sector Sustainability Forum (TSSF) gathers momentum, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Wireless Technology Labs, IMBIL Telecom among many others are…
- 5 Dec 2022
TSSF 2.0: Expert Highlight Ways MVNOs Can be Successful in Nigeria
As Nigeria continue to gear towards the licensing of Mobile Virtual Network Operation, a Mobile Network Infrastructure Provider expert, Mr Satya Mekala has disclosed ways and techniques that can be…
- 10 Feb 2025
Vitel Wireless Makes History as First MVNO to Get Mobile Number Series
Vitel Wireless, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) has made history as the first operator in Nigeria to be allocated a mobile number series by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). MVNO…
- 3 Apr 2025
Vitel Wireless, Nigeria’s First MVNO to Launch Operations This Quarter
Vitel Wireless, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), which recently made history as the first operator in Nigeria to be allocated a mobile number series by the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 11 Dec 2022
NCC Reiterates Commitment to MVNO Licensing, Says Process will be Finalised this Year
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to finalise the issuance of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) licenses before the year ends. The commission's…
- 23 Dec 2021
MTN Nigeria Launches RCS Business Messaging with Google and Dotgo
MTN, Nigeria’s largest mobile network operator (MNO), has launched RCS Business Messaging (RBM) Services in partnership with Google and Dotgo®, a Gupshup company and a leading cloud communications…
- 18 Aug 2014
IDC Commends Telcos over Outsourcing Business Models
International Data Corporation (IDC) has commended mobile network operators in the country for adopting outsourcing business models aimed at reducing operational costs and sustain profitability.…
- 16 Aug 2017
Corporate Governance Pivotal to Protect $68Bn Telecoms Investment- NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated all Mobile Network Operators (MNO) and Internet Service Providers (ISP) to fully integrate the industry’s Code of Corporate Governance (CCG)…
- 10 May 2019
NCC Launches 2nd Phase of SIM Registration Verification, Compliance Audit
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it will shortly begin the second phase of its ongoing audit of SIM registration data and registration processes across all Mobile Network Operator (MNO)…
- 21 Apr 2022
9mobile Announces Self Service Unbarring Portal for Barred Phone Lines
In yet another novel move by a Nigerian Mobile Network Operator (MNO), the customer-friendly telecommunication company 9mobile has announced an easy self-service unbarring portal for customers to…
- 21 Apr 2022
9mobile Unveils Self Service Unbarring Portal for Barred Phone Lines
Nigerian Mobile Network Operator (MNO), 9mobile has announced an easy self-service unbarring portal for customers to connect their NIN and unbar their lines online. The 9mobile NIN Web Linking…
- 19 Aug 2017
ALTON Decries Impact of OTT on Telecom Operations
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has decried the impact of over the top service (OTT) on the telecom operations in the country. Engr. Gbenga Adebayo,…
- 22 Sept 2025
Stakeholders Chart Strategic Path for MVNOs in Nigeria
A decisive call for collaboration, strategic market positioning, and patient capital has been issued by key players in Nigeria’s telecommunications sector to unlock the dormant potential of Mobile…
- 10 Aug 2010
CBN Grills Applicants, Prepares to Issue MMT Licenses
It is all coming together now as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) prepares to issue the first set of licenses to mobile money providers that would provide services to the under-banked and under…
- 13 Nov 2014
Microsoft, Skrill Partner MNO to Launch e-Commerce portal
Microsoft 4Afrika and Skrill have declared their marketing alliance to launch a new e-commerce portal. By integrating with mobile network operators (MNOs), the portal enables Africans to use their…
- 23 Dec 2024
FG Gives Banks, Telcos Six-Month Deadline to Resolve N250Bn USSD Debt
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have ordered Deposit Money Banks and Mobile Network Operators to settle the long-standing N250bn USSD debt dispute…
- 24 Feb 2015
Africa's Mobile-Money Market to Hit $1.5Bn by 2019
Sub Saharan Africa is adopting mobile financial services at a pace seen in few other places, presenting banks and mobile network operators (MNOs) with a set of strategic choices that will go a long…
- 12 Mar 2021
Telcos May Withdraw Banks’ USSD Service over N42Bn Debt
Telecommunications operators have resolved to start phased withdrawal of its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services to debtor financial services providers from Monday next week.…
- 13 Jul 2021
CBN Insists Telcos Won’t Drive Mobile Money Services in Nigeria
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said in its recently published regulatory framework for mobile money services, saying it will not adopt the model in which telecommunications companies are the…
- 18 Jan 2017
NCC Begins Enforcement of N5m Fine over Unsolicited Messages
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that it has commenced the enforcement of the Do Not Disturb (DND), code which compels mobile network operators to stop sending unsolicited messages…
- 12 Jul 2017
Huawei, WorldRemit Accelerate Low Cost Mobile-To-Mobile Money Transfers
WorldRemit, leading digital money transfer service and Huawei have announced a partnership making WorldRemit’s international money transfer service available to all partners of Huawei’s mobile…
- 19 Oct 2023
Infobip Identifies Five Frauds Impacting the Messaging Ecosystem
Infobip, global cloud communications platform has identified five common frauds impacting mobile users in the messaging ecosystem. Infobip explains the security challenges enterprises and mobile…
- 27 Mar 2023
Time for Nigeria’s MNOs to Empower Mobile Digital Ecosystem with their Subscriber Data
By Martin Effiong, Senior Operator Partnerships Lead at Infobip We are at a point where Nigeria’s financial inclusion drive is at its highest, digital commerce is growing in leaps and bounds and the…
- 17 Feb 2018
Concerns for Banks as WhatsApp Adds Payment
WhatsApp has introduced payments to its messaging app in India, making it the latest service to let users transfer money to one another with a text. After the pilot in India, this peer-to-peer…
- 26 Oct 2018
9mobile Attributes Achievements in 10 years to Customer Loyalty
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS) trading as 9mobile (formerly Etisalat Nigeria) is pleased to commemorate its first 10 years’ milestone, as one of Nigeria’s leading Global…
- 16 Aug 2016
Active Unregistered SIM Cards Again!
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) needs no introduction as it remains one of the most vibrant government agencies since its establishment by an act of the parliament. The Commission deserves…
- 17 May 2017
NCC Sets New KPI for QoS, Says Telecoms Contributes 15trn to Economy
The Nigerian Communications Communications (NCC), on Tuesday said telecoms sector contributed about N15 trillion to the Nigerian economy since the liberalisation of the industry sixteen years ago.…
- 16 Nov 2015
NCC Explains Fine on MTN, Silent on Deadline
Following diverse views by members of the public as to what actually transpired on the N1.04trillion sanctions placed on MTN Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has chronicled…
- 30 Aug 2020
Sustaining Financial Inclusion Through Viable Agent Network
By Fasasi Sarafadeen Atanda As it is today, financial inclusion is stakeholders’ slogan; the awareness has been created Agents are everywhere, but there is a threat and that threat is agent…