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- 13 Mar 2023
NCC Directs MNOs to start Implementation of Harmonized Short Codes Regime
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised short codes (HSC) for providing certain services to telecom…
- 19 Jan 2009
Short Code Costs N.2m for Service
Short code, a value added service that enables companies and individuals transact business through telecom network requires an average of N200, 000 per annum to set up, Nigeria CommunnicationsWeek…
- 1 Jul 2016
Unsolicited SMS: Airtel Reveals Short Codes, NCC’s Begins Controls
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, has announced its ‘Do not Disturb’ short code, 2442, designed to empower customers in respect to the management of all promotional…
- 25 Oct 2016
Airtel Transforms Customer Experience with New USSD Short Code
Airtel Nigeria has unveiled a new interactive USSD self-service short code, *121#, for easy usage and improved customer service delivery. With the new shortcode, customers can access all the services…
- 23 Mar 2016
Airtel Unveils VAS Subscription Management Short Code
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, has introduced a new service short code, which empowers customers to choose, activate or deactivate their Value Added Service (VAS)…
- 26 Sept 2019
NCC Allocates Short Codes to 200 VAS Operators
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has allocated Short Codes to over 200 (value added services) VAS licensees for the provision of different VAS services. This is in its effort to…
- 12 Dec 2025
CBN, NCC to Launch Short Code for Swift Consumer Complaint Resolution
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday announced plans to partner with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to develop an industry-wide short code for consumers to lodge complaints with…
- 9 Aug 2022
Nigeria's Broadband Penetration Now Stands @ 44.5% As NCC Reviews Short Code Services
Nigeria’s broadband usage has continued on the rise, moving up from 40.9 per cent in February 2022 to 44.5 per cent in July 2022, a figure considered hopeful for achieving the national broadband…
- 28 Jan 2015
NCC Accuses APC of Breaching Rules on Fund Raising Platform
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that he ban on using telecommunications service providers’ networks to raise money for the campaign of Maj. Gen. Muhammed Buhari, the All…
- 5 Nov 2016
NIBSS Partners Etisalat, Others to Unveil mCash Payment Solution
In furtherance of the financial inclusion vision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System(NIBSS) in partnership with several banks and four GSM operators, has unveiled…
- 16 Mar 2017
Telcos to Pay N16Bn to Subscribers for Unsolicited SMS
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that telecom firms in the country may pay over N16 billion in fines annually to subscribers as compensation for sending unsolicited SMS or calls to…
- 1 Feb 2016
Glo, 15 Banks Partner to Simplify Recharge for Subscribers
Globacom, next generation network, has announced collaboration with 15 leading banks to launch a unified short code for customers to buy Glo airtime at anytime from banks in the partnership, in its…
- 19 Sept 2019
NCC Calls for Collaboration in Ecosystem to Unlock Potentials in the Sector
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has allocated different short codes to over 200 value added service, VAS providers in the country to empower their innovative abilities. The…
- 19 Sept 2019
NCC Seeks Collaboration in Ecosystem to Unlock Potentials in the Sector
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, yesterday said it has allocated different short codes to over 200 value added service, VAS providers in the country to empower their innovative abilities.…
- 11 Oct 2018
Nigeria’s VAS Market Hit ₦79Bn, yet Unhealthy
Nigerian Value Added Services (VAS), market is valued at about ₦79 billion. Yet, it is dangerously going in comatose. The business which until recently, appeared the most innovative segment of…
- 20 Dec 2020
Glo Simplifies NIN Registration Update for Customers
In line with the directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for telecommunications subscribers to link their SIMs to their National Identification Numbers (NIN), data grandmasters,…
- 15 Dec 2019
NCC to Strengthen Media Collaboration
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the Nigerian media for their role in adequately and accurately educating the Nigerian public about the Commission’s ‘2017 Year of the Consumer’…
- 29 Mar 2010
GSMA to Address Spam and Fraudulent Messaging Threats for Consumers
The GSMA has announced that it is piloting a solution to address mobile messaging misuse caused by spam, which is a growing issue for consumers and mobile operators. The GSMA Spam Reporting…
- 7 Sept 2013
NCC Moves against Unsolicited SMS
Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), has come up with a database of all Value Added Service (VAS) providers together with the short-codes used by them, as part of measures to contain the…
- 2 Nov 2009
Starcomms Unveils Facebook, Twitter on Phones
Starcomms has introduced Facebook, Twitter, Hi5 & MySpace the world-acclaimed social networking and micro-blogging services available on its network which is a first in Nigeria. Now, even without…
- 6 Mar 2023
Telcos Begin the Implementation of Harmonized Shortcodes
The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has announced the commencement of harmonised short codes across all networks pursuant to a regulatory modernisation initiative by the…
- 21 Dec 2020
Telcos Unveil Shortcodes to Link NINs to SIM Cards
Mobile network operators (MNOs) otherwise telecom operators have unveiled short codes to enable their customers link their National Identity Numbers (NINs) with Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM).…
- 8 Aug 2014
NCC to Regulate Mobile VAS Market
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has intensified actions towards regulating the Value Added Service (VAS) segment, short codes allocations and operations, of the telecoms sector, all important…
- 28 Jun 2026
LASTMA Launches 3367 Toll-Free Hotline for Emergency Response, Traffic Management
(LASTMA) has launched a new toll-free short-code hotline, 3367, to improve emergency response, enhance traffic managemestrengthen accountability across Lagos State. The new platform replaces the…
- 9 Dec 2018
Telcos, Banks in Denial as SIM Swap Fraudsters Empty Accounts
Telecommunications operators and commercial banks are denying involvement in SIM swap frauds as Nigerians continue to lose millions of naira to fraudsters who use mobile numbers and short codes to…
- 28 Aug 2012
Bharti Airtel, Sproxil Fight Drug Counterfeiting in Africa with MPA
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 17 countries across Africa has announced a partnership with Sproxil to combat the counterfeit drug market in…
- 19 Apr 2016
Credit Switch Boosts Africa’s Credit Transfer Ecosystem
Credit Switch has launched a product that will accelerate the growth of mobile ecosystem in Africa. The new product entails an interoperability between the various platforms that allows transfer of…
- 29 Jan 2015
NCC Did Not Stop Platform for APC Fund Raising, Says Juwah
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday further clarified that it did not at any time order Global System of Mobile Communications (GSM) operators to shut platforms used by political…
- 8 Feb 2010
Globacom: Operator with Human Heart
"The business of business is business," said Milton Friedman, economist back in the 1960s. A business exists to make a profit for its shareholders, full stop. That is its sole…
- 25 Jan 2010
Globacom Raises Funds for Haiti Quake Victims
Globacom, Nigeria’s leading national telecoms operator, has launched an appeal to raise funds to support the rehabilitation of the unfortunate victims of the recent devastating earthquake in…