The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, will be conferred with the esteemed National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award, among other notable Nigerians. The announcement was made in an advertorial signed by the Director General of the National Productivity Center, Dr. […]
Telecoms
The United Nation’s telco agency, International Telecommunications Union [ITU], has launched a new fundraising with the aim at connecting the unconnected in countries facing daunting challenges. The fundraising targeted value from $30 billion to $100 billion will connect, accelerate global digitalisation, and boost meaningful connectivity in the […]
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have embraced the approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission for a unified Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) across all mobile networks in the country. This significant step was initiated on May 18, 2023. The unified USSD system will be the exclusive method for recharging and […]
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has announced to Nigerian Public that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the disconnection of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria if they fail to pay their outstanding debt for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data […]
ALTON has made a submission signed by the Chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo and Executive Secretary, Gbolahan Awonuga to an invitation from the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on ICT and Cyber Security for a public hearing on the Bill for an Act to repeal the […]
MTN Nigeria has teamed with Apple Music, a digital music platform located in the United States, to provide free access to a premium selection of songs as part of its efforts to ensure consumers can enjoy quality entertainment on the move. Subscribers to MTN service will get access to […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been inundated with enquiries by the media on allegations of telephone “tracking” and “leakage” made against the Commission by some individuals and groups in the social and alternative media. In a press statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) unveils plans to commence activities that will result in the formulation of regulations on E-Waste in Nigeria as part of its moves to sanitise the environment, NCC sees the global concern for the regulation of e-waste as two-pronged, which includes the acute awareness of the […]
The Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for the telecom sub-sector of Nigeria’s Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the applicability of the Duty to the telecom sector which is considered already overburdened with taxation and sundry […]
The Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecom sub-sector after six months of intense deliberations. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja at a briefing to provide updates on the status of the 5 per cent excise […]