Yuletide: NCC Considers Fresh Sanction on Operators as Consumers Mount Complaints

Yuletide: NCC Considers Fresh Sanction on Operators as Consumers Mount Complaints

There are signs that operators in the telecommunication sector may usher in 2019 with yet another big sanction from the industry regulator. Deputy Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau (CAB) of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), confirmed this as he warned telecommunications operators...
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NCC to Telecoms Operators: Pay Your Annual Operating Levy or…

NCC to Telecoms Operators: Pay Your Annual Operating Levy or…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has decried the non-compliance of telecommunications operators to the payment of the Annual Operating Levy (AOL). The Director, Licensing and Authorisation, NCC, Ms Funlola Akiode, said during the Annual Stakeholder...
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10 states, FCT face telecoms network blackout — GSM operators warn

10 states, FCT face telecoms network blackout — GSM operators warn

Ten states and parts of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may soon face telecommunications services blackout following tax disputes between Kogi Government and mobile network operators. Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operator...
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Nigeria’s Internet Subscribers Rise to 103.6 Million – Report

Nigeria’s Internet Subscribers Rise to 103.6 Million – Report

Internet users in Nigeria increased marginally to 103.6 million in July, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)  has said. The industry regulator disclosed this on Wednesday in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for July posted on its website. Accord...
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Glo unveils new product to mark 15th anniversary

Glo unveils new product to mark 15th anniversary

Nigeria’s first indigenous telecommunications network, Globacom, on Wednesday introduced 125 per cent free data for all subscribers to mark its 15th anniversary.  Unveiling the product, named ‘Ogasim’, Glo Regional Chief Marketing Officer, Ashok Isran, ...
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EFCC files ‘$6.8m fraud’ charge against Globacom

EFCC files ‘$6.8m fraud’ charge against Globacom

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a fraud charge against Globacom Limited, telecommunications company, before the Lagos state special offences court. The firm was said to have carried out a transaction to the tune of $6,786,674.61 i...
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Rivalry Plots Thicken as Former MTN Bosses Jostle to Buy 9Mobile

Rivalry Plots Thicken as Former MTN Bosses Jostle to Buy 9Mobile

Business and interest groups, value Added Service providers, contents on data & voice techpreneurs, big stakeholders, mobile tech marketing and advertisers are all a divided tent under two camps in the Nigeria telecommunication industry. This two rivalry c...
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2018: NCC Allays Fears on ISPs, Telcos Data Price Hike

2018: NCC Allays Fears on ISPs, Telcos Data Price Hike

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has started 2018 on the ground that the nation’s Information Communication Technology(ICT) sector would not witness hike in the price of internet data offerings for retail consumers and corporate market. There ...
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Telecoms Operators Fail on Complain Resolution Threshold – NCC

Telecoms Operators Fail on Complain Resolution Threshold – NCC

 TELLS SUBSCRIBERS TO CALL 622 HELPLINE Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has called on advocacy groups to focus on consumer education in the telecommunication industry in the bid for subscribers to know where to channel their comaplains in the event o...
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Glo, Airtel Jostle to Acquire 9Mobile, Set to Submit $150m Bond

Glo, Airtel Jostle to Acquire 9Mobile, Set to Submit $150m Bond

Globacom Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s second largest network operator founded in 2003 by business mogul, Chief Michael Adenuga and India’s Bharti Airtel, operating as Airtel in Nigeria are close to acquire 9mobile, Nigeria’s fourth largest network operator...
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