Telecoms

WATISE 2023: Respite for Consumers as NCC, ALTON and Others Ready to Tackle Critical Telecoms Infrastructure Issues

Respite beckons for telecoms consumers in West Africa over poor network issues as critical stakeholders in the industry converge in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria at the maiden edition of the West Africa Telecoms Infrastructure Summit and Exhibition (WATISE) designed to tackle the challenges of telecoms Infrastructure which is affecting the growth of the region’s digital economy. […]

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Business

MTN Nigeria Signs 5G2Business MoU with Seplat Energy to Unlock New Efficiencies

MTN Nigeria has signed a 5G2Business Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seplat Energy to deploy 5G services to facilitate business optimisation. The 5G2Business MoU attests to unprecedented advancements in business digital transformation. 5G will enable businesses to unlock new efficiencies, automate processes, optimise operations, and propel innovation and productivity to new heights. Speaking on this […]

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Business

NCC Rejigs 27 Emergency Communications Centres for Enployment Placements Nationwide

The Emergency Communications Centres (ECC), being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) now provide employment placements for many Nigerian youth and professionals, as well as offering informal business activities to the citizens across the Country. The ECC was previously designed to provide essential emergency response services to the Nigerian public The ECC’s, which have […]

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JUST IN: Anambra State Begins Zero Right of Way Implementation as Against FG Approved N145 Per Linear Meter

Professor Charles Soludo’s Government of Anambra State has started the implementation of zero charges on Right-of-Way per linear meter. By implication, Anambra prides itself as the first State in South-East Nigeria to implement the waiver of the per linear meter Right of Way (RoW) charges as opposed to the N145 per linear metre recommended by […]

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Telecoms

Danbatta Recounts Impact of NCC Local Content Policy, Says Business in Excess of N55bn Created

The local content polices of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has through Nigeria’s telecommunications industry created business in excess of N55 billion. Also the NCC policy ban on importation of whole￾body SIM cards has eased the burden on our demand for foreign exchange. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta made who […]

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Business

NCC Pledges to Unveil Impact of 2022 Indigenous Telecom Expo as Portal Opens for NTICE 2023 Expo Registration

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to showcase achievements so far recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023). The event which is coordinated by the Commission’s Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecom Sector (NODITS), and has […]

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Again, NCC Warns Consumers & Vendors of Dangers of Patronising Non-Type Approved Mobile Phones

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has warned traders and other stakeholders about the negative consequences of selling and purchasing phones and telecommunications gadgets that are not type approved by the Commission. The certification of telecom devices used in the telecom sector is one of the mandates of the NCC as enshrined in the Nigerian Communications […]

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Business

JUST IN: Telecoms Investment in Nigeria now $75.6bn as Sector Tops-Up GDP By N10.126Trl

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has officially announced that the investment profile in the nation’s telecommunications sector, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment, has reached $75.6 billion as of 2021. Danbatta disclosed this at an interactive session with stakeholders in the communications media […]

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Telecoms

Ex-Airtel Nigeria Staff Ayo-Oladejo Joins South Africa’s 4th Largest Mobile Network

Former Airtel Nigeria staffer Rachael Ayo-Oladejo has been appointed chief of staff, strategy and business transformation of South Africa’s Cell C, reporting directly to CEO Jorge Mendes. South Africa’s fourth mobile network announced the appointment of Ayo-Oladejo, saying she will play a critical role in driving Cell C’s strategic initiatives. According to a statement, in […]

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Respite Looms for Telecoms Customers as NCC Plans N15m Fine for MNOs Over Poor QoS, False Infor on Network Status

Respite now looms for telecoms subscribers that have suffered sequence of poor quality services at the hand of mobile network operators (MNO) as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) released a reviewed QUALITY OF SERVICE REGULATIONS 2013. In the reviewed regulation, the NCC said it would fine MNO that did not meet each Parameter and Key […]

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