The Nigerian Government has announced the removal of excise duty for 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 levies. The Minister of Communications and Digital […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), today in the nation’s capital city launched the Telecoms Consumer Assistance, Resolution and Enquiry Desk (TELCARE Desk) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja to mark the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day. The TELCARE Desk was designed by the NCC to provide industry news and update, information on regulations and policies, […]
Read MoreThe 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 consumers in Nigeria. The Commission has already set a deadline of May 17, 2023, for all mobile networks to fully migrate from hitherto diverse short codes to the harmonised […]
Read MoreThe Total Number of national SMS both sent and received in Nigeria has continued to increase despite the wide embrace and use of messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegraph by the telecoms subscribers. According to the 2021 Subscriber/network data Annual Report released by the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), as at December 2021 there was […]
Read MoreEcosystem players must upskill and train youth, particularly African youth, to not only interact with gadgets as consumers but also as producers. So said John Omo, secretary-general of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), speaking at Huawei’s Digital Talent Summit ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023, in Barcelona, Spain. The ATU is a specialised organ […]
Read MoreNigeria and Republic of Niger have signed a bilateral agreement in Abuja for coordination of frequency utilisation along their borders to ensure seamless deployment of services around within the two countries. The agreement signing ceremony was one of the highlights of the two-day Digital Economy Regional Conference, hosted by the Nigerian government and facilitated by […]
Read MoreThe Mafab Telecommunication Company one of the companies that got the 5G technology license, after a long wait by the industry, yesterday in the Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja inaugurated the Fifth Generation (5G) network and unveiled its logo noting that its the launch had added another chapter in its journey towards a brighter and stronger […]
Read MoreThe Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) today published ‘Green Future Networks: Telco Supply Chain Sustainability’ addressing the key issue of how operators can work with their supply chains to reduce carbon emissions. Reducing carbon emissions from the supply chain is of critical importance to operators’ roadmaps to net zero carbon. “Cutting carbon emissions to […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set for a return to the tube with a newly packaged 30 – Minute weekly television programme that will regularly x-ray the Nigerian telecommunications and information communications technology (ICT) industry and provide awareness for telecommunication consumers across the country and beyond. The weekly programme, aptly tagged Telecom Weekly, will […]
Read MoreThe Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has inaugurated a unit at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to support the accountability and transparency efforts of the NCC. Consequently, the Commission has pledged to continually maintain high ethical standards in all its regulatory activities consistent with the Federal Government’s efforts to entrench the culture of accountability and […]
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