A medley of emotional outbursts signpost valedictory session for the retiring staff by the senior management staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission. Sunday Dare, Executive Commissioner Stakeholders Management (ECSM) in his opening remarks informed the retiring staff that: “The Commission will look forward to you for assistance, consultations and advice from time to time because […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC – the regulatory authority for telecommunication services in Nigeria, has introduced a new initiative that will empower the operators to meet its obligation to telecoms consumers and enhance its interaction with the operators. Meet the Regulator is one of several initiatives of the Commission which has now been institutionalized and […]
Read MoreMTN South Africa has partnered with Clickatell, to launch MTN Chat, enabling its customers to engage and make airtime purchases over WhatsApp. MTN Chat will enable customers to initiate airtime purchases over WhatsApp, within their chat session. Over time customers will be able to also access customer support and self-service options, including performing upgrades, managing […]
Read MoreAs part of its plans to boost broadband penetration and make it pervasive nationwide, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded process leading to the disbursement of subsidies to the six licensed Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos). This is part of the digital transformation agenda which the NCC has put in place for actualisation. The subsidy will […]
Read MoreAirtel Nigeria has announced a new number range, 0901, in line with its vision to empower more people as well as create opportunities for more Nigerians to succeed. Airtel said the new 0901 number range, which brings its burgeoning numbering series scheme to eight, will offer more Nigerians an opportunity to experience seamless telephony/mobile internet […]
Read MoreThe newly introduced MTN Nigeria KaiSO smart feature phone will open opportunities for local apps developers to develop apps that addresses local needs across Nigeria. MTN Nigeria has started to roll out the new Smart S 3G phone across all of its African markets and has launched MTN Smart, a smart feature phone running on […]
Read MoreMTN has developed an instant messaging platform which it hopes will become the “African WeChat”, with plans to launch it in two markets in the next month or so. “We intend to launch it across the entire portfolio, South Africa included, but we will start with the West and Central Africa (WECA) markets as a […]
Read MoreMTN Group plans to raise more than 15 billion rand ($1.05 billion) in asset sales over the next three years, Africa’s biggest telecoms group said on Thursday after reporting a massive jump in 2018 profit. MTN is in the middle of reviewing its presence in some markets alongside investments in e-commerce platforms as part of […]
Read MoreThe Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has called on all stakeholders in the telecom and tangential sectors, including operatives of agencies in the security governance sector to collaborate and rid Nigeria of electronic waste (e-Waste) which includes irreparable and obsolete devices. Citing a […]
Read MoreMTN and Huawei have signed a business innovation memorandum of understanding (MOU), committing to bring more digital services to African businesses and consumers. In a joint statement, the companies said the signing of the MOU is an important part of their strategic working partnership, which spans 17 years. In terms of the memorandum, both parties […]
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