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FG to ban use of SMS to send customers’ bank details

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

* As NCC boss accuses banks of conniving with fraudsters * Says banks under-reporting fraud cases for fear of desertion by customers * ‘Non-disclosure of fraud cases militating against cybersecurity’ Tony Nwakaegho, Lagos The sending of vital bank details via short message services (SMS) may

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9mobile, Total Spin, reward customers with digital business promo

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2017 0

9mobile has again affirmed its commitment to positive customer experience by partnering with Total Spin, a subsidiary of TIMWE Group, to reward customers in a promo tagged Digital Business Promo over the weekend. The promo which had three categories: “Spin the Wheel”, “Make a Wish” and “Sports Promo”, is one of the many innovative platforms […]

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DSTV, Startimes, Others Question FG Tax Relief To TStv Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 4 October 2017 0

With the launch of latest Pay TV operator in Nigeria, TStv Africa, DStv, StarTimes and other existing service providers are unsettled by the immediate response of the Federal Government in granting a three-year tax relief to the newly inaugurated Pay TV operator in the country as well as tax-free dividends to all investors in the […]

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Delay In Sales Of TSTV Decoders Worries Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 4 October 2017 0

Some Nigerians on the social media has expressed worries over the inability of TSTV Africa, the latest pay TV service to start sales of decoders and services in Nigeria after it launched October 1, the delay has also created room for rumors with the latest smear campaign alleging a letter purported to have been sent […]

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NCC, SMEs shine at ITU Telecom World 2017

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2017 0

…as Commission emerges most valuable partner By Tony Nwakaegho The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was the toast of the global telecommunications umbrella body, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) at the just concluded ITU Telecom World 2017, Busan, South Korea, as the Commission was named the most Valuable Partner by the ITU. NCC was named the

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Nigeria Grants Tax Reliefs To TSTV Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2017 0

New pay Television operator, TStv Africa, has been granted three-year tax relief by the federal government. The newly inaugurated television was also granted tax free dividends to all investors in the company. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced incentives on Sunday night in Abuja at a dinner to mark the official […]

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How TSTV Is Set To Change Your Internet and Satellite Television Experience

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2017 0

Many small businesses and even homes incur 2 bills that are not essential needs in the real sense of it but many people feel they cannot do without them -Internet and satellite television subscription. Would it not be nice to have one solution that provides you with both at a cheap rate? This is exactly […]

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NCC: Nigerian Internet subscribers remain at 91m

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2017 0

. MTN, Glo lead, as 9mobile comes last The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says Internet users in Nigeria still stand at 91 million customers up until July. The telecommunications’ industry regulator made this known in its monthly Internet subscribers’ data published on its website on Monday. The commission said that Internet users, however, declined from […]

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Nigeria Internet users still stand at 91 million – NCC

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2017 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission says internet users in the country still maintains 91 million as at July. The telecommunications industry regulator made this known in its monthly internet subscribers’ data published on its website Monday, where it said that Internet users, however, declined from 91,629,066 in June to 91,450,252 in July, a decrease of 178,814. […]

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Telecoms sector contributes N1.5tn to GDP- NCC

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2017 0

As the Federal Government continues in its quest to diversify the nation’s economy, the country’s telecommunications sector is said to have contributed N1.549tn to the Gross Domestic Product in the second quarter of this year, representing 6.68 per cent increase from the first quarter’s figure of N1.452tn. The Executive Vice Chairman, the Nigerian Communications Commission

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FG to address challenges facing tier-two telecom providers

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2017 0

The Minister of Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu has said the federal government through the Ministry of Communications was willing to support and create enabling environment for the telecommunications industry to thrive. The Minister stated this yesterday when Tier Two (Broadband) Telecom Operators visited him in his office. He identified with the challenges the

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Nigeria urged to move faster, steadily on cyber security

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

The notion of cyber security and protection of privacy rights under the Nigerian cyber law has been described as a journey and not a destination. Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),Professor Umar Danbatta, made this assertion while contributing as a panelist at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference […]

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NITDA reassures of commitment to implement local content policy

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reassured its readiness to implement the national policy on local content, which was intended to transfer technology and develop local know-how. The Director General of NITDA, Dr. Isa Pantami told Journalists on the sideline during the StartUp Nigeria event in Lagos, where some startups in the country […]

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Telecom: Stakeholders urge FG to articulate policy on infrastructure deployment

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector have urged Federal Government to articulate a more business-friendly policy in order to attract other investors in the provision of telecommunications transmission infrastructure in the country to drive down the cost of such service. Although the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had licensed InfraCos in some

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Alpha1 Rides Trains Partners Ahead September Launch

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2017 0

Indigenous Ride Hailing Company, Alpa1 Rides, has commenced orientation of Driver-Partners to orientate them on the company’s high service delivery expectations; and listen to their views on what quality service should entail. The orientation cum induction, which started August 15 and expected to be a regular programme, took place at the Alpha1 Rides’ state-of- the-art

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CWG Founder, Austin Okere to Chair NITRA Q3 Forum

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2017 0

Leading stakeholders in the Banking, ICT and FinTech sectors of the Nigerian economy have given their support for the Third Quarter (Q3) of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) an umbrella body for journalist reporting information and communications technology in Nigeria holding in September in Lagos, South West Nigeria. A statement from the

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9mobile confirms network disruption

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2017 0

*Attributes it to data centre challenge Following complaints by 9mobile subscribers over poor and non-existing network services for about seven days in Lagos and environs, the Emerging Market Telecommunications Services Ltd.,(EMTS) trading as 9mobile, confirmed distruption to its services. The Vice President, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, 9mobile, Mr. Ibrahim Dikko

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9mobile subscribers in pain, threaten to dump network over torpid service

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2017 0

Telecoms subscribers on the 9mobile network are complaining about the services provided by the company since July this year, when it changed its name from Etisalat Nigeria. Most of its subscribers have taken to social media to vent their anger concerning the company’s terrible network, especially its data services. According to multiple online sources, the […]

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Airtel unveils ‘Unlimited Data’ plans to empower consumers

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2017 0

Airtel Nigeria, Wednesday, officially rolled out the Home Broadband Service, which allows customers to share data with colleagues, friends and family members with a promise that the new package will empower telecoms consumers to have access to unlimited internet service at reasonable cost. The new Airtel Home Broadband delivers superfast broadband service via data

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NCC unfolds mandatory Corporate Code of Governance for Telcos

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2017 0

Issues caveat of reward, sanction In order to entrench good corporate governance standards and practices in the telecommunications industry, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unfolded and ordered a mandatory compliance with the provisions of the Code of Corporate Governance for the Telecommunications sector at stakeholders’ sensitization workshop in Lagos,on