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Pay TV Revolution: Nigerians To Save N9.34tr From Subscriptions

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2017 0

It has been estimated that about 29 million households may be free from the yoke of pay television monthly subscriptions when the Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) finally activates 34 other states in the country with its digital switch over. This means that most households, which

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Zenith helps 9Mobile out

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2017 0

Zenith Bank says it has made a provision of 30 percent on its loan to 9mobile, the country’s fourth largest telecoms company. “We have taken about 30 percent … as a provision which we believe is very prudent as the company is undergoing restructuring to prepare for a new investor,” the bank’s Chief Executive Officer, […]

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Lagos decommissions over 95 illegal installed telecom masts

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2017 0

In order to halt the incessant building collapse and other structures in Lagos State, the State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMIRA) has decommissioned over 95 telecommunications’ masts and towers across the state. The agency said it has also identified 20 others for decommissioning over illegal installation and non-compliant to regulatory standards.

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Truecaller integrates video calling capability with Google Duo

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2017 0

Truecaller has announced the expansion of its feature set through integration with Google Duo, thereby allowing users to make video calls directly through the Truecaller app on Android and iOS platforms. The new feature will now make high quality video calling available to its 250 million plus users globally. This update enables users to launch […]

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Six things to expect from Google’s N13, 000 smartphone

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2017 0

Chief Executive Officer of the global digital giant, Sundar Pitchai during its Google for Nigeria engagement held on Thursday July 27th 2017, had announced the company’s plans to launch an affordable mobile devicefor the Nigerian market. Produced by Japanese smartphone brand Freetel, the ICE 2 smartphone will go on sale for N13, 000 (about $40). […]

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NCC stops Globacom’s offer of free data day promo

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2017 0

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has asked Globacom, Nigeria’s plans to stop its offer of free data to all its subscribers on Friday, August 11, 2017. The NCC said it took the decision because of the telecom provider’s failure to adhere to promotion guideline approved by the regulator. This was contained in a letter signed by […]

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MTN Returns To Profitability

Ihesiulo Grace 3 August 2017 0

After a bad year struggling to pay off fine imposed on it by the Nigerian government for failing to cut off unregistered sim cards, MTN Group has swung back to profit. The penalty for missing a deadline to cut off unregistered SIM cards followed a series of clashes with regulators that exposed governance issues, threatening […]

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Airtel unveils home broadband service to deepen internet connectivity

Ihesiulo Grace 31 July 2017 0

Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has unveiled its Home Broadband Service in line with its commitment to deepen Internet connectivity as well as empower telecoms consumers to share data with a number of people without worrying about cost and other limitations. The new Airtel Home Broadband delivers superfast broadband service via data terminals

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Google Visits Nigeria With Basket Of Promises

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2017 0

Google plans to provide $3 million which translates to about 905 million Naira in equity-free funding Search engine giant, Google has officially visited the most popular black nation on earth. With internet penetration ballooning every month – 91 million users as at June, the world’s second most profitable company could no longer keep its feet […]

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CBN confirms report on sale of 9mobile to bidders

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2017 0

*NCC okays 9mobile The Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has confirmed Daily Times report that advisers had been appointed to manage the sale of 9mobile, which is the fourth-largest mobile operator in the country. Emefiele made this position known while fielding questions from journalists after briefing them on the outcome of the meeting […]

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Nigeria plans establishment of Council to regulate social media use in country

Ihesiulo Grace 25 July 2017 0

The National Council on Information (NCI) has recommended the “setting up of a Council to regulate the use of social media in Nigeria”. The recommendation is contained in a communique issued at the end of Extraordinary Meeting of NCI on Hate Speeches, Fake News and National Unity held on Friday in Jos. In the communique […]

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Glo makes recharge easier, launches Sharp Sharp E-Top up

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2017 0

Getting recharge vouchers has been made easier with the launch of Sharp Sharp E Top Up by telecommunications giant, Globacom. Also launched were integrated self-care & entertainment app, Glo Café. The Sharp Sharp E Top Up, Globacom said, gives subscribers eight times more credit whenever the vouchers are bought through electronic platforms. The offer is […]

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NCC approves 9Mobile as telco unveils new identity

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2017 0

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved Etisalat Nigeria’s name change after its Middle East parent pulled out following regulatory intervention to save the local company from collapse due to debt, according to 9Mobile. NCC has been notified of the new name, 9mobile, the company said, adding that Etisalat Nigeria had started the process of rebranding.

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Omobola Johnson, Chairperson of Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2017 0

Former Minister of Communications Technology, Dr. Omobola Johnson has called for more investments in Information and Communication Technology infrastructure in order to strengthen greater connectivity in Nigeria. Johnson, who is currently the Chairperson of Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) in Nigeria, made the call in an appeal to the Nigerian Communications

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NCC reassures subscribers of quality of service via KPIs

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2017 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has again assured telecommunications subscribers across Nigeria of quality of service using the extant key performance indicators (KPIs). The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta gave the assurance during the National Stakeholders’ Conference on Public Service Delivery in Nigeria, held at the Arewa

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Technology: Nigeria, Iran to partner

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2017 0

The Nigerian Government and its Iranian counterpart have expressed their readiness to strengthen partnership, especially in the area of technology. Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, and the Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Morteza Zarchi, made the commitment when Zarchi paid a courtesy visit recently to minister in Abuja. Onu noted that both […]

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Nigeria, others to account for half SSA’s 115 new mobile subscribers by 2020

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2017 0

As the telecom industry continues to expand and build their subscribers base, the GSMA in its new report titled, ‘The Mobile Economy: Sub-Saharan Africa 2017,’ has said that Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is among four countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) that will account for half of the 115 million new subscribers expected in Sub-Saharan […]

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“Give Us Phone Services!”, 19 Communities In Edo Cry Out

Ihesiulo Grace 18 July 2017 0

Residents of 19 communities in Edo State are asking telecommunication companies to give them phone services to enable them connect with the world. Nineteen communities in Edo State lack phone services, and one will wonder what life will be like in those communities without internet at this time. They previously had epileptic network, but that […]

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How social media, OTT, erodes revenue of legacy telecoms

Ihesiulo Grace 18 July 2017 0

There has been hues and cry about the activities of the Social media Over the Top (OTT) from the telecom operators, as they are said to erode the revenue of legacy telecoms’ operators in the country. This is equally a fall out from the challenges which telecoms’ operators have been facing ranging from declining subscriber […]

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ICT varsities take off in September this year

Ihesiulo Grace 7 July 2017 0

Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu said that the proposed Information and Communications Technology (ICT) universities will take off by September. The minister disclosed this in Lagos while declaring open the 2017 edition of West Africa’s yearly technology conference and exhibition, known as TechPlus. Shittu stated that the universities, which are six, will start