…Says operators engage in huge capital flight, tax evasion …Narrates how operators keep huge revenue offshore …Slams NCC for poor regulatory framework in tacking the menace Following a report by The Daily Times on International calls fraud, and how the operators across borders connived with the fraudsters to defraud innocent victims in Nigeria, a telecom […]
Four days to the sales of a giant telecom firm, a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday nullified the appointment of an interim board for Emerging Markets Telecommunications Service (EMTS). EMTS is the fourth largest telecommunications service operator in Nigeria and owners of Etisalat. Justice Ibrahim Buba, made the order based on the application […]
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has replied The Daily Times on its request for information on Etisalat’s $1.2billion loans; and requested for a seven- day extension of time to enable it to respond appropriately. The NCC’s letter, titled: “Re: Transfer of a Request Pursuant to Section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), 2011, […]
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 […]
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, […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has declared that porting activities within telecommunications service providers increased by 2,321 in February. NCC’s online report of “Incoming and Outgoing Porting Activities of Mobile Network Operators” for February disclosed this in Lagos. It said that by this increase, subscribers porting within the network had reached 21,831 from the 19,510 […]
Nigeria’s telecommunications networks lost 1,275,573 internet users in February, with MTN losing 714,700 subscribers, the highest. The NCC made the disclosure in its internet subscribers’ data for February. The publication indicated that internet users on both Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks dropped from 91,304,755 in January to […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have got reprieve for Etisalat on the loan default crisis facing the company. Director of Public Affairs of NCC Mr Tony Ojobo, said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos South west Nigeria said that the reprieve came following a meeting convened by […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and telecom regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been able to get reprieve for Mobile Network Operator, Etisalat after the meeting convened to find a quick resolution to the loan default crisis between the company and some banks. The meeting held at the CBN Office in Lagos, recently had […]
The soccer team of Asegun Comprehensive High School, Ibadan, Oyo State, has emerged champions of the Etisalat U-15 School Cup concluded at the weekend at Campos Mini Stadium, Lagos. The team defeated Fosla Academy of FCT, Abuja, by 3-2 on penalties after a pulsating 2-2 draw at regulation time. The match was watched by a […]
Etisalat Nigeria, the fourth entrant into the GSM market in Nigeria has promised to increase its involvement in local innovation that will further drive the telecoms sector. Public Relations Manager at Etisalat Nigeria, Chineze Amanfo, made the promise in Lagos at the quarterly seminar organised by the Nigeria Information and Communications Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA). […]
Chief Marketing Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, Francesco Angelone has expressed satisfaction with the level of the competition as well as the passion displayed by the teams at the just concluded Etisalat U-15 School Cup. Angelone told Extra Time that: “37 Secondary schools began with us at the preliminaries last year and eight regional teams emerged for […]
Etisalat Nigeria, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, recently launched a state-of-the-art experience centre popularly called “Cliqhub” on the campus grounds of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Cliqhub is a full-fledged Etisalat Experience Centre located in major Nigerian Universities to serve as a youthful touch point for the university community to enjoy Etisalat services in close […]
South African writer, Songeziwe Mahlangu emerged winner of the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature at a grand event held in Lagos in recently. This marks the 2nd year of Africa’s most prestigious literary prize. The 29-year-old, who was presented with a cash prize of £15,000, clinched the number one slot for his book Penumbra, ahead […]