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PTAD adds 9,125 NITEL/MTEL retirees on monthly payroll

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2018 0

The Pensions Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has added 9,125 ex-workers of the NITEL/MTEL to the monthly pension payroll after twenty five years of uncertainty post-privatisation of the firm. PTAD Executive Secretary, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, who stated this at the weekend, added that

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PTAD commences verification of NITEL, MTEL pensioners at Enugu

Ihesiulo Grace 18 January 2018 0

Over 22, 000 ex-employees involved The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has commenced the verification of over 22,000 employees of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its mobile arm MTEL with the aim of paying them their pension arrears. The Executive Secretary of PTAD, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor, disclosed this in Enugu, while declaring open the

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PTAD: Verification of NITEL, Mtel pensioners begins

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2018 0

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has started the verification of more than over 20,000 pensioners of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL). The pensioners on the platform of under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), also included those of NITEL’s mobile subsidiary, MTEL. According to NAN, the exercise started on Monday in Enugu, Lagos and Port

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IT Stakeholders Express Reservation on NATCOM Ability to Revive NITEL

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2015 0

Stakeholders in the country’s telecommunications industry have expressed their reservation on the ability of NATCOM the new owners of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its subsidiary Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTEL) to revive the distressed national carrier. This is coming as fallout of the recent approval given by the federal government to hand over

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FG Hands over NITEL/ MTEL to New Owners

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2015 0

The liquidated assets of Nigerian Telecommunications Plc (NITEL) and Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTEL) have been formally handed over to new private sector owners in Abuja Tuesday. Vice President Sambo stated during the formal handover ceremony that Nigeria would not attain the desired economic growth without adequate reforms and liberalisation of the

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FG Hands Over NITEL To Core Investor

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

After fourteen years and five failed attempts to sell the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited, the Federal Government on Tuesday finally handed over the beleaguered first national telecommunications company to new core investor, NATCOM Consortium. At a ceremony attended by notable persons in the privatisation circle, the Bureau of Public Enterprises handed over instruments

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National Broadband Council Approves Cable Landing Points in Four Coastal States

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

The National Broadband Council led by the Minister Of Communications Technology, Dr Omobola Johnson, have approved the building of fibre optic cable landing points in four coastal states to be funded by the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) which will assist in widespread diffusion of high capacity internet bandwidths around the country. The Federal Government […]

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Telecom: Declaring National Infrastructure Emergency

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2015 0

Oluwakemi Babatunde is a fish trader based in Epe, a small town about 40 Kilometers from mainland Lagos. She’s been in the fish trade for ages, having learnt the ropes from her mother who was also a fish trader, with clients in diverse places that include Lekki and Ajah in Lagos. Babatunde says that today, […]