The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every sector of the economy. Banking, oil and gas, tourism, telecommunication, education, energy, even the film, entertainment and media industries have been directly or indirectly affected by the pandemic. Prior to this global health challenge, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that cinemas in Nigeria earned over N3 billion […]
Nigeria’s telecommunication company, MTN, lost a record of 667,245 internet subscribers in just one month, the latest data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed. According to the data obtained from the regulator, MTN’s total internet subscribers stood at 52.2 million in July 2019 while the number dropped to 51.6 million in August. […]
…Excitements as operators laud exercise Teleology Holdings Limited, the preferred bidder for the acquisition of one of the leading telecommunication firms, 9mobile, has beaten deadline for ownership of the firm with the payment of $251million into Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) escrow account, pending receipt of ‘‘no objection from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).’’ A […]
A Deputy Director in Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), Mr Philips Eretan, says that the radiation from telecommunication mast has no harmful effect on human health. Eretan said this during a consumer outreach programme on Thursday in Bauchi. He said that the World health Organization(WHO) had confirmed the harmless effect of the mast. “Some communities chase […]
The poor performance of the telecommunication networks in the country has come to the fore again. At the recent 81st telecoms consumers parliament organisation organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in Lagos, participants deplored the dismal performance of the telecommunication networks in recent time. Participants implored telecommunications consumers to demand for compensation from the […]
A new KPMG report has disclosed that following the reported coming out of recession by Nigeria, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Telecommunication, Media & Technology and Oil & Gas sectors are the most sort after sectors by foreign investors, saying these sector accounted for about 80 per cent of recent inbound investments into the country. The […]
An expert in the telecommunication industry has described the working environment for service providers in the country as harsh and the bane of limiting upgrades and expansion. Gbenga Adebayo, an engineer, and Chairman Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) made this assertion in reaction to a complaint by a telecom consumer in Ogun […]
Following provision made in the 2017 budget, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will extend telecommunications services to additional 40 million Nigerians across the country this year. Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of NCC, disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja recently, adding that the commission had conducted a survey, which identified about 200 communities nationwide […]