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FEC approves N1.8bn for regulatory systems to checkmate criminals in telecoms sector

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*Okays N965.9m for NCoS to purchase 49 vehicles The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N1.8 billion for the deployment of regulatory systems in the Nigerian Telecommunications industry to tackle criminal activities. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, told State House correspondents in Abuja that it was the outcome of the
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NCC qualifies new firm for 5G Spectrum auction

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The Nigerian Communications Commission has announced that three telecommunications firms have qualified for its 5G Spectrum auction. This was announced in a statement released on Thursday by the commission. The companies include MTN Nigeria Plc, Airtel Networks Limited, and a new firm, Mafab Communications Limited. The three qualified bidders met NCC’s criteria for the
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Keep faith alive, Glo charges labour on May Day

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Total telecommunications solutions provider, Globacom has urged Nigerian workers to regard this year’s May Day celebration as a time to reaffirm their faith in the creator to see them through as the entire world confronts the coronavirus pandemic. The company in a goodwill message issued on this year’s May Day celebration admonished that, though the […]
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NCC remits N51.3bn to FG in 3 months

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Ladesope Ladelokun The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday said it has remitted a total sum of N51.3 billion to the federal government’s Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in the first quarter of 2019. The commission in a statement, obtained yesterday stated that the remittance is in compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007 (FRA […]
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NLC pickets MTN offices nationwide over anti-labour laws

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*Allegation baseless, unfounded- Telecoms firm Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have picketed offices of leading telecommunications firm, MTN, nationwide over alleged non-compliance to labour laws. The NLC officials picketed MTN offices in various parts of the country: Kano, Akwa Ibom, Ilorin and Enugu, alleging non-compliance to labour laws and the refusal of
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Glo makes list of favourite African brands

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Nigeria’s foremost telecommunications company, Globacom, has been listed as the fourth most admired African brand. This is contained in the current edition of African Business magazine, which published the result of the 2017/2018 Most Admired Brands survey conducted by Brand Africa. The survey was conducted in the two categories of unprompted and prompted. The unprompted
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Glo sponsored CNN African Voices pushes artistic boundaries

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National Telecommunications Company, Globacom says this week’s edition of CNN African Voices will showcase exemplary performances of two artists and one photographer who are making waves across the continent and beyond. In a press statement released in Lagos on Friday, the company disclosed that the new edition would feature Johanesburg based Tumelo Mosaka, Gala Yousif
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9mobile: Court sacks interim board

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…as investor warns Glo, Airtel, others The Federal High Court, Ikoyi has nullified the Ex Parte Order earlier issued on 3rd July 2017 approving the appointment of an Interim Board for Emerging Markets Telecommunications Service (EMTS), now 9mobile. The company is the fourth largest telecommunications service operator in Nigeria. Document obtained by DAILY POST shows
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NCC moves against illegal operators

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned against illegal telecommunications’ operators. The commission, headed by Executive Vice Chairman, Professor Umar Danbatta, also said it has clamped down on three illegal operators in Lagos, vowing to sustain the operations across the country. The Principal Manager, NCC’s Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement
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Internet users hit 93 million in September – NCC

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) announced that subscribers browsing the internet through its network increased to 93 million in September from 92.1 million the previous month. The telecommunications industry regulator made the disclosure in its monthly internet subscribers’ data on its website. The commission said the data showed a marginal increase of 815,764
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1.7m subscribers lost by telecoms operators in March

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that telecommunication operators lost 1,653,286 subscribers in March. The telecommunications industry regulator made this known in its Monthly Subscriber/Operator Data released on Friday in Lagos. It said that the active telecommunications service customers, which was 154,120,484 in February, declined to 152,467,198 in