By Favour Unukaso TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators may have actually begun the implementation of the Federal Government approved 50 per cent tariff hike as subscribers, especially on MTN network, woke up Tuesday to see that the price of its data subscriptions has gone up. This tariff hike came a bit earlier, as the telecoms operators had planned […]
Read MoreBy Toby Prince IN the heart of Nigeria’s digital economy, a story of patriotism and resilience unfolds. The telecommunications sector, a driving force behind the country’s growth, has been facing unprecedented challenges. Despite its significant contributions to Nigeria’s social and economic development, the sector has been struggling to keep up with the rising costs of […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso NIGERIA ended year 2024 with 164.9 million active telecommunications subscribers. This is according to December 2024 subscription statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The last data for 2024. Though the figure was 224.7 million in December 2023, however, the NIN-SIM audit helped to filter the system and by September […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso DESPITE mounting opposition against the recently approved 50 per cent tariff hike for telephony services in Nigeria, the GSM Association (GSMA) has informed that the hike has the potential to unlock more than $150 million in additional mobile network investment and expand 4G coverage to 94 per cent covering nine million new […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has renewed MTN Nigeria’s 800MHz Spectrum band licence. The approval for the renewal of MTN Nigeria’s first 800MHz Spectrum band licence (Channel 1) for an additional 10 years, is effective from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2034. This was contained in a notice MTN issued at […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso DESPITE mounting opposition against the Federal Government approved 50 per cent telephony services tariff hike, telecommunications companies have said the percentage approved is not sufficient enough to help in reducing the challenges the sector is facing. The operators under the aegis of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) stressed that […]
Read MoreBy Alaba Edward AS parts of move to advance the course of artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa, the first AI Nigeria-focused University is set to be established in Epe, Lagos. The varsity aims to transform the continent into a global hub for technological innovation, addressing unemployment by equipping Nigerian youths with cutting-edge skills in […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso ELECTRONIC commerce (eCommerce) web application platform, Market Buddy has formally debuted in Nigeria with focus on connecting buyers to sellers. MarketBuddy provides three types of services including sale of goods/items and services from vendors and an auction module. The platform is a one-stop location for goods, services and bidding. Conceived about four […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, Wednesday, hinted that the tariff hike to be approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) should be between 30 and 60 per cent threshold. Tijani said the ministry would not approve a 100 per cent hike, stressing that it […]
Read MoreBy Sola Balogun TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators in Nigeria earned N5.3 trillion in revenue from their service offerings in the country in 2023. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which revealed this in the 2023 year-end performance report, titled: ‘2023 Subscriber/Network Performance Report,’ released yesterday, listed the operators to include the GSM players, which earned N4 trillion; Fixed […]
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