By Favour Unukaso THE protracted Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt imbroglio between the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and telecommunications operators appeared to have been totally resolved. This was confirmed by Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, Thursday, when he featured on AriseTV to speak on the firm’s first quarter 2025 result,...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso DEPOSIT Money Banks (DMBs) will from today, May 1, begin to charge N6 instead of N4 for SMS transaction done on customers’ account. Leading the charge, yesterday in a notice to its teeming customers, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) attributed the adjustment to a recent upward review in telecommunication rates by service...
Read MoreABOUT 1000 youths across Ogun state have been equipped with information and communications technology (ICT) skills to thrive in the digital economy. The training, which is organised by the senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Olamilekan, was in partnership with New Horizons Nigeria and targeted at ensuring that 1,000 youths are equipped with IT...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso MTN Nigeria has declared a profit after tax of N133.7 billion ($102.85 million) for the first quarter of 2025. The profit is the first in the last two years since 2023. In the unaudited Q1 2025 results, MTN showed a significant rebound from the ₦392.7 billion ($302.08 million) loss recorded...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators have committed about $1 billion to the procurement of equipment to boost telephony service in Nigeria. This was revealed by the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida in Lagos, Tuesday, at a Colloquium on a Legislative Agenda: The Nigerian Communications Act 2003 with the...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso TELECOM subscribers will soon be paying for the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) with deductions from their airtime. Findings showed that talks are currently at advanced stages between the deposit money banks (DMBs) and telecommunications operators to introduce an end-user billing system. End-user billing refers to a...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso SOME 783 mobile operators in over 200 countries are on the journey to complete the deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) network. This is even as 326 5G networks are currently life across the globe, according to the Global System for Mobile telecommunications Association (GSMA). The telecoms advocacy body also noted...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso TELECOMMUNICATIONS firm, MTN is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Pascal Gabriel Dozie, its founding Chairman. MTN extended its heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing and working with him. In a statement Tuesday by the management, the telecoms firm described Dozie as...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso GOING forward, telephone subscribers will be made to lose unused credit on their telephone lines after prolonged inactivity. This is according to a proposed framework, which was subjected to discussions on Tuesday. Subscribers have within 12 months to claim every unused airtime, or they risk losing it. Indeed, at the virtual...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso The female folks, again, been tasked on technology adoption and development in the country for their competitiveness. This has become very important as technology continues to evolve and fast widening the gap between male and female. In this vein, a federal lawmaker, Kafilat Ogbara, has initiated a comprehensive information and communication technology (ICT) training programme...
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