NCC warns against sale, use of non-type approved devices

  THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned traders and other stakeholders about the negative consequences of selling and purchasing phones and telecommunications gadgets that are not type approved by the Commission. The certification of telecoms devices used in the telecom sector is one of the mandates of the NCC as enshrined in the... Read More

Telcos activate 3.6m new SIMs as NIMC issues 1.5m NINs

By Staff Reporter TELECOMS operators activated 3.6 million new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards in January. This subsequently pushed active telephone lines in the country from 222.5 million in December 2022 to 226 million a month after. With this new development, connected telephone lines in Nigeria are now 322 million and teledensity peaked at... Read More