Telcos deploy 2,800 sites to improve telephony service in 2025

By Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured Nigerians of improved telephony services in 2026, stressing that all hands are on deck to turn things around for the sector. NCC in a document, titled: “2026: Delivering Better Quality of Experience to the Nigerian Consumer,” and signed by the Executive Vice Chairman, Dr... Read More

NCC tasks operators on investments, corporate governance, avoidable outages

By Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it would hold telecoms operators accountable to ensure significant improvement in consumers’ experience. As such, NCC said it expected operators to invest deliberately in expansion, capacity and resilience; reduce avoidable outages while strengthening incident response plans and ensure transparent communication with consumers during service disruptions. The telecom... Read More

NCC gives operators 45 days to regularise shareholding structure

By Sola Ishola THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given telecommunications licensees 45 days to regularise more than 10 per cent unapproved changes in their shareholding. The directive, which was published on the Commission’s website on Monday, is in line with the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003, which stipulates that affected licensees should do the... Read More

PEBEC ranks NCC among top five best-performing govt agencies in 2025

 By Favour Unukaso THE Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has named the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) one of the top five best-performing Federal Government agencies for 2025 under the Transparency and Efficiency Category. The NCC was recognized alongside the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, which emerged overall best-performing agency; the National Drug... Read More

Telecom sector shows resilience, contributes 9.1% to Q3 GDP

By Favour Unukaso ​NIGERIA’s telecommunications sector has continued to demonstrate its vital role in the nation’s economy, contributing a substantial 9.1 per cent to the country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2025. This was up from 8.95 per cent in the same period of 2024. ​    According to the... Read More

Ogun records lowest telecom vandalization as telcos commend NSCDC

  By favour unukaso TELECOM operators have applauded the performance of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) for its exceptional performance in protecting telecommunications infrastructure across the state.      The telcos under the aegis, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and through the Chairman, Gbenga... Read More

NCC welcomes Olorunnimbe, others, assures on Nigeria’s digital economy drive

By Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has congratulated, Chairman-designate of the Commission’s Board, Idris Olorunnimbe, alongside other distinguished designate-Board members, as well as the designate-members of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) Board, on their appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This leadership team, as constituted by the President, comprises highly esteemed... Read More

Telcos alert FG to possible collapse of sector due to rise in vandalism

By Favour Unukaso TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators in Nigeria have alerted the Federal Government to possible collapse of the telecom sector owing to sudden rise in the vandalisation of industry infrastructure. Under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the operators expressed deep concern over the increasing wave of vandalisation and... Read More

Telcos agree to USSD End-User Billing system, commence migration today

By Favour Unukaso TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators have agreed to commence the End-User Billing (EUB) model for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services, and it takes effect from today, Wednesday, June 18, 2025.    The telcos under the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) made this known yesterday in a statement signed by the... Read More

NCC directs telcos to inform consumers about major outages 

By Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated telecom licensees in Nigeria to inform consumers of major service outages on their networks through media channels, stating the cause(s) of the service interruption, and the area(s) affected by the service interruption/outage, as well as the time that would be taken to restore service.... Read More