Telecoms operators register 301m SIMs as subscribers exchange 25.9b SMS

By Favour Unukaso  THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that in line with the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card registration exercise mandated by it, mobile operators as of December 2022 had registered 301,283,030 subscribers in the country.      Specifically, NCC said MTN had registered 123.5 million; Globacom, 65.4 million; Airtel, 64.8 million; 9mobile, 46.1... Read More

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

NCC advises businesses to embrace disruptive technologies

  THE Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has advised businesses to adjust to the potential of disruptive technologies, which have been adopted across the globe for enhanced productivity and sustainability. He told industry leaders and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovators, who gathered at the 2023... Read More

Telecoms operators record 22.3% revenue growth

By Favour Unukaso Airtel and MTN Nigeria grew their service revenues by an average of 22.3 per cent in their 2023 half-year (H1) operations. Specifically, Airtel said its mobile services revenue in Nigeria was up by 23 per cent, while MTN recorded 21.6 per cent to N1.2 trillion. According to MTN in its unaudited... Read More

MVNOs get one year to roll out service as 5G sees 60,000 subscriptions in Nigeria

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the newly licensed Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) have to roll out service within a year of completing negotiations with the mobile network operators (MNOs) in the country.    NCC, which said it has licensed 26 operators to carry out MVNO operations in Nigeria, noted that more... Read More

Telecoms sector mulls data protection regulation as defaulters risk N10m fine

  By Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is close to introducing data regulation for the telecommunications sector.    Though, currently at a draft stage, NCC said the regulation would provide a regulatory framework for the protection and privacy of data in the Nigerian Communications Sector.    In the 25-page document, titled, ‘Data... Read More

ALTON hails Danbatta’s leadership as new revenue system beckons

  By Favour Unukaso THE Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) leadership for the sector’s growth. ALTON Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, who praised the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, commended the commission’s commitment to quality regulation. He attributed the... Read More

NCC canvasses measures against N12.5b telecoms-linked financial crimes losses 

  Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for stricter measures against rising telecommunications-linked financial crimes.     NCC therefore, directed telecoms operators to improve on the security architecture of their networks to block unwarranted access.     The commission decried that on a daily basis, Nigerians are losing their hard-earned money to fraudsters, who are... Read More

Danbatta woos investors at GITEX Africa on Nigeria’s broadband future

  Favour Unukaso THE Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has invited international telecoms companies and potential investors to take advantage of the opportunities presented by Nigeria’s population of over 200 million people to invest in the industry, especially in infrastructure provisioning for broadband. Danbatta, who spoke... Read More

More Nigerians to get 5G service as Airtel begins rollout

BARRING any unforeseen circumstances, telecommunications firm, Airtel is set to roll out its Fifth-Generation (5G) network services between now and next week.    With the planned launch, more Nigerians will soon have access to 5G services in the country.    The telecoms operator promises its subscribers speeds up to 100 times faster than 4G, ultra-low latency... Read More