Nigeria to conclude NIN-SIM linkage exercise by September 14 as 153m lines linked

By Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will conclude the SIM-NIN verification exercise by September 14, 2024. NCC in a statement, Wednesday, said the country has made significant progress in the Federal Government’s 2020 policy to link all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity Numbers (NINs). The Commission informed that to date,... Read More

Telecoms operators exchange 1,911 users as Lagos, 2 others get 23% subscribers

By Favour Unukaso DATA from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that in the first three months of 2024, mobile network operators (MNOs) exchanged 1, 911 subscribers through mobile number porting (MNP). NBS disclosed that MTN received 1,296 new users from other networks, while 136 customers left the Yhello network. 343 subscribers... 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 tasks telcos on clean energy, sees 5G drives high power consumption

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the advent of the Fifth-Generation (5G) network and its expansion in the country would drive increased energy consumption in the country.    Specifically, NCC said wireless service coverage requirement for 5G service will trigger high demand for data services, which will result in increased energy consumption for... Read More

Subscribers to use same code for credit recharge as operators hamonise shortcodes

TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators have commenced the hamonisation of shortcodes across all networks. The announcement, which was made, yesterday in Lagos by the umbrella body, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), said the hamonisation was pursuant to a regulatory modernisation initiative by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). ALTON Chairman and Head of Operations,... Read More

More Nigerians on national database as NIN issuance hits 95m

  By Staff Reporter MORE Nigerians have been identified and added to the national database as the figure of National Identification Number (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) rose to 95 million as of January 22. According to data obtained from the NIMC, the commission was able to enroll 21.3 million... Read More

Telcos want cost-based tariff in 2023 as broadband users hit 88.2m

By Favour Unukaso LATEST subscription statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have revealed an increase in broadband usage in the country. The statistics, the November 2022 edition, showed that Internet subscription via the narrow band increased slightly within the period under review by 171,375, while broadband usage garnered fresh 1.32 million subscribers, rising... Read More