Unsolicited marketing: NCC to sanction 13 telecom operators
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said on Monday that it would sanction 13 telecommunications operators for failing to comply with the ‘2442 Do Not...
NCC says Nigeria’s VAS market set to hit $500m
The Nigerian Communications Commission on Friday said that the Value Added Service segment of the telecommunications industry would reach $500 million in the next...
MTN becomes first mobile operator in the world to test the Facebook-designed Voyager platform
MTN Group has become the first mobile operator in the world to deploy and test the open optical packet transport platform, known as Voyager,...
Glo expands 4GLTE to more locations
Globacom has said that its Glo 4G LTE service has continued to expand across the country with the connection of additional 16 locations.
According to...
MTN suspends Nigeria dividend payout amid allegation of illegal fund transfer
South African mobile phone operator MTN Group has suspended dividend payouts from its Nigerian unit, it said on Monday, amid allegations that it illegally...
$13.9bn illegal repatriation: MTN explains why it defied the law
The nation’s leading telecommunications company MTN, accused of illegally repatriating $13.9 billion from Nigeria, said in a statement on Friday that it failed to...
50% of world’s population still lack Internet access – Ericsson
A total of 55% of the world’s populations are still missing on the Internet access radar.
Ericsson, a Swedish technology firm, which disclosed this, while...
MTN denies paying bribe to reduce Nigerian fine
South Africa's MTN denied it paid a bribe to Nigerian officials to reduce its fine to 330 billion naira ($1.05 billion) as part of...
NCC discovers 41 illegal internet service providers
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has discovered 41 fake and unlicensed service providers operating in the country’s telecommunications landscape.
In its 2016 Q1 Compliance...
Telecom sector contributes 10% to GDP
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that the nation’s telecommunications sector has recorded its biggest addition to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in...
