Telcos push for increase in calls, data tariff
Telecom operators in Nigeria have renewed their plea for an upward review of call and data tariffs, citing financial challenges in maintaining their business...
Senior telecom staff threatens indefinite strike from April 4
The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has threatened to begin an indefinite strike on April 4.The union announced this in...
Cable cut: Telcos promise 100% voice, data service today
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria has announced that voice and data services affected by the cut in the undersea fibre optics...
Undersea cable cuts: Operators working to restore connectivity – NCC
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that a series of submarine cable cuts have led to internet outages for several African internet service...
Telecoms registered 224.7% active voice subscribers in Q4 2023
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 224,713,710 active voice subscribers were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023.According to NBS, this shows an...
NCC wants states to cut telecom taxes
The Nigerian Communications Commission has appealed to states and local government councils across the country to cut taxes imposed on telecom companies, asserting that...
Nigeria’s telephone penetration drops as NCC reviews metrics
Nigeria’s telephone penetration fell in November, the Nigerian Communications Commission has disclosed.This is as the commission adjusted its statistical indicators to reflect new population...
Telcos spending on diesel rises by 35%, hits N429bn in 2023
The cost of powering Nigeria’s communications network rose by 34.57 per cent to N429.43bn in 2023 as diesel prices soared.In 2023, telecommunication companies spent...
NCC directs telcos to resolve debt dispute
Globacom subscribers will still be able to call MTN lines for another 21 days, the Nigerian Communications Commission has disclosed.This is as the commission...
NIN-SIM linkage: Subscribers complain of barred phone lines
Some telecommunications subscribers on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the barring of their lines by telcos despite having linked their National Identification Numbers with their...
