Telecommunication
NCC directs telcos to disconnect Fidelity, UBA, FCMB, Zenith, JAIZ, others from USSD platform
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunications companies (telcos) to disconnect the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) codes assigned...
US, Nigeria sign $2 million grant to expand fiber optic infrastructure by 90,000 km
The governments of the United States (U.S.) and Nigerian governments have signed a $2,095,000 grant to assess the feasibility of...
Ericsson enhances 5G portfolio with generative AI-based Netcloud Assistant
Ericsson, a multinational telecommunications company, says it has enhanced its enterprise 5G portfolio with the launch of its generative Artificial...
Nigeria has lowest data costs in West Africa — ITU
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) says Nigeria stands out globally for its affordable mobile data costs. The ITU said this...
Telecom tariffs increase will not be by 100% – Minister
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani says telecom tariffs will soon increase but not by...
ATCON to NCC: Take call for tariff increase serious
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has reiterated its plea to the telecommunications industry regulators to consider increasing...
Telecom subscribers rejects alleged tariff hike, urges NCC to nullify
The National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) has rejected the alleged Telecoms tariff hike and called on the Nigerian Communications...
NCC approves disconnection of ETL from MTN over interconnect charges debt
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Ltd. from MTN Nigeria network due to the...
Telecoms main driver of SME growth, jobs creation – NCC
The telecoms sector, driven by the NCC’s visionary leadership, has emerged as a critical contributor to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product...
NCC tasks operators on quality of service, tariff simplification
Nigerian telecom operators must ensure that tariff simplification does not impede the quality of telephony services in the country, the...