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NewsNigeriaTelecommunication“Declare a State of Emergency in Telecom Sector,” Dr Uche Nworah Urges FG

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 14, 2024

Dr. Uche Nworah, a renowned media and communication expert, has urged the federal government to declare a state of emergency in Nigeria’s telecom sector to prevent its imminent collapse. Nworah, who spent six years working in one of the three major telecom companies in Nigeria, agrees that the sector faces numerous challenges, including: Inability to invest in equipment and infrastructure due to high naira-to-dollar rates and stagnant data and voice call rates. Other significant challenges...

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NewsNigeriaTelecommunicationMTN Nigeria Shut Down Offices Nationwide

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 30, 2024

Nigerian Communications Commission directs all mobile service operators to reactivate all disconnected. MTN Nigeria on Tuesday morning announced that it had shut all its stores and service centres across Nigeria. This comes after an outrage by some of its subscribers across the country after the network provider barred their lines on Sunday. In a statement via X, MTN Nigeria Support said: “Yello customer, please be informed that our shops nationwide will be closed today, 30th July...

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NewsNigeriaTelecommunicationNCC to block phone subscribers yet to link their National Identification Numbers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 28, 2024

The Executive Vice Chairman Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Aminu Maida has instructed telecommunications service providers to block subscribers who have not linked their phone numbers to their National Identification Numbers (NIN) by February 28, 2024. Ruben Mouka, the Director of Public Affairs of the commission said the Executive Vice Chairman gave the directive during the 45th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Wednesday. Maida emphasized the importance of national security, insisted that telecom consumers link their...

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NewsNigeriaTelecommunicationMTN To Disconnect Globacom From Its Network

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 8, 2024

MTN has received approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to partially disconnect Globacom (Glo) from its network due to unpaid interconnect charges. In a document titled ‘Pre-Disconnection Notice’ on Monday by Reuben Muoka, the NCC’s Director of Public Affairs said the decision was due to the failure of Glo to settle its outstanding debts despite repeated attempts at resolution. According to the document, the partial disconnection shows that Globacom subscribers will only receive calls...

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NewsNigeriaTelecommunicationNCC approves harmonised short codes, sets May 17 for mobile networks migration

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 14, 2023

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised short codes (HSC) for providing certain services to telecom consumers in Nigeria in line with its consumer-centric approach to telecoms regulation, The Commission has set a deadline of May 17, 2023, for all mobile networks to fully migrate from hitherto diverse short codes to the harmonised codes. The use of harmonised short codes is aimed at achieving uniformity...

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BusinessTelecommunicationGlo Unveils Tobi Amusan As Brand Ambassador

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 30, 2022

LAGOS — Nigerian multinational telecommunications company, Globacom Limited, has unveiled Tobi Amusan as its newest brand ambassador. The event took place at the Mike Adenuga Towers on Thursday in Lagos. Amusan is the current world, commonwealth, and African champion in the 100m hurdles. Speaking at the unveiling, Amusan expressed delight at joining the likes of Anthony Joshua and Mikel Obi, among others as a global ambassador of the telecommunications giant, promising to be a worthy...

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BusinessTelecommunicationAirtel’s SmartCash to Revolutionise Financial Services – CEO

PilotnewsMay 19, 2022

LAGOS — SmartCash Payment Service Bank Ltd., (SmartCash PSB) will revolutionise the financial services landscape as it becomes operational in the country, says Airtel Africa. Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, the Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Africa made this known in a statement made available to Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Thursday in Lagos. Ogunsanya said that the services would initially be available at selected retail touch-points, while the operations would be expanded gradually across the country...

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BusinessInvestingTelecommunicationGoogle Announces $4m Black Founders Fund for 60 Start-ups Across Africa

PilotnewsMay 17, 2022

Google on Tuesday said that 60 eligible  black-founded  start-ups  would receive  a total of four million dollars  in the second  cohort  of Google  for Start-up  Black Founders Fund  (BFF) Mr. Folarin Aiyegbusi, Google’s Head of Start-up Ecosystem, Africa,  made this known in a statement announcing the opening of applications for Google for Start-up Black Founders Fund for Africa. Aiyegbusi said that following the success of the first cohort in 2021, Google increased its commitment in 2022 with additional...

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BusinessNewsTelecommunicationGoogle Launches Built-in Virtual Credit Cards For Chrome

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 12, 2022

Google has launched an autofill system called Virtual Card Numbers on its Chrome browser, which will let users hide their credit or debit card numbers while making purchases on the web. Google made the announcement on Wednesday at its annual developer conference. According to the company, the virtual card is for online purchases, adding that the card keeps the user’s ‘real’ card information hidden thereby protecting the user from fraud. “When you use autofill to...

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BusinessTelecommunicationNigerian Communications Commission Approves 1,843 Phone Brands For Nigerian Market

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 27, 2022

ABUJA — The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved 1,843 phone brands for the Nigerian market. The new approvals represent a total increase of 351, from the 1,492 phones approved in 2020 by the regulator. The telecommunications regulator disclosed this in its ‘Type Approval’ regulation published on Tuesday. “The mobile handsets approved have been tested and found to meet the applicable Type Approval standards required to allow them to be sold to consumers and operated...

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