Global tech giant Google Inc. and other telecom company such MTN, Airtel and MainOne, are set to lay out strategies to deepen insurance penetration in Nigeria with the use of Information and Communications tools, at an E-Insurance Conference scheduled to hold on March 23, at Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos. The conference with the theme […]
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Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) said it had written to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make foreign exchange available to the telecoms operating companies in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta disclosed this Monday in Abuja during an interactive session on Quality of Service delivery which NCC management […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has read the riot act to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) over the poor quality of service recorded on their networks, saying the downward trend cannot be allowed to continue. A source privy to the development revealed that the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta handed down the warning […]
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Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator MTN Group swung to its first annual loss in two decades on Thursday, hit by a regulatory fine in Nigeria and unfavourable currency moves but its shares soared after it kept a dividend. MTN agreed to pay a fine of 330 billion naira ($1.1 billion), reduced from $5.2 billion, in […]
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The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has urged MTN Nigeria to list its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, describing it as important for the company. MTN, which is Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator, had said it aimed to list its Nigerian unit on the local bourse but has given no date. “I want to […]
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Key stakeholders in the insurance and the Information Communication Technology industries would converge in Lagos on March 23, this year to discuss how to further use Information Communication Technology (ICT) to deepen insurance penetration in Nigeria. The conference being organised by Pinet Informatics Limited in collaboration with major stakeholders in the two industries is tagged […]
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With the economic crisis in the country hitting businesses hard, telecommunication firms are opting for drastic measures to boost revenue, OZIOMA UBABUKOH writes Telecoms companies in the country are hoping to address concerns over revenue loss from international calls and hit a revenue target of N20tn by blocking subscribers from accessing Skype and other Over-the-Top […]
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Airtel Nigeria subscribers are in for exciting times as the telecommunication service provider partners with Africa’s foremost music media brand, TRACE, to launch a first of its kind ‘free to browse’ video streaming and download platform, ‘TRACE Plus,’ offering consumers unfettered access to exclusive video content. With TRACE Plus, Airtel Nigeria subscribers will be able […]
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Bothered by the seemingly dearth of data and inappropriate data management which has hitherto bedeviled developmental planning in Nigeria and Africa, Indian-based think tank, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), has partnered with the Lagos State University, School of Communication (LASUSOC), on Data Development and Management. Against this backdrop, the university and the CSE […]
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Airtel Nigeria is to thrill users with ‘Data is Life’. This thematic Airtel Nigeria Campaign #DataisLife. The campaign, which is already creating buzz across key digital platforms, demonstrates the company’s positioning as Nigeria’s network of choice for mobile Internet and data services. The TVC featuring multi-talented singer and actor, Gabriel Afolayan, tells the story […]
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