Shareholders of 9Mobile have cautioned the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission and others involved in an ongoing negotiation to sell the telecommunication firm not to proceed with the transaction in view of a pending case before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The shareholders – Afdin Ventures Limited and Dirbia Nigeria Limited […]
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Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) have met to review the outcome of the report of the joint committee set up early in the year on electronic transmission and collation of results. Prof. Umar Danbatta , Executive Vice-Chairman, NCC, after the meeting with the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday, described […]
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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Umar Danbatta, Thursday said the commission was worried that telecom companies, including the licensed Infrastructure Companies, InfraCos are not taking up the ₦3 billion annual subsidy funds it budgeted for those who would deploy services in the 200 access gap areas in the country. This […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says active mobile telephone lines in Nigeria have increased to 162.30 million in June. NCC said in the monthly Subscribers Operator Data posted on its website on Tuesday that the mobile lines figure at the end of June was 162.30, adding that it rose from 162.07 million recorded in May. […]
Read More Indications have emerged that the Nigerian Communications Commission is in the final stages of reviewing the deal that will see investment firm, Teleology Holdings, take over 9mobile. Teleology was picked as the preferred bidder for 9mobile in February, following a bid process arranged by Barclays Africa after a debt default forced the telecom firm’s lenders […]
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The Federal Government has set up a committee to review the nation’s broadband policy and come up with a new one that will help to realise the yearnings of Nigerians for efficient broadband services. The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, disclosed this at a meeting of the Alliance for Affordable Internet in Abuja on […]
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Airtel and 9mobile, mobile network operators in the country, have opposed the transfer of an 800MHz from Visafone Communications to MTN Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja on Monday at a public inquiry organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), representatives of the operators said transferring the spectrum to MTN could result in a monopoly. Chidozie Arinze, […]
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The Nigeria Governors’ on Wednesday night met in Abuja to discuss issues of minimum wage, insecurity and other matters of interests for the development of the country in Forum. While the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is proposing a minimum wage of N65,000 for workers, the governors have been insisting on the staggering of the implementation […]
Read More The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday halted moves by South African mobile giant MTN to acquire the only surviving Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operator, Visafone. It said the acquisition cannot be done without a public inquiry to enable stakeholders determine the future of Visafone in the overall interest of the industry. The regulator’s stance […]
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Telecoms industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said as a demonstration of its desire to encourage the development of innovation, it has given ₦50 million to members of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE) and various universities to promote Research and Development (R&D). Its Executive Vice-Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who spoke in Lagos at […]
Read More The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communication Commissions (NCC), Umar Danbatta, has said that economic development of the country can only be facilitated and accelerated by the presence of infrastructure. Danbatta said this in Lagos while speaking on the theme, ‘Infrastructure and Economic Growth: The Telecom Industry Experience’ at the Business Journal 10th Anniversary Lecture/Award. […]
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Mobile service provider, Globacom, has grown its subscriber base by about 400,000 from 39,042,979 in March to 39,523,811 in April, 2018 This was contained in the latest sector report published on the website of the telecom industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The figures showed that the network has been growing steadily since January […]
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