The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said that it is worried over the inability of internet users to utilize their leftover data after expiration date. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who spoke during the NCC special day in the ongoing 2017 Port Harcourt International Trade Fair, noted that it was bad […]
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Five firms are bidding to acquire troubled telecom firm 9Mobile, formerly Etisalat, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday. It was learnt that the five were picked as qualified among the 16 that Expressed Interestto Barclays bank, the financial advisers on the bid. NCC Executive Vice Chairman Prof. Umar Danbatta said yesterday the five successful […]
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The management of 9mobile has stated that Barclays Bank has not withdrawn as financial advisor of the 9mobile investment process. According to a statement released on its website, the company said the bank is committed to a speedy conclusion of the process. “Following recent press reports relating to Barclays Africa’s role as financial advisor on […]
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Ntel, Nigeria’s most advanced 4G/LTE broadband operator has announced a national roaming field trial with 9mobile. The operators have received regulatory approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to commence a national roaming trial over a two-month period. According to ntel, the agreement will enable ntel’s customers to make calls on 9mobile’s network using any […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the weekend, revealed that only 10 million subscribers have activated the “do-not-disturb” code. According to the Commission, it plans to review the ‘Year of the Consumer campaign’ as it enters its ninth month. Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed that the […]
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The Ministry of Communications Technology and one of its affiliate parastatals the Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited, NigComSat has proposed to spend ₦158.3 million for travelling, fumigation, refreshment and miscellaneous purposes in the 2018 fiscal year. This was contained in the 2018 appropriation bill submitted by the federal government to the National Assembly. The Ministry proposed […]
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The Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Communications, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has said the Senate Committee on Communications and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would revisit the price floor for the over 140 million active subscribers in the country. He said this at the weekend in Lagos on the sidelines of a ‘Retreat for the Senate […]
Read More The Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday said that the apex bank and the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC intervention in the 9mobile loan saga, was due to the systemic importance of the company. He stated this while responding to questions from journalists shortly after the two-day Monetary Policy Committee meeting held at […]
Read More The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have registered their displeasure over the capacity with which Barclays Africa, the financial advisers handling the sale process of 9mobile, has managed the transaction. The two regulators, in a joint letter to GTBank, the facility agent for the 9mobile syndicated loan, Umar Danbatta, […]
Read More The Nigerian Communications Commission disclosed on Tuesday that subscribers browsing the internet through its network increased to 93 million in September from 92.1 million the previous month. The telecommunications industry regulator made the disclosure in its monthly internet subscribers’ data on its website. The commission said the data showed a marginal increase of 815,764 subscribers […]
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The internet users and data subscribers in Nigeria’s telecommunications networks marginally increased to 92 million in August. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) made this known in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data made available on its website on Thursday. According to the commission, the overall figure showed an increase of 739,975 subscribers in August over the […]
Read More The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, yesterday said it has given telcos order to deactivate any subscriber identity module (SIM) card that was registered but unsused after 48 hours. Its Director, Public Affairs, Tony Ojobo, who dropped the hint yesterday in Lagos, said ongoing SIM card registration by the telcos has reduced criminal activites perpetrated via […]
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