Technology

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has renewed calls for deeper backward integration in the telecommunications sector, emphasising the need to localise key supply chains while expanding financial services to benefit ordinary Nigerians. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, during a courtesy…

MTN Nigeria has strengthened its dominance, growing its market share to 51% with 84.6 million subscribers in December, up from 81.2 million in November. According to the Mobile Network Operators Report on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) website, Airtel also showed resilience, increasing its subscriber base to 56.6 million in…

The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has said it would challenge the Federal Government’s decision to allow telecoms operators increase tariff by 50 per cent in a court of law. The President, NATCOMS, Mr Deolu Ogunbanjo, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos said…

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani has said that telecoms tariffs will soon increase but not by 100 per cent. Rising from a stakeholders meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on Wednesday in Abuja, Tijani said that consultations and engagements were ongoing on the issue.…

*Commits to fostering transparency, innovation, consumer empowerment in telecommunications sector Concisedaily Newsonline– In a bid to accelerate Nigeria’s digital transformation, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unveiled its strategic vision for 2025. At a high-profile virtual stakeholders’ forum held on December 20, 2024 which centered on the draft Application-to-Person (A2P)…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced plans to simplify data usage tracking for telecom consumers to address ongoing concerns about data depletion and billing issues. This initiative was unveiled at the 93rd edition of the Telecom Consumer Parliament (TCP) held on Thursday in Abuja, themed: “Optimising Data Experience: Empowering…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the judiciary to play a critical role in supporting the nation’s digital transformation efforts, emphasizing the importance of collaboration in building a robust digital economy. Speaking at the annual workshop on Legal Issues in Telecommunications held in Lagos on Tuesday, the NCC’s Executive…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reported a dramatic rise in the country’s daily data consumption, with usage soaring by 39% compared to last year, now averaging 336 gigabytes per second. This increase reflects Nigeria’s ongoing embrace of a data-driven economy and digital lifestyle. Speaking at the 93rd Telecom Consumer…

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has renewed its call for the federal government and regulators to consider a tariff increase for telecommunications services, highlighting the urgent need to address the financial challenges facing the sector. ATCON President, Tony Emoekpere, emphasized this during an interview in Lagos on…

The National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) has rejected the alleged telecoms tariff hike and called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to nullify its approval. NATCOMS made this known in a communiqué issued after its National Exco held an emergency meeting on the planned tariff hike of Telecommunication Services…