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SIM-NIN linkage: NCC warns telcos against non-compliance

The Nigerian Communications Commission has said telecommunication companies that fail to comply with the directive to block Subscriber Identity Module cards not linked to...

NCC orders MTN, Glo, others to block SIMs without NIN

The Nigerian Communications Commission has reiterated its directive to telecom operators to bar telephone subscribers not linked to their National Identification Numbers on or...

Pre-disconnection notice: Glo, MTN resolve interconnect debt dispute

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it is pleased to announce that the interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. (MTN) and Globacom...

NCC suspends barring of Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines

The Nigerian Communications Commission has suspended its planned barring of Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines for 21 days. The commission disclosed this in a...

Glo Customers To Be Barred From Calling MTN Lines — NCC

Globacom customers would soon be unable to make calls to MTN lines due to unpaid interconnect fees, This was revealed by the Nigerian Communications Commission on...

New, unverified users on X to pay $1 annual subscription

X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced a new programme requiring new and unverified users to pay a $1 annual subscription fee to sign...

‘He wants to kill the platform,’ users react to Elon Musk’s paywall plan for...

Users are reacting to Elon Musk’s suggestion of putting X (Twitter) behind a paywall in yet another shakeup of the platform. During a livestream on...

Musk says X could charge all users ‘small monthly payment’

Online platform X could introduce a monthly fee for all users, its owner Elon Musk said Monday, citing the need to cut down on...

Things you should know about Apple’s latest release

Tech company, Apple, is set to unveil its latest iPhone product, the iPhone 15 today, September 12. This model will be unveiled at the company’s...

Bound by EU, new iPhone expected to adopt USB-C charger

Apple on Tuesday is expected to freshen its iPhone lineup, improving performance and switching to a universal charger set to become mandatory in Europe...

We’re focused on building capacity, creating shared value –Odunayo Sanya, Executive Secretary, MTN Foundation

Odunayo Sanya, is the executive secretary, MTN Foundation. Speaking at the Media Parley of this year’s MTN Foundation Y’ellopreneur launch in Lagos, she spoke about...

Elon Musk’s Starlink now active in Nigeria — first country in Africa

Starlink, a satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, is now available for customers in Nigeria.  The development is coming weeks after preorder sales were announced. The company...

NCC directs MTN, Airtel to reverse tariff hike

Reuben Muoka, director, public affairs, NCC disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The commission, through a letter dated October 12, 2022, directed the affected...

FG has suspended 5% excise duty on telecom services, says Pantami

According to The Punch, Pantami announced this on Monday during the inaugural meeting of the presidential committee on excise duty for the digital economy sector...

NIN-SIM: MTN bars 19m subscribers from making calls

Following the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) directive of  April 4, 2022 that operators should restrict outgoing calls for subscribers whose Subscribers Identity Modules (SIMs)...

SIM-NIN: Telecom consumers set to sue FG, demand policy suspension

TELECOMMUNICATION subscribers under the aegis of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers have said they are set to drag the Federal Government to court...

Barred SIM Cards Won’t Be Unblocked Without NIN Linkage -FG

The Federal Government has said millions of mobile telephone lines barred by telecom operators last week will not be unblocked until their owners’ National... The...

Twitter Moves To Limit Reach Of Russian Govt Accounts

The California company, like its rival Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, had already blocked the accounts of the Russian state-run media RT...

FG approves barring outgoing calls over NIN/SIM linkage

The Federal Government has ordered telecommunications companies to immediately bar all outgoing calls for all Nigerians who have failed to link Subscribers Identity Modules(...

Operators warn of telecom blackout in Abuja, Kogi, nine others

Telecom operators yesterday raised the alarm over the imminence of telecom service blackout in Abuja, Kogi and other nine states over the shutdown of...