By our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said inadequate capacity across the networks to support heavy usage in high-density urban areas is the reason for the poor quality of telecom service being experienced in Lagos, Abuja and other major cities in Nigeria The Commission stated this in aContinue Reading
By Johannes Tobi Wojuola At this time two years ago, Nigeria’s telecommunications sector was far from thriving. Consider the industry debts—both those among operators and those owed to them by banks. Or the Federal Government’s NIN-SIM linkage policy, which had suffered seven postponements since December 2020. Then there wereContinue Reading
FG has removed the 5% telecom excise tax on calls and data, offering relief to over 171 million telecom subscribers. The Federal Government has announced the removal of the 5% excise tax on telecommunications services, a decision expected to ease financial burdens on millions of Nigerians who rely heavilyContinue Reading
By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced plans to facilitate potential spectrum trades by way of leases to optimise spectrum use. This was disclosed by Dr. Aminu Maida, the NCC executive vice-chairman (EVC), during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos over the weekend. According to theContinue Reading
By Our Correspondent The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida says Truecaller is not linked to the country’s subscriber identity module (SIM) registration database, cautioning that the platform’s results are not always accurate. During a press briefing on Monday, Maida said Truecaller is notContinue Reading
By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to the full operationalisation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Executive Order on Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII). The Executive Order designates telecommunications facilities as critical national assets deserving optimal protection. In a press statement signed by theContinue Reading
By Our Correspondennt In a newly unveiled rules of corporate governance, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has tightened up guidelines for telecommunications (telcos) operators in order to ensure transparency, internal controls, and risk management across the industry. In his keynote address at the inauguration of the 2025 Guidelines on CorporateContinue Reading
By – Our Correspondent The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida has called on Attorneys-General across the country to collaborate with the commission in drafting a comprehensive legal framework that supports Nigeria’s digital transformation and safeguard telecom infrastructure. Dr. Maida made the call in LagosContinue Reading
By Our correspondent Nigeria is entering a pivotal phase in its digital transformation journey, as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) rolls out landmark reforms designed to future-proof telecom regulation, expand broad- band access, and restore sanity to the increasingly critical Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging ecosystem. At a high-level stakeholder forum heldContinue Reading
The WAIC has transformed into a nationwide AI carnival. Forums, creator meet-ups, and pop-up investment institution activities spill out of every hallway. This weekend, every table along the Huangpu River will buzz with pitches, demos, and impromptu partnerships, Wang Qiuhua, a representative from an AI software company in Beijing, toldContinue Reading
