Tag Archives: Telecoms

Economy: Nigeria’s Season of Tariffs Hike – Lionheart A.C.S Oyakhamoh

  “However, the greatest backstabber in all these are the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and the Trade Union Congress TUC. One is not surprised, because from the time of Comrade Wabara to the current leaders of NLC, their antecedent has been anti-Nigeria workers whose salaries are deducted at source as Check-off contribution to feather the nest of Comrade Ajaero and ...

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The Nigerian Telecoms Industry: Rising Costs and Deteriorating Services Under a Helpless Regulator – Mallam Oyakhamoh Y. Carl-Abu’Bakar

  “One of the biggest failures of the NCC is its inability to stem the rising trend of unidentifiable callers and numbers listed by the telecom provider. The result has been increasing use of telephone lines without proper identification and location not only fraudulent activities involving financial transactions but also kidnappers and cyber criminals” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | JANUARY 5, ...

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Nigeria’s Telecom Watchdog, ATCIS debunks reports of telecom tariffs increase from January 2025

  “Sina Bilesanmi noted that the reports have created anxiety among millions of telecom subscribers in Nigerians. ATCIS then urged telecom subscribers across Nigeria not to panic as nothing suggests no tariff increment, adding that the body has been assured of being carried along any time the current tariff would be reviewed” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | DECEMBER 30, 2024 The ...

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NCC issues new rules to promote transparency in data, calls tariffs in Nigeria

  “Every Operator is required to publish on its website (in a tab dedicated to tariff information), a table showing characteristics of each tariff plan and bundle it offers. The table must display all information which is necessary to enable the subscriber to make a comparison between the offered tariff plan and others, and thereby make an informed choice” PEGASUS ...

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Federal Govt Extends Phone Lines SIM/NIN Link Deadline Till December 2021

  “The Federal Government will ensure that all innocent, law abiding citizens and residents will not lose access to their phone lines as long as they obtain and link their NIN” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | OCTOBER 31, 2021 The federal government has extended the deadline for phone users to link their lines with their National Identity Numbers (NIN). This was ...

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Insecurity: NCC Short Down Telecoms Operations In Zamfara

  The directives ordered the telecom providers to shut down all operations from the 3rd of September to the 17th in the first instance. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 Following persistent insecurity in the northern part of Nigeria, the Nigerian Communication Commission has shut down telecom operations in Zamfara state. A copy of this decision addressed to the ...

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Stop Sales & Registration of New SIM Cards; FG Directs Telcoms

  The federal government has directed all mobile provider companies in Nigeria to stop the sales and registration of new SIM cards now to allow an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database. The minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami, gave this directive to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) which is the regulatory authority for mobile services Revealing this ...

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