Key members of the top management of ipNX, a Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) licensee, paid a courtesy visit to the Commission yesterday. The ipNX delegation, led by Group Managing Director Ejovi Aror, thanked the NCC Management for its outstanding regulatory operations, praising the Commission’s actions as efficient and effective. Aror […]
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Unveil U-15 Youth League and Coaching Clinic MTN Nigeria, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), and La Liga, the men’s top professional football division of the Spanish football league system, have announced a partnership to support grassroots football development in Nigeria through the formation of the NPFL/La Liga U-15 Youth League. […]
According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the country’s broadband penetration was 40.91 per cent in February 2022. TechEconomy.ng’s calculations show a 1.15% decline in broadband penetration when compared to February 2021 when the country reported 42.06%. Also, NCC’s statistics show the broadband penetration slowed by 0.7% as against 41.61% […]
MTN Nigeria has introduced the first ‘Voice over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE)’ call service in Nigeria This comes just days after the telecoms behemoth revealed plans to provide mobile payment services through its Momo Payment Service Bank Limited (Momo PSB) following final regulatory permission in Nigeria. Customers who own compatible handsets […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) wishes to officially inform telecoms consumers, whose Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards are barred from making calls, that affected SIMs will not be unbarred by the service providers until they are linked with the National Identification Numbers (NINs) of the SIM holders. This information has […]
…Equips Previous Scholarship Graduates MTN Foundation has awarded 360 undergraduate scholarships throughout 11 states in Nigeria’s South-South and South-East geopolitical zones. The foundation is a subsidiary of MTN Group Limited, a mobile telecommunications behemoth. Dennis Okoro, the Foundation’s Director, revealed the scholarships at an award ceremony held by the foundation […]
On behalf of the Federal Government, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has commended Nigerians and Legal Residents for their support during the exercise to link National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). As of date, over 125 Million SIMs […]
Rallies Stakeholders for Synergy, Evaluation on NDEPS As Danbatta says “NCC raised $563.1M for FG through 3.5GHz auction; 80 million Nigerians have broadband access Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has commended all agencies in the communications and digital economy sector for their dedication […]
Association of Licensed Telecomms Operators of Nigeria has given the federal government a seven-day deadline on Tuesday to urge Kogi state to open some of their facilities that had been closed for many days. The companies believe that if the facilities are not unlocked within seven days, they would be […]
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) received two honours at the Federal Inland Revenue Service’s National Tax Dialogue Event, which took place recently (FIRS). On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, the second edition of this stakeholder engagement forum was hosted at the Banquet Hall of the State House Presidential Villa Abuja, […]