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    Business Nigeria Unveils $732 Million Broadband Project to Boost Economy – Businessday NG – Businessday NG

    Nigeria plans to invest 265 billion naira ($732 million) in broadband infrastructure over the next four years as the government sets its sights on nationwide coverage and to boost an economy recovering from a 2016 contraction. The government will provide 65 billion naira for the project and...
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    Business Data War: MTN edges out Airtel for first time in 5 months as 493,556 subscribers dump Glo, 9mobile – Nairametrics

    Competition for internet subscribers in Nigeria took a different turn as Nigeria’s largest mobile telecommunication company, MTN, led the way in the month under review. Operators in the industry showed no sign... Read more via Nairametrics – https://ift.tt/2r3qzvY Get more: Nigeria Business News
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    Business Glo subscribers could soon be barred from calling Airtel numbers – TechCabal

    Beginning from October 28, Glomobile (Glo) subscribers may be barred from dialling Airtel numbers. According to a pre-disconnection notice served by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), dated October 18, the ban is due to Glo’s non-settlement of interconnect charges..... Read more...
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    Business NCC warns cable television service operators to respect protected signals of broadcasting – Linda Ikeji’s Blog

    The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has warned cable television service operators to respect protected signals of broadcasting in line with the copyright law, international treaties and global best practices. The warning was issued by NCC Director-General, John Asein, in Abuja during a...
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    Business Pantami makes good his threat; 2.2m unregistered mobile lines deactivated – P.M. News

    Minister of Communications Dr. Isa Pantami has made good his threat to deactivate 2.2million improperly registered GSM lines in the country.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2m10tak Get more: Nigeria Business News
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    Business How Nigeria plans to implement 5G networks – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Ahead of the 2020 set date for the roll out of 5G networks in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will look at three strategic areas of interest that will be beneficial to the country, cum Africa. These areas of focus include enhanced … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
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    Business Disconnection: 6.8m telecoms subscribers escape sanction – Newtelegraph

    Within the space of one week, 6.8 million telecommunications subscribers have registered their lines properly, thereby escaping the impending disconnection. Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Pantami, disclosed this yesterday while inaugurating the Governing Board of Nigerian Communications...
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    Business Why there is still a thriving stolen phones market in Nigeria – Techpoint.Africa

    Second-hand or ‘London-used’ phones, as they are popularly known, are very popular in Nigeria because of their relatively cheap prices. These phones are not called ‘London-used’ for nothing. Most of them are presumed to be refurbished devices shipped in from London.... Read more via...
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    Business Glo, 9mobile lose subscribers as Nigeria’s internet users hit 114.73 million – Pulse ng

    According to the latest stats released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), internet users increased from 113.8 million in January to 114.73 million in February. Business Insider Sub-Saharan Africa by Pulse’s analysis shows that Globacom Nigeria lost 114, 268 subscribers, while...
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    Business 75% Of Telecom Devices Imported To Nigeria Toxic – NCC – Leadership Newspaper

    The executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has revealed that over 75 per cent of telecommunication devices imported into the country are irreparable and toxic. Danbatta, who made this known at the public inquiry on draft disaster recovery...
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    Business Google’s Free Wi-Fi Offer Could Be Illegal – NCC – Leadership Newspaper

    The nation’s telecom regulatory body, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said Google’s seeming generous offer of free Wi-Fi in the country could be illegal and obscured by conditions that do not grant the commission supervisory rights. This is contained in a letter from NCC to...
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    Business Nigerians spent N3.15trn on airtime in 2018 – Newtelegraph

    Telecommunications subscribers across the four mobile networks in Nigeria spent an estimated N3.15 trillion on airtime last year, New Telegraph has learnt. This amount covered what was spent on voice, text message and data services from the mobile network operators (MNOs). The money spent by...
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    Business How NCC Saved Over 3000 Jobs At 9Mobile – Danbatta – Leadership Newspaper

    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed how its intervention saved over 3,000 jobs through successful take-over of 9mobile by new investors. Speaking when he received the board members of 9Mobile, led by its chairman, Alhaji Nasir Ado Bayero at the commission’s headquarters...
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    Business NCC slams telcos with N74m fines for violating regulations – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has fined the four major network operators in the country a total of N74m for various infractions. The NCC had in 2018 highlighted some noncompliance by the network providers “such as the routing … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and...
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    Business How regulators’ intervention averted 9mobile’s possible collapse -NCC – Nairametrics

    Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has made known that regulatory intervention from NCC and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) successfully managed 9mobile’s crisis. According to Danbatta, the intervention helped in saving several...
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    Business Nigeria’s telecoms sector loses $3b to call masking, refilling – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Nigeria’s telecommunication sector is said to be losing $3 billion yearly to sharp practices. This was disclosed by the Executive Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta at the 85th edition of the Telecom Consumer Parliament (TCP) currently ongoing in Lagos. Dabatta … Read more via The...
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    Metro NCC to sanction telecom operators for ‘call masking’ – Punch Newspapers

    The Nigerian Communication Commission, says it will impose appropriate sanctions on any telecom operator that allows the illegal masking of international calls. Call masking refers to termination of international calls... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2wQgEJO Get More...
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    Business 9Mobile: NCC conducts fresh due diligence on preferred bidder – Punch Newspapers

    The Nigerian Communications Commission says it is conducting another round of due diligence on the preferred bidder for 9Mobile, Teleology Holdings Limited. The due diligence will determine whether the bid winner has the technical capacity as well as the financial resources to successfully run...
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    Business NCC halts Visafone’s spectrum acquisition by MTN – Nairametrics

    Moves by MTN to acquire the license and frequencies of Nigeria’s remaining Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operator, Visafone, has been put.... Read more via Nairametrics – https://ift.tt/2KjWuMP Get more: Nigeria Business News
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