Telecommunications companies in the country at the weekend disclosed that over 40 million subscribers who did not present their National Identity Numbers (NIN) in line with Nigeria’s Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) and NIN linkage policy had been disconnected from service providers’ networks. The chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr. […]
The Federal Government has approved a review of the NCC Act 2003 to streamline Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) regulatory roles in line with the Information Technology policy development and avoid overlapping of its functions with those of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The approval may not be unconnected with recent disagreements between NCC […]
Mobile telecommunications service providers in the country have secured the approval of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to disconnect Deposit Money Banks’ (DMBs’) services over the lenders’ failure to offset over N120 billion owed on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the umbrella group of all […]
Major stakeholders in the telecom industry, led by the industry the Nigerians Communications Commission, (NCC), the industry regulator have agreed to work together on the rising data depletion complaints from telecommunication services consumers with a view to mitigating the challenge in the industry. The stakeholders, who spoke on the increasingly worrisome challenge at the 91st […]
Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the country have commenced processes for the implementation of harmonized uniform shortcodes for telecommunication services in line with the regulatory initiative of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) aimed at ensuring uniformity across all networks. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), which gave this hint in a statement […]
The Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) has accused Bharti Aitel Ltd. (Airtel) and Globacom Nigeria Limited of blackmail over the lingering tax default allegations against the telcos, which led to the recent sealing of their offices in the state. The agency alleged that Globacom had an unremitted tax liabilities of N300 million while Airtel’s […]
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has threatened to shut down telecommunications facilities in Kogi State following disputes arising from alleged excessive taxation and levies by the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS). A statement issued by both the group’s Chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, and Head, Operations, Gbolahan Awonuga, warned that the […]
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has highlighted the various regulatory measures of the Commission toward deepening the adoption of e-Government and other Internet-driven services in the country. The EVC listed the measures in a presentation delivered during the Nigeria e-Government Summit 2021 held in Lagos and […]
The Federal Government at the weekend appealed to telecommunication operators in the country to discontinue their planned suspension of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services to banks over the lenders’ N42 billion indebtedness. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who made the appeal on Saturday in statement issued by his Technical Assistant […]
The Federal Government has extended the deadline of the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise by eight weeks, setting April 6, 2021 as final date for subscribers’ full compliance with its directive on the exercise. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, gave this hint […]