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Communications Minister charges NCC to link up SIM card registration to national ID Card, BVN
Pantami By Ngozi Onyeakusi -- The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been charged to link up SIM card registration to national Identification Card (ID Card) and Bank Verification Number (BVN).…
Businesses to Flourish in Omishakin Community as Airtel Pledges to Provide Electricity after 13 years
Ngozi Onyeakusi -- The third episode of the award winning television programme ‘Airtel Touching Lives’ is scheduled to air on the 16th of February on national and cable TV. The…
SIM Policy: Subscribers’ To Update With NIN Before Dec 1, 2020
Pantami By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- The Federal Government has deepened the SIM card registration policy to now include the National Identification Number (NIN) from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). A…
Communications Minister denies knowledge of VAT on calls, SMS, data
Pantami By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has denied knowledge of additional charges on voice calls, SMS and data introduced by Mobile Network…
AGF Refrains From Demanding $1.9bn Tax From MTN – MTN
MTN Nigeria on Friday said its legal counsel has received a letter from the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (the AGF) Abubakar Malami formally withdrawing his…
Nigeria: Journalists want media regulation to curb unethical practices
Journalists from the South West zone of Nigeria have called for effective regulation of the media to checkmate unethical and unprofessional conducts of practitioners and media organisations in the country.…
NCC Warns Against Use Of Free WIFI
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has again warned Nigerians against free wireless fidelity, WIFI, and free phone-charging ports, especially at airports and other public places adding that…
MTN Nigeria Revenue Hits N856.48b In Nine months
By Ngozi Onyeakusi -- MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has recorded a revenue to the tune of billion for nine months ended September 30, 2019. The firms unaudited result showed that…
FG Orders MTN, Others To Suspend Planned USSD Charges
The Nigerian government on Sunday ordered the immediate suspension of the proposed Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) charges on customers who use them. A few telecommunications network service providers sent…
MTN May Reopen Offices Today
MTN Nigeria is to reopen its offices for business today after a five-day suspension of its business activities. MTN Nigeria has announced the closure of its offices…
