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Airtel Set To Invest $120m On Nigeria’s Largest Data Centre
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Dinesh Balsingh, has stated that telecommunications giant Airtel is investing $120 million in NXtra Data Centre, which is set to go live in 2026 as the largest…
Airtel, MTN Subscribers Spent N2.5tn On Calls, Data In 2025 First Half
Reports of Airtel and MTN for the first half of 2025 have shown that their subscribers spent a total of N2.53 Trillion on voice and data services, representing a 50.9 per cent increase from the N1.68 Trillion recorded in the…
Historic Alliance: MTN, 9mobile Confirm National Roaming Partnership
L-R: Abolaji Idowu, Chief Financial Officer, 9mobile; Omotola Ojutayo, General Manager, Business Development, MTN; Obafemi Banigbe, CEO, 9mobile; Lynda Saint Nwafor, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, MTN; Ayham Moussa, Chief Operating…
NCC Approves National Roaming Agreement Between MTN Nigeria & 9Mobile
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given consent to a three-year national roaming deal between MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited (9Mobile). This will enable…
Telecom Operators Begin Direct Airtime Charges For USSD Services From June 18
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have announced that mobile subscribers in the country will begin to pay directly for USSD services through their airtime beginning today, Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
This marks the formal…
NCC Mandates Service Providers To Inform Consumers About Major Outages On Networks, Launches Portal
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated telecom licensees in Nigeria to inform consumers of major service outages on their networks through media channels, stating the cause(s) of the service interruption, and the…
Tariff Increment: Internet Consumers In Nigeria Decline By Nearly 1m
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that the telecommunications sector is witnessing a decline in the number of Internet services consumed. This follows the regulatory approval and subsequent implementation…
NCC Proposes 12-month Grace To Reclaim Unused Airtime On Deactivated Lines
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has proposed a 12-month grace period to enable subscribers to reclaim unused airtime on deactivated lines.
The proposal was made during a virtual industry consultative forum recently…
FCCPC Pushes For Consumers’ Interest, Demands Improved Telco Services Commensurate With…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said that the 50 per cent tariff increment approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for telecommunication operators must come with improved…
NCC Approves Network Operators’ Request For Tariff Adjustments
In pursuant to its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA) to regulate and approve tariff rates and charges by telecommunications operators, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will grant…