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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…
FCCPC, NCC Sign MOU On Telecom Consumer Protection
Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Dr. Tunji Bello and Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, during the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing…
Telcos To Blacklist 18 Banks’ USSD Access Over N200bn Debt
Telecommunication companies are set to suspend 18 banks’ Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) access due to their inability to settle an N200 billion debt. This is under the directive of the Nigerian Communications…