Africa’s biggest telco, MTN, joins global companies in the metaverse by purchasing 144 plots of land in Africarare, Africa’s first Virtual Reality metaverse featuring digital land. The amount paid for the land is unknown but we know it has an overall area of 12x12m. This is according to information from […]
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SIM-NIN: Telcos lose 9.28 million Internet subscribers in one year
A total of 9.28 million telecommunication subscribers stopped using the Internet in 2021, data from the Nigerian Communications Commission have shown. According to the regulator of the telecoms sector, the number of Internet subscribers fell to 141,617,023 in December 2021 from 150,898,122 in January 2021. During the year, the total […]
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Airtel Announces Partnership with Spotify; Complimentary Data for Streaming
Airtel users would going forward have daily complimentary data for streaming on Spotify platform. This was announced following a recent partnership between the Telecommunications services provider and Spotify. Airtel users who buy data bundles either monthly or weekly will be awarded a bonus to access over 70 million songs of […]
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6.6 million Nigerians become MTN shareholders, telco rakes in N111.75bn
MTN Nigeria Communication Plc has said it now has 6.6 million Nigerians as direct or indirect shareholders as it made N111.75bn from its share offer to Nigerians. The telecommunications company said this in a statement titled ‘Results of the series 1 offer for sale of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc ordinary […]
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5G deployment gets boost, CBN gives telcos forex priority
The deployment of fifth generation technology has got a boost as the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria has placed the telecommunication sector on the priority list for access to foreign exchange. The Global System for Mobile Communications Association in late 2021 said Nigeria needs about $500m and […]
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Telecoms subscribers kick as fresh delays mar NIN issuance
Consumers of telecoms services under the aegis of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers have said the nation has a long way to go regarding the issuance of the National Identity Numbers, expressing worries over how applicants are being extorted at the various official registration points amid poor service delivery. […]
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Nigeria will have widest 5G coverage in Africa’- Danbatta says as MTN and MAFAB win 5G licences
MTN and MAFAB COMMUNICATIONS have emerged as the winners of the 5G spectrum auction conducted by the Federal Government at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja A mock auction was carried out at the same venue to prepare the participants for the main event which was carried out successfully. The Nigerian Communications Commission […]
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63.97 million telephone lines disconnected amid SIM–NIN linkage
A total of 63.97 million lines were disconnected in one year amid the National Identity Number-Subscriber Identity Module data verification, data obtained from the Nigerian Communications Commission show. The NCC data revealed that the total number of connected lines in the country fell by 21.79 per cent to 229,582,206 in […]
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NCC to conduct 5G trial Today
The Nigerian Communications Commission says it is set for the second trial of 5G in Nigeria. According to the commission, the trial which is scheduled to hold on Thursday is necessary in order to validate the national policy on 5G for the digital economy. The commission added that the supervised […]
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FG extends NIN-SIM verification deadline for the 7th time, 66m numbers issued
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to “the end of the year 2021”. This is according to a recent statement by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) . This is coming just 3 months after the last extension and barely a […]