Deactivated Lines: NCC to Grant Subscribers One-year Grace to Reclaim Airtime The Nigerian Communications Commission has proposed 12-month grace period for subscribers to reclaim unused airtime on deactivated lines. The proposal was disclosed during a virtual stakeholder engagement forum held in Abuja on Tuesday. The Executive Vice...

MTN, Airtel Partner to Boost Connectivity, Reduce Network Cost  MTN Group and Airtel Africa have signed a network infrastructure-sharing agreement in Nigeria and Uganda, aiming to reduce costs and expand mobile connectivity in underserved areas. Under the agreement, both companies will explore various models of network...

MTN Discontinues 15GB Bundle After Backlash Over 200% Price Hike MTN Nigeria, the nation's largest telecommunications provider, has scrapped its 15GB data bundle in response to widespread criticism from customers, who were outraged by a massive 200% price hike. The telco had initially raised the cost of the...

50% Tariff Hike: NLC Threatens Shut-down of Telecom Operations March 1 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that if the telecommunications companies fail to revert to the old tariff by the end of February 2025, it will mobilize workers to shut-down their operations nationwide...

NGX: Investors Gain N471.37bn in Trading Session The Nigerian Exchange investors recorded a gain of N471.37bn at the end of Tuesday’s trading session as the market capitalisation rose to N63.3tn. The All-Share Index advanced by 0.75 per cent, adding 767.63 points to close at 103,137.99. Overall, 127...

Telecom: Tariff Hike Imminent but Not 100%, Says Minister The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has disclosed that telecommunication tariffs will soon increase, though the hike will not be as high as the 100 per cent being proposed by operators. Speaking...