Telecoms Sub-sector Lost N221bn In 2 Years   Value Added Service (VAS) operators, a sub-sector in the telecoms industry, operating under the aegis of Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WASPAN), has decried the heavy loss it incurred in the last two years, amounting to...

In August, 174m Telecom Subscribers Spent N261bn On Airtime   About 174.7 million telecom subscribers in the country spent at least N261billion on airtime last month. This figure is based on the number of subscribers in the month under review, which was obtained from the Nigerian Communications...

NCC: MTN, Airtel Lead In 229.3bn National Calls   MTN and Airtel have taken the lead in the volume of calls routed through the networks in 2018, the latest industry report from the Nigerian Communications Commission has indicated. The 2018 Subscriber and Network Data Report showed that...

In 12 Months, Telecom Operators Make N2.25trn   Telecom operators grew their revenue by 15 per cent in one year to reach N2.25tn in December 2018 from N1.96tn in 2017, a report by the Nigerian Communications Commission has shown. According to the industry regulator, investment of the...

NCC Reiterates Commitment To Increased Broadband Penetration   The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured Nigerians of pervasive broadband penetration, irrespective of location. The Commission said it was conscious of the pivotal role greater broadband penetration would play in actualising deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) devices...

Broadband Infrastructure Crucial To Economic Growth, NCC Says   The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta, says extensive broadband infrastructure across the country has the capacity to improve economic growth. Danbatta, who was represented at the fourth Nigeria Innovation Summit in Lagos by...