Telcos Disagree With CBN, Push To Lead Mobile Money Services       Stakeholders in the telecommunication sector have said mobile money services should be driven by telecoms companies, a position that runs contrary to that of the Central Bank of Nigeria. In its recently released ‘Regulatory Framework for...

NIN: Telcos Lose 11.8m Subscribers In Four Months       The number of telecom subscribers in the country dropped by 11.84 million in four months, according to latest industry statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission. The recent report shows that telecommunications operators in the country recorded yet another...

USSD Disconnection: Emefiele, Danbatta, Pantami Meet Telcos, Banks Today         Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Pantami, and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta, will on Monday meet banks and telecoms operators over...

NCC Begins Forensic Audit Of Telcos Over Data Depletion         The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has started probing data depletion in the telecoms industry in line with its mandate of consumer protection. Its Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Prof Garba Dambatta ,who spoke on the...

Fed Govt Orders Telcos To Block SIMs Without NINs December 30         After December 30, all Subscriber Identification Modules that are not registered with valid National Identification Numbers on the network of telecommunications companies shall be blocked, the Federal Government has said. It was gathered in Abuja...

Banks, Telcos In Talks To Settle N17bn USSD Debt       Commercial banks and mobile network operators have commenced discussion on how the N17bn accumulated debt for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data access will be paid. Findings showed the two parties would reach an agreement on modalities for payment...