Tinubu Suspends 5% Excise Tax On Telecoms, Signs Executive Orders   President Bola Tinubu has signed four Executive Orders one of which is the suspension of the five per cent Excise Tax on telecommunication services as well as the Excise Duties escalation on locally manufactured products. The...

Airtel Laments Revenue Loss As 8.5m Customers Yet to Comply Several telecommunications providers, including MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile, have been ordered to bar all outgoing calls of all Subscriber Identification Module cards not yet linked with the National Identification Number effective from April 4,...

Telecoms: Calls, Text And Data Services To Increase Price By 40% Based on recent news report, telecommunication companies are proposing a 40% increase in the cost of calls, SMS, and data to the Nigerian Communications Commission as a result of the rising cost of running...

FG Targets N1.2trn From Telcos In 10 Years   The Federal Government targets N1.2 trillion from telecommunications (Telcos) operators in the next 10 years. To realise this, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has authorised the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to operate the Revenue Assurance Solution (RAS) for...

Telecommunications: from TOS to 5G, by Salisu Na'inna Dambatta   Nigeria has joined the rest of the world in ceremonies to mark the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, which has been celebrated annually on 17 May from 1969 to date. It is to highlight the...