Telecoms Investments In Nigeria Now $75.6bn – Danbatta   The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, yesterday disclosed that investment profile of the nation’s telecommunications sector, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment, has reached $75.6 billion...

Mobile Sector Contributes $5.2 trillion to Global Economy - GSMA The Global System for Mobile telecommunications Association (GSMA) in ‘The Mobile Economy Report’ released on Monday, said the mobile sector also made a substantial contribution to the funding of the public sector, with around $530...

Towards Adopting New Technologies in the Telecom Sector, by Zeenat Sambo     It is gratifying when the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) ordered MTN and Airtel to immediately reverse the hike in their data tariff plan, which they had implemented on their respective networks recently MTN and Airtel...

FG To Implement Telecoms, Beverage Taxes Next Year   The Federal Government through the Budget Office of the Federation has revealed that it will begin the implementation of its proposed excise duties on telecommunication services and beverages in 2023. This is despite backlashes from the Minister of...

Nigeria’s Data Usage Rises By 202% In Three Years - NCC       Data usage in Nigeria surged by 202.08 per cent in three years, according to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission. According to the subscriber/network data reports of 2018, 2019, and 2020, data usage rose from...

Annual Capital Flight In Telecoms Now $2.16bn – Fed Govt         The capital flight in Nigeria’s telecommunications sector is as high as $2.16bn annually, the Federal Government has declared. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, made the declaration at the Digital Nigeria Day, quoting a...