October 1st: Nigeria’s Diamond Jubilee calls for digital investments
On the 1st of October, 2020, Nigeria will be celebrating its Diamond Jubilee as it turns 60 years. It is a day that reminds every citizen about the dawn of the nation we call our country, a diverse nation with…
ATCON hails Imo, Ekiti Govs for crashing RoW fees for fibre optic delivery
ATCON is pleased to commend the recent pragmatic Executive Orders issued by Dr Kayode Fayemi, Executive Governor, Ekiti State and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Senator Hope Odidika Uzodinma, Executive Governor, Imo State and their respective State House of Assemblies…
Nigeria behind Egypt, Rwanda, S’Africa in digital penetration—Teniola
President of the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr Olusola Teniola has weighed African continental mileages and averred that aside possessing the best market for investments, digital penetration and technology consolidation are more in Egypt, Rwanda and South…
Corporate sponsors besiege ATCON on upcoming national dialogue
Ahead of Thursday, March 26, 2020 planned National Dialogue on Telecoms and ICT Sector in Nigeria holding at NAF Conference Centre and Suites, Abuja from 9am, numerous number of deep-pocket sponsors who are mainly industry players’ and government bodies are…
We’re working with FG to ensure better future for Nigeria telecoms—ATCON
President of the Association of telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr Olusola Teniola, has called for review of all taxes charged telecoms operators with the aim of relieving investors’ from over-taxation. Speaking in a national TV Business phone-in programme monitored…
Minister, NCC and unilaterial counter directives
His first shot at showing unguided over ambition in taking over the nation’s emerging communications industry was fired while even as the head of NITDA earlier this year when he, as the Director General of the agency, trespassed into telecoms…
Data centric landscape yet to be fully defined, crystallised in SSA—ATCON
President of the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr Olusola Teniola, has raised an issue of urgent continental importance, saying “The data centric landscape is yet to be fully defined and crystallised in SSA.” He argued that “In…
ATCON rejects Senate Bill to impose tax on GSM, PayTV subscription
Barely 24 hours after the Nigerian Senate at Plenary on Thursday entertained a new Bill seeking to impose taxes on GSM credits and PayTV subscriptions in Nigeria; the leadership of Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has reacted, condemning…
Teniola highlights NTITA strategic objectives, explains collabo with InstinctWave
President of Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Olusola Teniola has given insights on the strategic objectives of the third edition of Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecom Awards (NTITA) 2019 which held weekend in Lagos. In his welcome address,…
ATCON boss, Dikko, Coker, others say ‘broadband should be a privileged right’
Leading stakeholders in Nigeria’s broadband services delivery, have made it clear that it is high time, state governments’ who are key obstacles in the race to broadband penetration had a rethink and review their hard stand on milking Infrastructure Companies…
