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NCC Pantami NGF
ICT

Minister, NGF keep InfraCos, MNOs incommunicado over real stand on RoW fees

Following the observed silence of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) to match action with words on its assurance that all issues relating to exorbitant charges on Right of Way (RoW) for telecoms Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos) and main network operators (MNOs)…

NITDA Buhari
ICT

Pantami’s ambition may cause inter-ministerial, agency confusion—Experts

Contrary to wide acceptability expected from many, pundits in communications and telecoms have raised serious concerns over the working templates of the change in the nomenclature of former Ministry of Communications which was renamed Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy…

Mast fire
ICT

Telecom regulator not fully mindful of MNOs challenges in Nigeria—Investor

A telecoms investor has hit back at the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), under the current Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and complained that issues bordering main network operators (MNOs) are not handled with the seriousness…

Gbenga Adebayo
ICT

VP’s advice to states’ on raising IGR at all costs needs emphasis on telecoms—ALTON

The Executive Secretary of Association of Licenced Telecoms of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr. Gbolahan Awonuga has called on the federal government to step up the new campaign instituted by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on advising states’ governments against falling into the…

NCC 99
ICT

Is NCC really doing enough in encouraging Infracos to rollout across Nigeria?

Since the issuance of the first two licences for Lagos and North Central Zones to MainOne Cable Company and IConnect group more than three years ago, not much has been covered by the telecoms services companies due to encumbrances’ linked…

danbatta
ICT

Give Nigerians broadband, not details of how broadband’ll change their lives, businesses

A cross section of Nigerians who use data on a daily basis for their businesses and personal activities have called on the telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to shift emphasis from repeatedly explaining how use of broadband will…