Tag: Glo

‘50% Hike,’ MTN, Glo, Others Get Govt’s Nod To Increase Calls, Data Tariff For Nigerians

Ganiyu Amodu

‘Tariff rates have remained static since 2013,’ full statement by thr NCC on the reasons the tariff hike application was approved    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will be granting approval for tariff adjustment requests by Network Operators in response to prevailing market conditions. Platforms Africa reports that this is pursuant to its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA) to regulate and approve tariff rates and charges by telecommunications operators. According to a statement signed on Monday by the Commission’s spokesperson, Reuben Muoka,…

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Nigerians To Pay More For Calls, Data, Minister Confirms, Says Hike Not 100%

Abibat Babalola

  Real reason we yielded to MTN, Glo, others’ request for tariff hike, full details of what minister Bosun Tijani said   The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has announced that telecom tariffs will rise soon, but the increase will not reach 100 percent. Speaking after a stakeholders’ meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on Wednesday in Abuja, Tijani explained that discussions and consultations on the matter are still in progress. The MNOs have earlier proposed a 100 percent hike in tariffs. The minister noted…

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‘We’re Dying,’ MTN, Glo, Others Demand More Govt Actions To Salvage Sector

ADEOLA YUSUF

Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has expressed sadness over the condition of telecommunication operators in the country and has called on the government to ensure the most critical aspects are addressed urgently. ATCON listed some of the intractable issues to include multiple taxation, right-of-way (RoW) bottlenecks, and infrastructure vandalism, saying they are seriously hampering the sector’s growth. The association, at its 31st-anniversary dinner held in Lagos, weekend, expressed concerns that the issues have remained persistent for too long while the country moves on like the effects are not…

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‘No Extension,’ NCC Orders MTN, Glo, Others To Bar NIN-SIM Non-Compliant Subscribers

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed that contrary to the impression being created by fake news merchants, it would not be reviewing its deadline to bar owners of more than four SIM cards whose SIM registration data failed to match their National Identity Number (NIN) data. A source within the Commission explained that the Commission’s position was hinged on its objective to clean the country’s SIM ownership database, and ensure that criminals could not take advantage of having multiple unlinked SIMs to carry out their nefarious activities. “We are…

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SIM-NIN Linkage: MTN, Glo, Other Blocked Lines Hit 40 Million

Abibat Babalola

No fewer than 40 million telephone lines were barred by telecommunication operators over the weekend following the expiration of the February 28, 2024 deadline issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission mandating telecom consumers to link the Subscriber Identity Module to their National Identity Numbers. This represents a 28 million increase from the 12 million telephone lines initially planned to be deactivated by telcos, following the NCC directive. In a December 2023 notice, the NCC had asked telcos to bar SIMs that had not been linked to their owners’ NINs by…

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No More *556#: MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9Mobile Okay Single Code for Data, Airtime

Precious Ibekwe

Nigeria’s major telecom companies (MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile) are set to implement a unified set of shortcodes for all telecom services The move is directed by the NCC to make it easier for Nigerians to remember a single code for different services across all networks All old codes for recharging, data subscription, and balance checking will no longer work. READ ALSO: Nigeria Begins Aso Villa Renovation Ahead Of Tinubu’s Inauguration Rising Ethnic Tension Between Hausa and Fulani, By Farooq A. Kperogi She Broke Nigeria’s Varsity 42-year-Record, Bagged 4.0 Perfect…

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MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile To Slam 40% Tariffs Hike On Nigerians

Abibat Babalola

N100 recharge card, data to now worth N60 Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria, ALTON have recommended an upward adjustment in call and SMS tariffs to cushion the increasing cost of operation in Nigeria. Making the proposal in a letter to the Nigerian Communications Commission, the association lamented that the cost of doing business in the country had risen by 40 per cent. The association claimed that the telecommunications industry had been financially harmed by an economic downturn that occured in 2020 and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. READ ALSO: MTN Loses 1.3…

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Nigerian Parliament Indicts Agip, MTN, Glo, Others of Tax Evasion

Ayobami Adedinni

Globacom, Airtel, 9Mobile and co. Here are names of companies the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts found questionable for tax offenses    The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Oluwole Oke has accused some firms operating in Nigeria of evading tax. Speaking while receiving the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, on Thursday, Oke said that several companies operating in the country were in the habit of not paying statutory taxes to the government, causing a revenue shortage for the operation…

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Easy Steps to Link NIN to MTN, Glo, and Airtel SIM Cards

ADEOLA YUSUF

Platforms Africa, as a part of its commitment to solution journalism, presents easy step-by-atep approach 72 million Nigerian subscribers whose lines are barred can take to link their NIN to MTN, Glo, and Airtel SIM Cards   72.77 million subscribers were, according to Platforms Africa, affected when, after months of repeated extensions of deadlines, the Nigerian government on Monday, April 4, ordered telecommunications companies to enforce compliance with its National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy. In simple terms, the telecom companies were ordered to bar SIM cards that are yet…

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MTN, Glo, Others Block 72.77m Subscribers for NIN-SIM Link Offense

Dawood Rabiu

In response to the Nigerian Government’s directive to telecommunication operators, more than 72.77 million active subscribers have been blocked from using their sims to make calls. The Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, and the Head, Corporate Communications at the Nigeria Identity Management Commission, Mr Kayode Adegoke gave the directive in a joint statement they signed. READ ALSO: NIN-SIM: Disconnect Unlinked Subscribers, Govt Tells MTN, Others Nigerian Varsities May Be Shut Longer Than Expected – ASUU Ask Your Cousin, Obasanjo, for Ige Murder, Omisore…

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