Tag: MTN

MTN CEO, Others Face Arraignment For Alleged Breach Of Act

Ganiyu Amodu

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission will on May 28, arraign Karl Toriola, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. Toriola, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and others will be arraigned over alleged failure to produce documents and information required by the commission in compliance with a lawful summons contrary to the FCCPC Act. The company and its CEO will be arraigned alongside Tobechukwu Okigbo, MTN’s Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer and Ikenna Ikeme, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs of MTN, before Justice H.J.…

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‘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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‘Do It Yourself,’ MTN, Others Get Permit To Generate Electricity

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued permits to Golden Penny Power Limited, MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, and others for mini-grid electricity generation. The NERC said it issued nine new off-grid generation licences in the first quarter of 2024 with a gross capacity of 109.69 megawatts and three new trading licences. According to a report by the commission, Golden Penny Power Limited got a licence to build six off-grid gas plants in Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, and Cross River states. The total capacity is 100MW. Also, MTN was granted…

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MTN, Airtel, Others Mull Tariff Hike

Ganiyu Amodu

Telecoms operators including MTN, Airtel and Globacom have pushed for cost-reflective tariff in view of extant economic realities. This was contained in a statement jointly released by the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) on Thursday. The statement was co-signed by ALTON’s Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo; and ATCON’s President Tony Emoekpere. The telcos called upon the government to take decisive action in addressing the numerous challenges confronting the telecommunications industry. The telcos said telecommunications infrastructure development requires substantial investments in…

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MTN, Glo Interconnect Debt Dispute Resolved, Says NCC

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria and Globacom Limited has been amicably resolved. Following the resolution, NCC said the approval granted to MTN to disconnect Globacom has now been withdrawn. The regulator announced this in a statement by Reuben Muoka, NCC director, public affairs department, on Thursday. NCC said the debt dispute was resolved to avoid disruptions to subscribers’ connections. On January 8, 2024, the regulator permitted MTN to commence the phased disconnection of Glo with effect from January 18, 2024, due to…

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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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