Brand Tecno says the appellation ‘china phone’ affects sales of its product.

Tecno, a fast growing smartphone brand in Nigeria has decried the ‘China Phone’ public given appellation.

The Vice President of Tecno Group, Arif Chowdhury, said the “China …

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The Mobile Number Portability service guarantees freedom for telecoms subscribers.

In a bid to deepen competition and force mobile phone operators to provide better service to their customers, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, on Monday launched the Nigerian Mobile Number Portability service …

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and erstwhile minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, have resurrected the ghost of the  controversial Pentascope deal through which the federal government tried to privatize Nigeria’s national telecoms carrier, the …

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The Lagos court adjourned till April 29.

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday joined the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, as defendant in a suit seeking the
revocation of the operating licence of Airtel Nigeria Limited for alleged promo of …

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The survey studied 42,201 global ISPs.

Nigeria has again hit the global spotlight for its internet notoriety.

A new survey in the Netherlands has identified SpectraNet, a Nigerian Internet Service Provider (ISP), as the world’s most crime-infested; with over …

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CSNAC mentioned various allegations of financial impropriety against the NCC.

A civil society group, Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to investigate the shady sales of Telecommunication Spectrum by the Nigerian …

Group asks EFCC to investigate NCC over N53bn ‘spectrum fraud’ is a post from: Premium Times Nigeria

Etisalat and Airtel had increased market share.

Nigeria’s Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) arm of the telecommunication sector has continued to lose market share to the GSM networks, a report analysing the sector has revealed.

The report by …

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The National Communication Commission, NCC, at the weekend sealed off the premises of a communication outfit in Akure, the Ondo State capital, for allegedly engaging in illegal registration and sale of SIM cards of Global Satellite Mobile (GSM) communications.

The …

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Econet Wireless logo

ECONET wireless maintains that its stakes were unfairly cancelled when Zain took over in 2005

The controversy over the ownership of one of Nigeria’s mobile telephone companies, Airtel Nigeria, continued on Thursday as the Federal High …

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NITEL Building

The NITEL workers are asking for full payment of their 10 month salary arrears.

The head office of the Nigerian Telecommunication Limited, NITEL, in Abuja was on Thursday sealed off by its staff, who were protesting the non-payment …

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Mobile roaming charges across countries, especially for Nigerian consumers usually cost a fortune.

Telecomm operators in Nigeria have approved some measure to decrease the exorbitant tariff charged for mobile roaming across countries, the International Telecommunication Union, ITU, said on Wednesday.…

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Airtel is Named Telecoms Brand of the Year, Most Innovative Telecoms Company and Customer Friendly Operator.

Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, on Saturday won three awards at the eighth edition of the Nigerian Telecoms Awards.

The telecoms operator beat its competitors …

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The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has directed MTN to make sure consumers receive adequate information on its recharge and win aircraft promotion, tagged MTN-Ultimate Wonder Campaign Promotion.

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NCC says it will punish erring telecoms that do not improve their services by the September deadline.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has concluded plans to invoke another round of sanctions on telecommunication operators, from September, if poor …

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