Konga’s annual Jara campaign has sparked excitement among Nigerian shoppers, offering timely discounts of up to 50% across various product categories. The initiative, themed “Confam New Year Deals,” has emerged as a vital lifeline for consumers navigating the financial challenges typical of January. Market analysis shows a significant surge in essential household purchases, with electronics,…
Subscribers have faulted the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, over his statement that telecom subscribers in the country will have to pay between 30per cent and 60 per cent in end user tariffs. They said the minister’s statement reflected his insensitivity and is contrary to the agreements reached between the Consumer…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) acquiesced to the demand of mobile network operators (MNOs) to suspend debtor money deposit banks (DMBs) such as Zenith Bank, UBA, FCMB and six others, after attempts at a peaceful resolution of the conflict over cash to be paid for USSD sessions fell through. USSD or Unstructured Supplementary Service Data…
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has reiterated that the Federal Government would not allow telecoms companies to increase tariff by 100 per cent. For some years now, the telecoms companies have been asking for increase in tariff, citing rising operational cost, inflation and naira devaluation among others. Tijani, who was…
Telecom operators may have received the approval of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to disconnect some money deposit banks (DMBs) over their failure to comply with regulators’ directive to effect repayment of the N250billion that arose from the use of the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), it was gathered on Monday. According to industry sources,…
Nigeria stands out globally for its affordable mobile data costs, offering cost-effective connectivity services to data users nationwide. With an average data cost of $0.38 for a gigabyte, mobile data in Nigeria is one of the cheapest in the world and one of the lowest in Africa. This position was affirmed by the International Telecommunications…
After over a decade of stagnant telecom end user tariff regime, the Federal Government, yesterday gave an indication that indeed, there will be a review, but not the 100per cent pushed for the mobile network operators (MNOs), themorningstar.com.ng reports on the implications of the development. For most part of last year, the push for an…
Africa’s leading entertainment platform, Multichoice, that offers a wide range of products and services, including DStv, GOtv, Showmax, M-Net, SuperSport, Irdeto, and KingMakers, faces threat to its monopolistic iron clad fists. With products and services used by over 23.5 million households in 50 markets across sub-Saharan Africa, the company must brace for tougher times ahead,…
Airtel Nigeria CEO Dinesh Balsingh has reaffirmed the telecom giant’s commitment to delivering superior connectivity and fostering digital inclusion as conversations around end user tariff hike gain traction. He said in response to the economic realities of rising operational and capital costs, the proposed tariff adjustments aim to ensure the long-term sustainability of the sector…
