Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has blamed cumbersome regulatory processes, limited access to devices, lack of awareness, inadequate digital literacy, and erratic power supply for the challenges the country faced in the area of affordable broadband penetration. The Minister, in his keynote entitled: The Broadband Alliance: Accelerating Our Collective Prosperity Through…
A 50 per cent tariff hike in end user tariffs of telecom services in Nigeria will spur business expansion, potentially reducing poverty levels in Africa’s most populous nation, Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), has said. Its head of sub-Saharan Africa, Angela Wamola, who spoke during a virtual press conference, said private capital will…
By Ahmad Sajoh There are times when it becomes absolutely necessary to empathize with Nigerians over situations that are manifestly adverse. However, sympathy or empathy does not mean overlooking reality. Honestly that is the situation we are in with the recent tariff adjustment by the telecommunication operators in Nigeria today. Nigerians may be famous for…
Telecom sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has blamed its low revenue generation last year to the failure of telecom operators to purchase 5G spectrum licences. Its Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice Chairman (CEO/EVC), Aminu Maida, and its Director of Financial Services, Yakubu Gontor, disclosed this in Abuja during the 2025 budget defense before the…
Airtel Africa’s total customer base grew by 7.9 per cent to 163.1 million while its data customer penetration continues to rise, with a 13.8 per cent increase in data customers to 71.4 million, according to its results for nine-month period ended 31 December 2024. According to the result, data usage per customer increased by 32.3…
A leading provider of telecom and mobile money services in Africa, Airtel Nigeria has expressed gratitude for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC’s) approval of tariff adjustments for telecom operators in the country. Its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Dinesh Balsingh, who expressed the company’s appreciation of the decision to allow for a tariff increase of up…
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) yesterday sought clarity from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over its approval for 50 per cent hike in end user telecom tariffs, arguing that it’s a matter of law. Recall the mobile network operators (MNOS) had requested for a 100 per cent tariff hike but the regulator…
After a prolong agitation for an increase in end user telecom tariffs in the country by mobile carriers, regulator of the sector, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a 50 per cent hike. And like a red rag to a bull, telecom subscribers have kicked against the approval which they said reflected the fact that…
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…
