Telcos co-locate for financial inclusion
Telecom operators, MTN Nigeria, Globacom, Airtel and 9Mobile, have formed a surprising partnership to deepen the financial inclusion in the country.
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Telcos push to expand financial inclusion to 90m Nigerians by 2020
The Nigerian mobile operators under the umbrella of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, ALTON, appear to be in an ambitious move to expand financial inclusion to Ninety million Nigerians by the year 2020.
Read More Telcos threaten telecom blackout ahead of 2019 election
Barring urgent presidential intervention over alleged incessant closure of telecom operators’ cell sites and base stations, Nigeria may have the 2019 general elections without telecommunications.
Read More Facebook’s free Internet Project: Telcos demand harmonised regulation for all electronic communication providers
SOCIAL media platform, Facebook’s plans to launch satellite and drone initiatives capable of providing free internet services to rural and urban Sub-Saharan Africa is sending a wave of panic to the Nigerian telecom operators who fear their revenue bases could be further depleted by unlicensed operators who provide similar services they have paid huge licence fees for.
Read More Code of Corporate Governance now compulsory for telcos – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has charged telecom operators in the country to comply with the Code of Corporate Governance, CCG for efficient and transparent service delivery.
Read More Minister charges NCC to invoke extant laws against Telcos
The Minister of Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu has called on the Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC to investigate all drop calls and call masking by telecom operators and invoke appropriate provisions of the law and other extant agreements to protect consumers.
Read More ‘African Telcos prioritize new skills to stay afloat’
TELECOMUNICATION companies across Africa are increasingly focusing on effectively maximizing their return on investment from data and on monetizing emerging opportunities such as the Internet of Things (IoT) to remain competitive and afloat, the International Data Corporation (IDC) has said.
Read More We won’t allow telcos short-change Nigerian subscribers again- Communications Minister
Irked by the incessant complaints of poor quality of service and regulatory deficiencies from Nigerians, Barrister Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communications has vowed that no Nigerian telecom service provider would be allowed to short-change any subscriber under his watch.
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