Tag: Nigerian telecommunications industry

Nigeria re-elected as ITU Council Member for another 4 yrs

Aminu Imam

Nigeria has been re-elected as a council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) until 2026, the United Nation’s specialised agency that oversees global telecommunication operations. As a result, Nigeria will serve on the council again from 2022-2026. Nigeria became a member of the union on November 4, 1961. The Nigerian delegation was led to the global event by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr. Isa Ali Pantami. Other members of the delegation included the Chairman of the board of Commissioners of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Adeolu…

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Nigerians to pay more for telephone calls, as FG slams new tax to finance healthcare

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has slammed a new tax on phone calls in the nation to fund free healthcare for the Vulnerable Group in Nigeria. This is despite recent moves by telecommunication companies to increase the price of their services as a result of an unfavourable operating climate. The telecom tax, in the equivalent of a minimum of one kobo per second for phone calls, is part of the sources of funds required to finance free healthcare for the Vulnerable Group in Nigeria. This is contained in the National Health Insurance…

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9mobile reacts, as its director is ‘fingered’ in UAE terrorism financiers list

Aminu Imam

The management of the Nigerian mobile telecommunications company, 9mobile, has reacted to media reports that one of its directors is on the United Arab Emirates, (UAE), list of terrorist financiers, clarifying that the person whose name appears on the list is not its director. The telecoms firm, in a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday, said one Abdurrahman Ado Musa, who is on that list is not a director of the company. According to the company, the ‘Abdulrrahman Ado Musa’ named on the UAE list was not the same as Abdulrahman Ado,…

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FG orders telcos to shut down mobile phone services in Zamfara as bandits take over State

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has ordered all telecom operators, (telcos), to shut down their networks in Zamfara State in an attempt to curb bandit activities ravaging the State. This was contained in a statement issued by the Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Umar Garba Danbatta, on Friday. According to the Commission, “This is to enable relevant security agencies to carry out required activities towards addressing the security challenge in the State, in line with the requirement, Globacom is hereby directed to shut down all…

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Sokoto, 2 other northern states record fastest growth in mobile internet subscribers in Nigeria

Aminu Imam

Sokoto, Yobe, Kano State amongst other northern States have recorded the fastest year-on-year growth in the number of mobile internet subscribers by states in Nigeria. This is according to the ‘Telecommunications Report by States for Q3-2020’, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to the NBS, Sokoto State recorded a massive jump of 54.1% in the number of mobile Internet subscribers, to 2.9 million as at Q3 2020 from 1.9 million recorded in the corresponding period of 2019.  Yobe State closely followed with a 51.3% growth from 1.3…

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