SIM barring exercise not connected to planned protests – ALTON
ALTON said the fact of the matter is that the harmonisation exercise of the SIM Registration database and National Identity ...
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Big Brother Naija: N100 million up for grabs as organisers announce premiere date
The theme for this season will be announced at the premiere as housemates enter the house in pairs.
Airtel Africa’s profit plunges almost 100% amid naira devaluation pressures
Profit after tax fell to $2 million from $523 million.
18% tax-to-GDP ratio: We won’t increase taxes, Adedeji assures companies
A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Dare Adekanmbi, quoted the FIRS chairman as saying that the ...
MVNOs will help boost Nigeria’s economy, says JSC Ingenium’s chief sales officer
The recent award of 25 MVNO licences in Nigeria opens up a unique opportunity for the entry of new and ...
Airtel pays N58.7bn for 15-year spectrum licence
Once renewed, the group said the licence will be valid for a period of 15 years
Airtel Africa’s nine-month turnover hits $3.9bn
The mobile services revenue of the wireless operator jumped by 15.9 per cent
Airtel signs $194 million loan deal with IFC to boost African operations
The borrowing will be repaid over eight years.
FIRS appoints MTN, Airtel, banks to withhold VAT
The FIRS noted that these companies are expected to remit the tax on or before the 21st day of the ...
Nigerian stocks crash to nine-month low as investors expect Q3 results
The telecom operator has shed more than N2 trillion in market value in less than two weeks, having seen a ...
Nigeria’s internet speed still amongst world’s slowest
Nigeria ranks 151st on fixed broadband internet speed assessment of 182 countries, according to a new report.
FCMB leads in Nigeria’s digital space as physical place takes back bench
Leveraging on its agility, vision, versatility and business playbook, FCMB maintains the upper hand in the digital war among Nigeria’s ...
Nigerian telcos lose 17,030 subscribers in nine months
Although the telcos lost some old subscribers, they gained new subscribers within the 9-month period.
NIN: Month after, faulty systems at NIMC, telcos keep millions of phone users barred
Overwhelmed and faulty systems at NIMC and telephone companies mean millions remain unable to make calls for weeks despite submitting ...
Copyright Infringement: Airtel denies using Veno Marioghae- Mbanefo’s hit song, demands apology from singer
The telecommunications company also demanded an apology or retraction letter within seven days or face civil/criminal legal actions against Marioghae ...
Copyright Infringement: Musician, Veno Marioghae-Mbanefo, sues Airtel for N50m
The singer, through her lawyer, demanded the sum of N50 million for the unauthorised commercial and also derogatory use of ...
Wrongful Dismissal: Court orders Airtel to pay former employee N160 million
“It is against the international best practice as well as international labour standard to lay off a performing staff without ...
MTN paid 13.5% of total tax collection by FIRS in 2021, telecom firm says
FIRS celebrated Nigeria’s highest paying taxpayers, including MTN, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, NOCACO, AIRTEL and CHEVRON.
Airtel Africa gets 10-year spectrum licences worth $30 million for Kenya operation
The wireless carrier and mobile money operator obtained the regulator’s assent to replace its temporary licence.
Airtel’s nine-month profit surges 97% to $514 million on post-Covid data boom
Airtel jumped 9.99 per cent to N1,398 per unit in Lagos at 10:54 WAT in Lagos on Friday, following the ...
Nigerian stocks leap by N324 billion on scramble for Airtel’s shares
Airtel continued to draw interest from investors, garnering 10 per cent gain.
Nigerian stocks add N417 billion on investors’ rush for top telco, energy stocks
Year to date, the index has yielded 6.35 per cent.
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Group sues Gov Matawalle, MTN, Airtel, Glo, others over network shutdown in Zamfara
Governor Bello Matawalle had in September ordered the ban on mobile telecommunications network in Zamfara State as part of efforts ...
5G: MTN, Airtel want Nigeria’s $197 million licence fee slashed
MTN wants as much as 75 per cent cut and a validity period extension by 10 years.
SPECIAL REPORT: Dogged by slow internet connectivity, Nigerians and their businesses count losses
Erratic internet connection is routine in Nigeria, with the country trailing in terms of broadband penetration and speed averages.