LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria has assured Nigerians that the deployment of the Biometric Voter Accreditation System and electronic transmission of results of the 2023 election are possible with the quality of telecoms architecture available in the country. ATCON, the umbrella body for all the telecoms companies in Nigeria, including…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The momentum has continued to rise for the sixth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) as more corporate partners have lent their support for the event scheduled for Thursday, October 6 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos. The chairman, 2022 Conference Committee, Mr. Ken Ugbechie revealed on Monday that…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over 1.27 million subscribers were lost in the month of May by MTN Nigeria, Globacom, Airtel Nigeria and 9mobile as the companies bleed amid their data war. The month ended with Airtel becoming the biggest loser having lost 906,669 data users. This loss dwindled the telco’s customer base from 37.02 million of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has mandated all network service providers in Nigeria to link customers Nationa Identification Number with their sim card in other to reduce theft, kidnapping and terrorism. It interesting to see they have made the process easy, you don’t have to visit their office and do it physically, just visit…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government has ordered mobile telecommunication operators in the country to stop the sale and registration of new SIM cards. The directive applies to all mobile operators including MTN, Globacom, Airtel and Etisalat. The directive was contained in a statement by the communications ministry sent to PREMIUM TIMES. Read the full…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Telephone subscribers were left stranded, while telecommunication companies lost millions of Naira as protesting Ijaw youths shut down telecommunication masts in Bayelsa State. A Task Force of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Central Zone, on Monday raided and shut down facilities belonging to telecommunication companies in Bayelsa State following unresolved disputes on…