Telecoms

In line with the recommendation of the committee on the applicability of Duty, the federal government has removed excise duty for the telecom sub-sector which is considered already overburdened with…

As the processes for the 2023 general elections gather momentum, and flagbearers of parties emerge, the blossoming Nigeria's capital market may be hard hit over a possible change of government and increasing insecurity in the country.…

The market Capitalization of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc declined by N142.5 billion, representing a 2.95 per cent depreciation during a single-day trade on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). During Monday's…

Kenya has ordered telecoms firm, Safaricom, to stop processing payments for sports betting companies, potentially shutting down a lucrative source of revenue for the company. Liti Wambua, the Acting Director of the regulator, Betting…

AFUWAPE GBOLABO. The Board members of Courteville Business Solutions Plc have endorsed the appointment of Afam Edozie as the substantive Chairman of the company. Edozie succeeds Capt. M.O Salami (Rtd), who retired from the board with…

India has asked its telecom operators to find ways of blocking applications such as Facebook and messaging app WhatsApp in the case of misuse, according to a document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. India has in recent months intensified…

The telecom industry annually contributes N450 billion in form of taxes to Nigeria’s economy, Mr Olusola Teniola, President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has said. Teniola revealed in Lagos on Friday…

Telecommunications operators in Nigeria on Wednesday called for licensing for and regulation of  over-the-top services such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp Messenger to generate more money for the country. Mr Gbenga Adebayo, the…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) may take regulatory action on telecommunications operators over migration of subscribers to Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) data plan. The regulatory body gave the indication in its 2015 Q4 Compliance…

MTN has engaged Eric Holder, the former US attorney-general, to help challenge a $3.9bn fine imposed by Nigerian regulators for the company’s failure to disconnect unregistered mobile phone subscribers. Mr Holder, who returned to…