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MTN Kicks off Assets Disposal with sale of its Equity in Ghanaian and Ugandan Tower Company
African telecom giant, MTN Group has announced that it is selling off its stake in Ghana Tower Interco…
NBS Report: Lagos Remains Nigerian Telcos’ Most Penetrated Market According to Q3 2019 Reports
The National Bureau of Statistics, in its latest telco data, has disclosed that the number of voice subscribers active in Q3 of 2019 was 179m.
IHS Holdings Acquires Brazil’s Cell Site Solutions as it Continues its Emerging Markets Expansion
IHS Holdings, a telecom infrastructure provider in Africa, has announced its acquisition of Cell Site Solutions, an infrastructure solutions provider in Brazil.
Truecaller Report: Telecom Operators are Responsible for 85% of Spam Calls, SMS in Nigeria
In the last year, the volume of spam calls and SMS received by subscribers in Nigeria has increased. A recent Truecaller report has revealed that telecom operators are responsible for about 85% of spams received.
NBS Report: Telecom Industry’s Contribution to Nigeria’s GDP Declined by 3.21% in Q3 2019
The recent report from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that the contribution of the telecom industry…
Pantami Orders Deactivation of Automatic Voicemails for Financial Exploitation of Subscribers
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to…
Airtel is Obtaining an Additional 10MHz Spectrum for $70 Million to Improve its Data Offering in Nigeria
In a statement sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange and other stakeholders, Airtel has shared its plans to…
Airtel Biggest Gainer as Nigeria’s GSM Internet Subscribers Increase by Over 200,000 Subscribers in September
Hey, lets gain back what we lost and top it up a little, okay? That’s what the Nigeria…
FG Wants to Sell More Spectrum Licences to Boost Competition in Telecom Industry
The Federal Government is considering taking actions that will increase the current competition among telecom service providers like…
NCC Report: GSM Operators Lost About 100,000 Internet Subscribers in August
For the second time this year, thousands of Nigerians opted out of using their SIMs to access the…
