Nigeria’s data consumption hits record 721,522 terabytes in January

Nigeria’s internet data consumption has reached a record-breaking 721,522 terabytes by January this year, according to official telecoms market figures reviewed by Technology Times.

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Alleged Caller Tunes Infringement: MTN ‘does not cut deals with artistes’ 

MTN Nigeria Communications Limited does not enter into direct agreements with artistes, but rather through its value added service partners, an insider has told Technology Times amid criminal charges filed against the largest mobile phone company by the nation’s copyright agency.  

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NIN-SIM linkage: MTN Nigeria loses subscribers as fresh disconnections loom

MTN Nigeria, the country's largest mobile network operator with a 36.58 percent market share by operator, has experienced a decline in its subscriber base following the enforcement of the subscriber registration scheme imposed by government.

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Maida, Nigeria’s telecoms regulatory chief, promises better deal for phone subscribers

Dr. Aminu Maida has said that he hopes to pursue an optimal user experience for Nigerian telecoms subscribers as part of his vision as the nation’s telecoms industry regulatory agency’s chief.

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NCC chief ‘excited’ over telecoms waiver in Zamfara

Nigeria’s telecoms regulatory chief is “excited” by Zamfara State Government's decision to waive charges on Right of Way (RoW) for telecoms infrastructure deployment across the state.

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FG raises team for Nigeria’s 5G spectrum auctions

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The Federal Government has raised an 18-member team to map out plans for Nigeria’s 5G spectrum auctions following, the Senate clearance over public health concerns. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) took the “major proactive regulatory step” after a Senate investigative hearing that gave 5G technology “a clean bill of health”, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive […]

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Regulator: Nigeria to roll out phone device tracker

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The Nigerian Government is rolling out a phone device tracker system to captures the unique number that identifies devices used by telecoms subscribers, the telecoms regulator says.

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