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guardian. ng > life > whatsnew-entertainment-celebrity-gist-and-so-on > tiktok-star-blackchully-records-early-streaming-success-with-debut-single-payment-before-service

Tik Tok star Blackchully records early streaming success with debut single "Payment Before Service

13+ hour, 55+ min ago  (380+ words) Published 10 Apr 2026 A social media following built on Tik Tok is beginning to translate into music streams for Nigerian content creator Blackchully, whose debut single Payment Before Service has recorded modest early gains across digital platforms. Released on November 10, 2025, the…...

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guardian. ng > news > subscribers-urge-security-agencies-to-end-telecom-infrastructure-vandalism

Subscribers urge security agencies to end telecom infrastructure vandalism

10+ hour, 53+ min ago  (307+ words) By: Adeyemi Adepetun Date: 10 April 2026 5: 07am WAT Data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) showed that sophisticated criminal networks looted 656 critical power assets. According to NCC, a total of 152 generators and 504 batteries were stolen over the year, raising fresh concerns about…...

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guardian. ng > news > vandalism-telcos-count-losses-as-656-generators-batteries-stolen-in-2025

Vandalism: Telcos count losses as 656 generators, batteries stolen in 2025

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (63+ words) The Guardian Nigeria News Vandalism: Telcos count losses as 656 generators, batteries stolen in 2025 Date: 9 April 2026 10: 23am WAT THE resurgence of infrastructure theft battered Nigeria's $76 billion telecommunications sector in 2025, as increasingly sophisticated criminal networks looted 656 critical power assets. The News You Need,…...

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guardian. ng > news > consumers-jos-electric-firm-differ-on-illegal-bills-glitches

Consumers, Jos electric firm differ on "illegal" bills, glitches

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (373+ words) By: Rauf Oyewole Date: 7 April 2026 4: 55am WAT Many electricity consumers in the franchise states of Bauchi, Benue, Gombe and Plateau under the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDCO) have complained of being shortchanged while the distribution company allegedly allocated illegal debts'to their…...

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guardian. ng > news > jos-disco-consumers-dialogue-over-blackout-estimated-bills

Jos Disco, consumers dialogue over blackout, estimated bills

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (361+ words) By: Rauf Oyewole Date: 2 April 2026 1: 31pm WAT The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED) has engaged with its consumers over the low supply of electricity, outrageous and estimated billings, low voltage, amongst other issues. During a stakeholder meeting held in Bauchi on…...

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guardian. ng > business-services > ncc-appeals-to-subscribers-on-service-quality-tasks-telcos-on-accountability

NCC appeals to subscribers on service quality, tasks telcos on accountability

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (533+ words) By: Adeyemi Adepetun Date: 2 April 2026 4: 52am WAT The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, stated this in Lagos, yesterday, when, alongside the Board Chairman, Idris Olorunnimbe, visited some members of the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), including…...

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guardian. ng > news > ncc-directs-network-providers-to-compensate-subscribers-for-poor-services

NCC directs network providers to compensate subscribers for poor services

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (196+ words) By: Adeyemi Adepetun Date: 30 March 2026 5: 10am WAT Under this directive, erring operators will compensate affected users directly for breaches of Quality of Service (Qo S) Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The Guardian checks showed that while MNOs have connected over 320 million telephone lines…...

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2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (12+ words) NCC introduces platform to track, block fraudulent SIM activities'The Guardian Nigeria News...

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guardian. ng > tag > lagos-internet-connectivity

Lagos Internet connectivity Archives

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (53+ words) The Guardian Nigeria News The Lagos State Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (LAMIST) said on Monday that it had completed the first phase of a project to drastically reduce the cost of Internet connectivity. The Commissioner, LAMIST, Mr Olatunbosun…...

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guardian. ng > fintech > telecom-body-calls-for-global-satellite-to-smartphone-standards

Telecom body calls for global satellite-to-smartphone standards

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (304+ words) By: Adeyemi Adepetun Date: 11 March 2026 5: 30am WAT A new era of Satellite services, enabled by Low-Earth-Orbit constellations, requires a fresh approach to regulation worldwide, according to a position paper by the GSMA, the global organisation representing mobile operators. The paper argues…...