2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (355+ words) The development comes amid mounting legal pressure on the Commission after a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered a halt to the enforcement of the regulations pending the determination of a suit challenging its powers over telecom-based airtime advances....

10+ hour, 9+ min ago  (378+ words) The development follows a Federal High Court order in Lagos directing a halt to the enforcement of the regulations pending the determination of a suit challenging the Commission's authority over telecom-based airtime advance services. Confirming the resumption of the services,…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (355+ words) LAGOS " Nigeria's telecommunications sector has been projected to be the viable economic catalyst that could boost the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by gener'ating nearly N2 trillion in additional tax revenue and create over 2 million jobs. In his opening remarks at…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (293+ words) LAGOS "Worldwide spending on Telecom Services and Pay TV Services reached $1, 551-trillion in 2025, expanding by 2% year-over-year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. IDC expects that the worldwide spending on Telecom and Pay TV services will…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (256+ words) Upperlink has announced its collaboration with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Universal Acceptance (UA) Steering Group for UA Day 2026 to host a global awareness event…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (363+ words) LAGOS " Nigeria's mobile telecommunica'tions sector active subscriptions as at March 2026 has hit 185, 718, 018 with a record of 3, 492, 760 new sub'scribers in first quarter of 2026 (January 2026-March 2026), accord'ing to the latest statistics from the Nigerian Communications Com'mission (NCC). NCC latest statistics show that…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago  (390+ words) The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the waiting period before inactive phone numbers are reassigned to new users from the current period to one year and six months, in a move aimed…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (264+ words) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mo U) that both organisations said would safe'guard consumers against fraud while opening opportunities for them to leverage the potentials of the telecommunications…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (138+ words) The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu, has alerted the public to a fake Facebook account impersonating her. The CMD disclaimed any association with the fraudulent account using her name and photograph....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (199+ words) The NCC directive may benefit about 182 million active telephone users in the country who have longed for quality of experience (Qo E). The regulator's directive, which requires operators to credit affected users with airtime based on their average spending and location-specific…...