Two senior executives at Binance, the world’s largest exchange have been detained in Nigeria, per a Financial Times report. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report says the executives flew to Nigeria following the country’s decision to ban several cryptocurrency trading websites last week. However, they have been detained …
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has restated its instruction to telecom operators, emphasizing the necessity to block sim cards of telephone subscribers who haven’t linked their National Identification Numbers (NINs) by February 28, 2024. Dr Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, addressed this matter during the ongoing 45th …
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Leading Nigerian telco company, MTN Nigeria has blamed fibre cuts for the recent difficulty in making calls and data usage that customers are currently experiencing across the country. The South African-owned company is the largest telecoms provider in Nigeria. The outage made it difficult for subscribers to make calls or …
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Unionists in the telecoms industry under the aegis of The Association of Telecommunications, Information Technology, Cable Satellite Network Operators and Allied Services Employers of Nigeria (ATICEN) have emphasised the need to investigate the fund established for the provision of telecoms in- frasture in the rural areas across the country. They …
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Based on new industry data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria’s active mobile subscriptions decreased marginally by 0.07% to 220.71 million in August 2023 compared with 220.86 million in July 2023. This indicates that the country’s mobile subscriptions decreased by 145,026 in August. This decline follows a modest uptick …
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The Nigerian telecommunications sector has become an area of priority to the government of Nigeria as it is a key driver of digital economic growth. The sector accounted for 15% of Nigeria’s real GDP in the second quarter of 2022. For the full year of 2021, the sector accounted for …
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NCC: Mobile virtual operators’ licence framework still coming (NCC) The Nigerian Communications Commission says it has yet to conclude licence framework that will open telecoms market for the launch of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO). Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC Director of Public Affairs, made this known in a statement …
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