Telecom operators in Nigeria demand tariff hikes to ensure industry survival. Rising costs and stagnant rates threaten telecom service availability nationwide. ALTON calls for immediate reforms to sustain the telecom sector in 2025. Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have reiterated the urgent need for an upward review of tariffs for calls, data, and other services in … Read more
MTN Nigeria’s CEO, Karl Toriola, has warned that the country’s telecommunications sector is in a critical condition, describing it as being in an “intensive care unit” (ICU) and urgently needing intervention to prevent its collapse. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Speaking at a hybrid telecom investment forum in Lagos on Tuesday, Toriola emphasized the severe challenges … Read more
Stakeholders and bank accounts holders who rely on unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) to perform financial transactions might be in for a tough time as telecommunications companies move to suspend the service. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) announced the development in a statement on Thursday. . In the statement jointly signed … Read more
Subscribers with NIN have until January 19 as deadline to link their NIN with their SIM cards while subscribers without NIN have until February 9 to do so. The NIMC has said it is not aware of any planned extension of the deadline Mobile operators have said that SIMs with unlinked but submitted National Identity … Read more
The ministerial directive on reduction of data cost has been ignored by telecommunication firms. It was learnt that the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has not given the instruction to the operators. Ekohotblog recalls that the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, gave the order on October 20 after receiving the progress report … Read more