NCC Outline New Operational Guidelines For USSD Services CBN and NCC lnstructs banks to Settle 85% of all Outstanding Invoices by December 31 Telecom operators threatening to suspend USSD The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have issued a final directive to resolve the long-standing N250 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service … Read more
NCC and CBN direct banks and telecoms to resolve N250bn USSD debt. 60% of pre-API invoices due by January 2025, full payment by July 2025. 85% of post-API debts to be paid by December 31, 2024. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have directed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and … Read more
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has set September 14 as the final deadline for Nigerians to link their Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) with National Identity Numbers (NINs). According to the NCC, a total of 153 million SIMs have now been linked to NINs, reflecting a significant compliance rate of 96 percent, up from 69.7 percent … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Bayobab Group, an affiliate of the telecommunications giant MTN Group, has successfully reinstated its operational capabilities. The telecom firm announced on Tuesday that it had navigated the challenges posed by the incident, restoring more than 3 Terabits per second (Tbps) of its network capacity. Editor’s Picks “Who’s The Idiot?” – … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that approximately 90% of data and voice services affected by the cuts in undersea fibre optics last week have been restored. Reuben Mouka, the Director of Public Affairs at the NCC, provided this update in a statement issued on Monday. According to the commission, … Read more
NCC has extended the period during which Globacom subscribers can call MTN by 21 days. This follows the commission’s initial plan to bar Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines. Reuben Mouka revealed that an agreement has been reached to resolve all outstanding issues. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced … Read more