DStv customers will have free access to all channels from December 27 to 29, regardless of their current subscription package, as part of a special holiday offer, MultiChoice Nigeria announced on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS NNPC Unveils Command Centre for Real-Time Monitoring of Hydrocarbon Operations ATCON Urges FG to Tackle Infrastructural Barriers Hindering Broadband Expansion BREAKING: … Read more
Telecommunications operators are set to disconnect mobile lines not linked to National Identification Numbers (NIN) after the September 14 deadline established by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) expired. In a statement issued in August, the NCC announced that no SIM card would remain active without a verified NIN after September 15. The telecom regulator urged … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that MTN Nigeria, one of Nigeria’s largest telecommunications companies, has explained why its subscribers are experiencing poor internet speed. The company gave the explanation in a statement on Thursday evening. Several MTN subscribers had taken to social media on Thursday to complain about their poor internet connectivity. MTN blamed the bad … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed why some subscribers have their SIM cards barred despite linking them to their National Identification Number (NIN). According to the commission, such subscribers are victims of duplicated National Identification Numbers. EDITOR’S PICKS JUST IN: FG Gives Fresh Update On ‘Soon-To-Take-Off’ Student Loan Scheme FG: … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the non-payment of interconnect charges may result in Globacom subscribers losing the ability to call MTN lines soon. This possibility was disclosed on Monday by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) through a communique issued by the Director of the Public Affairs Department, Reuben Muoka. EDITOR’S PICKS Bye-Election: Ani Emerges APC Candidate … Read more
The NBS said Lagos had the highest active internet and voice subscribers in the country. The total number of active internet subscribers in Nigeria rose by 9.07% from Q4 2021 to Q4 2022. The total number of voice subscribers across the country grew by 13.87% from Q4 2021 to Q4 2022. Eko Hot Blog reports … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director, Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation (OPIC), Arc. Abiodun Fari-Arole has said that the newly commissioned Kings Court estate will be duplicated in other parts of the State to accommodate more subscribers. Fari-Arole said this in Abeokuta while speaking with OPIC … Read more
According to the Nigerian Communications Commission, there were 229,582,206 connected lines in Nigeria in October… EKO HOT BLOG reports that more than 101 million telecommunication subscribers risk disconnection if the December 31 deadline for the National Identity Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification is not extended. A source in the Association of … Read more
Following Multichoice plan to hike monthly DStv/GOtv tariff in Nigeria starting from June 1, subscribers consisting Association of Telephone, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers have rejected the proposed hike to Pay TV during the coronavirus pandemic. The group, in a letter to MultiChoice, signed by the National President, ATCIS, Adesina Bilesanmi, and the Secretary to … Read more