Telcos are raising concerns about the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway construction disrupting Internet connectivity. They are seeking the relocation of the submarine cables. The calls come a few months after cable cuts in Côte D’Ivoire disrupted Internet services in Nigeria. Eko Hot Blog reports that telecommunications companies (Telcos) have expressed fears that the construction of the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigerian telcos operators are once again pushing for a tariff increase to offset rising operational and investment costs in the sector. This plea comes after 11 years, during which tariffs remained stable, despite the industry grappling with substantial rises in operational costs and investments in network expansion and upgrades. Editor’s … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has said that SIM cards previously linked to the National Identification Numbers, NIN, were barred because they were bad. It also explained that the job of using NIN to track kidnappers currently terrorising the country is that of the police. Editor’s Picks President Tinubu Returns … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that no fewer than 40 million telephone lines were barred by telecommunication operators over the weekend following the expiration of the February 28, 2024 deadline issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission mandating telecom consumers to link the Subscriber Identity Module to their National Identity Numbers. This represents a 28 million increase … Read more
USSD is a channel for delivering financial services, especially for those who do not have access to physical banking infrastructure or internet services. Many users of USSD services in Nigeria on Friday started to see a notice to pay ₦6.98 for each transaction session. “Welcome to USSD Banking,” one notice said. “Please note, a N6.98 … Read more
Nigerians using unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) to carry out financial transactions will now be charged a flat fee of N6.98 for each transaction, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) disclosed on Tuesday. The development is contained in a joint statement released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian … Read more
Telephone companies in Nigeria have threatened to suspend USSD services over indebtedness by banks. Millions of Nigerians use the shortcode platform to access banking services daily through their phones, but the telcos say they are being owed by the banks. The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) said it will disconnect the banks … 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
Minister of Communicatons and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has ordered all telcos to cancel a ₦20 fee charged for retrieval of the National Identification Number (NIN) with immediate effect. The Minister gave the order in a statement issued on Friday. “The Minister’s directive which takes immediate effect is an intervention aimed at making the process … Read more
The Federal Government has issued an ultimatum to all telecommunications (telcos) operators in the country to block all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) without a valid National Identification Number (NIN). This according to a statement issued by the spokesman for the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Ikechukwu Adinde. Adinde noted in the statement on Tuesday … Read more