Globacom, a leading African telecommunications company, on Friday revealed its business agenda and unveiled Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua, the heavyweight world boxing champion as its new global icon. Joshua, who is 29, was born by Nigerian parents in England, but he is proud of his Nigerian roots and often says that the Nigerian spirit runs through […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria, have set a Jan. 16 deadline for receipt of binding offers from prospective bidders to acquire debt-laden telecom firm 9mobile. The telecoms company stated that Barclays Africa will review bids submitted before the deadline and make recommendations to 9mobile. Nigerian lenders picked Barclays Africa […]
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The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) said in Lagos on Saturday that the sector deserved to be supported with direct Foreign Exchange (FX) allocation. ALTON Chairman, Mr Gbenga Adebayo who said this in a statement added that with such allocation from the Central Bank of Nigeria, the challengers operators faced while trying […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it received 6,163 complaints from telecommunications subscribers in the second quarter of 2016.Mr Abdullahi Maikano, the Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau (CAB) of the commission made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Maikano said that of the 6,163 complaints, 4,739 issues were resolved, […]
Continue ReadingThe National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that the telecommunications sector contributed N1.41billion to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2016 in real terms. This is contained in the“ Nigerian Telecommunications (Service) Sector Report for the 1st Quarter of 2016’’ posted on the NBS website. According the report, the N1.41 […]
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