FG extends deadline for NIN-SIM linkage by one month
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the people to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) by one month. This was announced on…
N42bn USSD debt: Reps intervenes urges telecommunication operators to halt planned withdrawal of services
The House of Representatives has urged telecommunication operators to halt the planned withdrawal of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services to financial institutions in the country. This was sequel to…
Airtel commences NIN registration in retail outlets across Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria on Thursday says it has commenced the National Identity Number (NIN) registration exercise in its retail outlets across the country. Airtel in a statement in Lagos said it…
Airtel extends work-from-home policy till May 31, says network not affected by lockdown
Airtel Nigeria has extended its work-from-home policy by two weeks in a bid to safeguard them from contracting coronavirus and stem the spread of the virus. It will now end…
Airtel launches new number series, 0904
Airtel Nigeria on Friday announced that it had added 0904 number series to its numbering range, following the approval of the industry regulator, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). Dinesh Balsingh,the Chief…
NIDCOM lauds State gov’ts for reaching out to returnees from S. Africa
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has applauded state governments for reaching out to their indigenes who were evacuated from South Africa recently. Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Executive Chairman/CEO, who applauded…
Xenophobia: Dabiri-Erewa urges state govts to help reintegrate returneesÂ
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Executive Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has urged state governments to ensure proper reintegration of returnees from South Africa into the society. Dabiri-Erewa made the…
Airtel, 9mobile to pay N136m fine for infraction
Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC) has sanctioned two major Telecommunications operators over infractions. The affected network operators, Airtel and 9mobile were slammed with a total fine of N136million. According to its…
SEC approves Airtel Africa’s secondary listing on NSE
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally approved the planned secondary listing of Airtel Africa Plc on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). A source close to the transaction told…
Exclusive: Airtel to list at Stock Exchange, awaits CBN approval
Airtel will soon join MTN Nigeria at the Nigerian Stock Exchange if it gets approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Political Economist can authoritatively report. A top source…