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…
NCC begins second phase audit of SIM registration and compliance
To provide further assurance on the integrity of its Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration database, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will shortly begin the second phase of its ongoing audit…
Police Parade 10 Member Syndicate Allegedly Linked to Fraudulent SIM Card Swapping in Oyo State
The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday paraded 10 suspected members of a syndicate who specialise in withdrawing money from the bank accounts of depositors through fraudulent swapping of SIM…
Nigeria broadband penetration hits 33% by February – NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that broadband penetration made remarkable improvement as it increased to about 33 per cent as at February. Danbatta…
Nigeria’s Broadband Penetration Now 32.34%
Broadband penetration in Nigeria has hit 32.34% as at the end of January 2019, according to statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. However, the National Bureau of Statistics,…
Internet Subscribers Now Over 111m, December 2018 – NCC
Internet users in Nigeria increased slightly to over 111.6 million in December 2018, from its November figure of over 108m the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. This was made…
CBN Requests Telcos to raise N5bn Capital Investment for Mobile Money Operations
The Central Bank of Nigeria has asked telecommunications companies that intend to deepen financial inclusion in the country through mobile money operations to make a minimum capital…
Mobile subscription slip to 160.5m in August; internet users jump to 104.6m
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says active mobile telephone lines in Nigeria decreased marginally to 160.5 million in August from 161.42 million in July. But what was lost in voice…
Internet users in Nigeria climb to 103.6 million in July –NCC
Internet users in Nigeria increased marginally to 103.6 million in July, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)Â has said. The NCC disclosed this on Wednesday in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data…
Number of Internet users in Nigeria decrease in June – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says Internet users in the country decreased to 102,805,122 million in June from the 103,152,726 million recorded in May. The NCC made this disclosure in…