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  • Internet users in Nigeria hit 108.5m in Nov. — NCC

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Internet users in Nigeria increased marginally to 108.5 million in November, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. The NCC made this known on Friday in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for December posted on its website. According to the data, Airtel, MTN and Globacom gained more internet subscribers during the month under review, while…

  • Active subscribers increase to 169m in Nov. – NCC

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says there are 169,104,830 active subscribers on the telecommunications networks in November, as against 165,239,443 recorded in October 2018. The telecommunications regulator made this known in its Monthly Subscriber/Operator Data made available on its website on Friday. Active subscribers increased by 3.86 million in November, after the 165 million subscribers…

  • Telephony services: Airtel topples Glo in new market share stats

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Airtel Nigeria has toppled Globacom to become the second largest telecommunications service provider in Nigeria in terms of the number of active subscribers for telephony services. This is contained in Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) industry statistics report published for the month of January analyzed by TheNewsGuru. The data showed a marginal difference of 98,561 that…

  • Airtel pulls out of 9Mobile bid

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Indications emerged that Bharti Airtel, one of the top five firms jostling to purchase troubled 9mobile has reportedly pulled out of the race. According to a report by TheCable, the company, which already operates in the country as Airtel Nigeria, did not submit a final bid to Barclays Africa. 9mobile, formerly Etisalat Nigeria, got into…

  • Encomium as Airtel honours primary school teachers

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has been commended by teachers in its adopted public primary schools located in Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, Kwara, Cross River and Imo States. The teachers who were overwhelmed with joy hailed the telco for its focus on education and for organizing a specialized training as well as award platform to honour…

  • El-Rufai commends Airtel for role in developing Primary Education

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has commissioned Yahaya Hamza Primary School, one of its newly adopted schools in Zaria, Kaduna State, in line with its commitment of providing opportunities to underprivileged children. Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, commended the telco for its role in the development of primary education across the country, during the…

  • Airtel Nigeria bags payment innovation in telecom awards

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has been honoured with the Payment Innovation in Telecom Award by Africa’s leading transaction switching and processing services company, Interswitch. The Award, which held on Friday September 15th, 2017 at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, recognized leading financial institutions, mobile financial players, processors and retailers, for their innovative…

  • The Voice Nigeria: Airtel hosts first live show in Lagos

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    Kehinde Ajose
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    Following the successful session of the battle rounds, Airtel Nigeria, sponsor of The Voice Nigeria in partnership with DStv hosted a star-studded executive screening of the first Live Show in Lagos on Sunday, 27th of August, 2017.   The event anchored by Ozzy Agu, had in attendance season one finalists: Patrick, Cornel, Viveeyan, Chike and…

  • Airstrike kills 22 insurgents in northern Afghanistan

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    Olaotan Falade
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    As many as 22 armed insurgents have been confirmed dead after army helicopters targeted Taliban oppositions in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province, Bakhtar news agency reported on Thursday. The helicopter gunships, according to the state-run news agency, pounded Taliban hideouts in parts of Tagab district late Wednesday, killing 22 insurgents on the ground and injuring several…