Tag: Etisalat

  • NCC to Etisalat subscribers, takeover will not affect network’s integrity

    Despite moves by a consortium of banks to takeover Etisalat, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has come out stoutly to assure subscribers that Etisalat’s network’s integrity would not be compromised. The NCC in a statement on Wednesday signed by the Director, Public Affairs of NCC, Mr Tony Ojobo, in Lagos said that the regulatory body…

  • CBN, NCC wade into Etisalat debt crisis, to meet today

    CBN, NCC wade into Etisalat debt crisis, to meet today

    Following a take over of Etisalat Nigeria by a consortium of banks over its indebtedness, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will on Wednesday (today) meet the management of Etisalat and the banks. The essence of the meeting is to find a resolution to the debt crisis troubling the telecoms…

  • Etisalat, what happens next? NCC narrates moves to salvage firm

    Etisalat, what happens next? NCC narrates moves to salvage firm

    …says worse is over for Etisalat The drama surrounding Etisalat has been put into perspective as the Nigerian Communications Commission yesterday at the Sheraton Hotel and Tower Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria narrated the moves so far to salvage the telecoms firm. TheNewsGuru recalls the Etisalat saga started in March, with a report that the telecoms firm…

  • Mobile porting drops to 27,644

    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said telecommunications service providers recorded 27,644 Mobile Number Portability (MNP) activities in December, 2016. This was revealed in the “Incoming and Outgoing Porting Activities of Mobile Network Operators” report obtained by NAN on Sunday in Lagos.   The report showed that there was a decrease of 6,475 in the porting…

  • Etisalat Prize for Literature Announces 2016 Shortlist

    Etisalat Nigeria (http://Etisalat.com.ng), has announced the names of the three shortlisted authors for the 2016 edition of its pan-African flagship literary prize, the Etisalat Prize for Literature (https://Prize.Etisalat.com.ng). According to this year’s Chair of Judges, Helon Habila “In addition to originality of voice and literary excellence, our purpose was to also select a work that…

  • 9 Authors make Etisalat Prize for Literature 2016 Long list

      The chairman of the judging panel of the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature, Helon Habila has announced the 2016 longlist of nine books. The longlist is made up of entries from first-time authors whose books were published in the past 24 months. The longlisted books are Mr. and Mrs. Doctor by Julie Iromuanya (Coffee…