Tag: Telecommunications
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Our objective is to empower the consumer – Danbatta
Professor Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says Management of the Commission declared 2017 as Year of the Nigerian Telecom Consumer to deepen stakeholder engagement in order to enhance the quality of consumer experience, and to empower the consumer through information and education. “It is consistent with our…
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Senate condemns telecoms operators inefficiency, urges NCC invoke the law
The Nigerian Senate has condemned in strong terms the unwholesome practices by telecoms operators, and urged the Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC) to invoke appropriate provisions of the law to protect Nigerian consumers from such practices. Senate President Bukola Saraki speaking in Abuja said unwholesome practices especially that which have to do with dropped calls in…
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Airtel reaffirms commitment to improve primary education in Nigeria
…to donate books, school bags, educational materials to thousands of students across its adopted schools In line with its commitment to improve the standard of education as well as promote quality learning experience in public primary schools, leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced plans to donate thousands of books, school bags and other…
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CashlessAfrica Expo 2017 holds March in Lagos
CashlessAfrica Expo 2017 event as part of the MobileMoneyAfrica conference series has been announced to hold in March 2017 in Lagos by the event organizers. According to a press release by the Event Director, West Ekhator, the CashlessAfrica conference, which is a platform for financial services supply side actors to share their innovation, will hold…
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Data price hike: Senate meets NCC, Telcos
Following the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) u-turn on data tariff increase, the Nigerian Senate committee on communications on Tuesday met with the telecommunications regulatory body and major telecommunications company in Nigeria to determine the correct pricing for data. It could be recalled that telecom operators announced intention signalled by the NCC to increase data price…