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  • Telecoms in a season of Regulatory Capture – Okoh Aihe

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    Femi Ajasa
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    By Okoh Aihe Twin evils in the telecommunications industry are regulatory capture and multiple taxations. Even in developed economies, they constitute a major bogey and operators are frenetic when the phrases are thrown about. This explains why organisers of global telecommunications events like the ITU World and the Mobile World Congress, among others, would usually…

  • NCC sensitises lawyers on telecoms regulations

    NCC sensitises lawyers on telecoms regulations

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    To sustain the contribution of telecommunications and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to Nigeria’s economic growth, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced a national sensitization programme for lawyers on telecommunication regulations. The Commission has also said the country needed more lawyers with specialisation in telecoms laws and regulations to sustain the industry growth. Yetunde…

  • 10 states, Abuja to face telecoms network blackout — GSM operators

    10 states, Abuja to face telecoms network blackout — GSM operators

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Ten states and parts of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may soon face telecommunications services blackout following tax disputes between Kogi Government and mobile network operators. Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators (ALTON), made this known on Monday in Lagos while briefing journalists on issues affecting the nation’s telecommunications industry. The ALTON chief said…

  • Telecoms, information services record 11.54% GDP growth

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The telecommunications and information services sector of the Nigerian economy recorded a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 11.54% in the second quarter (Q2) of 2018, contributing N2.5 trillion to the nation’s GDP. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports this is according to the GDP report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. According to…

  • 9 researchers get N50m NCC grant for telecoms research

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given a N50 million grant to nine researchers in Nigerian institutions to carry out research in the telecommunications sector. Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, while presenting the award letters in Abuja, said the grant would go a long way in transforming the country’s telecoms sector. Danbatta…

  • Globacom Nigeria set to disrupt telecoms industry with new Huawei contract

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Telecommunications services provider, Globacom Nigeria on Tuesday signed a major contract that will signal a massive shift in telecoms services delivery in the country. TheNewsGuru reports that the Nigerian foremost multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Lagos signed the telecoms-disruptive contract with Huawei. The event witnessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding for GLO2 Submarine…

  • How NCC’s strategic vision plan is impacting telecoms in Nigeria

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has said the strategic vision plan unveiled by his commission two years ago in form of 8-Point Agenda has so far made a significant impact on the growth of telecommunications sector in Nigeria. Danbatta who spoke at a panel session of…

  • Telecom operators want FG to revisit issue of Right of Way

    Telecom operators want FG to revisit issue of Right of Way

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called on the Federal Government to revisit the issue of Right of Way (RoW) to make the telecom industry to thrive. RoW is generally used for the telecommunications industry to denote the land on which telecom companies may lay their telecom infrastructures including connectivity cables. Mr…

  • Council seeks ways to further enhance telecoms sector growth

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    In order to seek ways to further enhance the country’s telecoms sector growth, a delegation from the Nigerian Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council today visited the headquarters of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). TheNewsGuru reports Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, received the council delegation headed…

  • Broadband: ICT stakeholders call for National Fibre provider

    Broadband: ICT stakeholders call for National Fibre provider

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector have called for a National Broadband Fibre provider to further deepen broadband penetration in the country. The stakeholders made the call at the Broadband Summit 2017 organized by BusinessDay Media Ltd in Lagos on Friday. The Chief Executive Officer of Spectranet, Mr David Venn said that…