Telecom Firms Spend N2.5tn on Network Upgrades

Telecom Firms Spend N2.5tn on Network Upgrades

Nigerian telecommunications companies have committed 2.5 trillion naira to infrastructure upgrades to fix a worsening service crisis. This massive capital injection follows years of consumer complaints about dropped calls and vanishing data. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is driving this push to modernise a network that feels increasingly brittle under rising demand. Most of this…

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Telecom Operators Face New Service Mandates

Telecom Operators Face New Service Mandates

Nigeria’s telecommunications firms no longer have an excuse for dropped calls. The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy has told operators to improve their networks now that the state has cleared their paths. To help the sector, the government secured World Bank funding for Project BRIDGE, an open-access fibre network. This plan aims…

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Telecom Firms Spend N2.5tn on Network Upgrades

NCC Orders Telecoms to Compensate Subscribers for Poor Service

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered mobile network operators to credit the accounts of subscribers suffering from subpar network quality. In a directive issued on Sunday, the regulator stated that customers should no longer bear the burden of service disruptions alone. This shift marks a departure from the traditional model of merely fining operators….

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Telecom Firms Spend N2.5tn on Network Upgrades

NCC Launches New Platform to Curb SIM Fraud

The era of easy identity theft via mobile numbers is nearing its end. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unveiled the Telecoms Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS), a platform designed to kill off SIM-related financial crimes. Aminu Maida, the Commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, announced the move on Thursday in Abuja. He argued that the mobile…

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