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Sources from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have debunked a recent announcement by banks that the deduction of charges for the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) from customers’ airtime, otherwise known as end-user billing, commenced on June 3. 
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a 50% tariff increase for telecom operators, lower than the industry's...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government and telecommunications companies (telcos) to reverse the recent 50% hike in the cost of calls and data.  
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecom operators have urged the 36 state governments of the federation to review their current policies to facilitate the fast rollout of broadband infrastructure across the country. 
The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has debunked the rumours that the latest barring of SIMs by network operators was an attempt to frustrate the planned protest billed to start August 1.  
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have blocked millions of lines from making and receiving calls in a last move to perfect the linking of subscribers’ National Identification Numbers (NIN) with all active SIMs. 
FMCG's and Telcos in Nigeria are sharpening their investor relations game ahead of massive capital raise as they strive towards repairing their battered balance sheets.
The founder and CEO of Paga, Tayo Oviosu, has said that telecommunications operators in Nigeria will have to crash the cost of data to accelerate financial inclusion in the country. 
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria are set for increased revenue growth in revenue this year as the figure for internet subscriptions surge.
While growth in calls cannot be compared to data, it remains a dominant revenue segment for telcos.
The number of mobile subscribers in the northern geo-political regions in Nigeria increased by 7.9 million new mobile subscribers in 2020.
Nigerian telcos lost a total of 2.98 million internet subscribers in the month of January 2021.