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Telecoms subscribers association has rejected the hike in tariffs which they described as unacceptable. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had on Monday approved a 50% tariff increase for telecom operators in the country…

Following a backlog of unpaid debts, the Nigerian Communications Commission has authorised telecommunications companies to disconnect the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data codes assigned to nine financial institutions. The…

MTN Nigeria has temporarily closed all its offices nationwide in a dramatic escalation of tensions following widespread SIM card blocking. The move comes after a spate of protests, including the vandalization of an MTN facility in…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunications operators to immediately restore all phone lines blocked due to non-compliance with the National Identification Number (NIN) SIM card linkage policy. The…

Telecommunication companies will disconnect more Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) numbers not linked to National Identification Numbers (NIN) on Friday, March 29, 2024, the Nigeria Communications Commission has said. The Director of…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that voice, and data services affected by undersea cable cuts have been restored. A statement on Monday issued by the Director of Public Affairs in NCC, Reuben Muoka, said…

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC)has confirmed that several African internet service providers faced outages due to submarine cable cuts, with cable operators actively engaged in efforts to restore connectivity. The telecom…

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, said on Monday that SIM cards previously linked to the National Identification Numbers, NIN, were barred because they were bad. It also explained that the job of using NIN to track…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its directive to telecom operators to bar telephone subscribers not linked to their National Identification Numbers on or before February 28, 2024. The Executive Vice…

Duplicated National Identification Numbers are responsible for the new wave of complaints from subscribers who have had their SIMs barred despite linking them to their NIN. This, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission,…

The Nigerian Communications Commission has suspended its planned barring of Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines for 21 days. The commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Reuben…

Globacom subscribers may be unable to make calls to MTN lines soon, due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges. The Nigerian Communications Commission disclosed this on Monday in a public notice signed by Director, Public…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed MTN Nigeria, Airtel and other telecommunications firms to fully bar phone lines without National Identity Numbers and those whose NINs have not been verified. This was…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it will prosecute telemarketers who illegally access the telephone numbers of telecom subscribers for commercial activities and gains. It noted that the claim that the…

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has refuted allegations of tracking and leakage of telephone calls, saying it does not and cannot carry out such acts by law. The NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, in a statement…