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NCC files criminal charges against MTN over alleged copyright infringement
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has filed criminal charges against MTN Nigeria Communication and its Nigeria Chief Executive Officer, Ferdi…
MTN to challenge NCC fine in court
One of Africa’s largest telecommunications companies says it will challenge a hefty fine issued by Nigerian authorities. In a statement,…
MTN’s fine reduced to N780bn not N674bn – NCC
MTN has received a second letter from Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) notifying the telecommunication outfit that its fine was reduced…
Fine Looming? NCC says MTN, Globacom, Etisalat violate porting time
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Saturday said that MTN Nigeria, Globacom and Etisalat violated the Mobile Number Portability (MNP)…
No respite for MTN as Nigeria insists on $5.2bn fine
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Efforts by MTN Nigeria to reduce the $5.2bn (N1.04 trillion) fine imposed on it by the Nigeria industry…
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Nigeria extends MTN’s $5.2bn fine payment
Nigerian authorities will not enforce a $5.2 billion fine on South Africa’s MTN until negotiations have been concluded, the telecommunications…
ATCON calls for merger of NCC, NBC
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) on Friday called for the merging of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…
Nigeria does not want MTN “to die” from $5.2bn fine – Shittu
Nigeria does not want MTN to quit the country because of a $5.2 billion fine imposed last month, its new…
New MTN CEO arrives Nigeria for talks over $5.2bn fine
South Africa MTN Group’s Executive Chairman Phuthuma Nhleko was in Nigeria, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters,…
Draft Copyright Bill ready for scrutiny, inputs – NCC boss
The Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Afam Ezekude, says the Draft Copyright Bill aimed at ensuring better protection of intellectual…
MTN fined $1,000 for each line uncut – NCC
Africa’s leading telecommunication outfit, MTN was fined $1,000 for each line uncut by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) resulting to…
$5.2bn Fine: Olu Falae’s kidnappers used unregistered MTN line
It has been revealed that the kidnappers of former Nigerian Finance Minister and runner-up candidate in the 1999 presidential election,…
$5.2bn Fine: MTN reacts to false information in media
Telecommunication outfit, MTN has reacted to false information in the media while cautioning against reports that it has agreed a…
Nigeria internet users hit 97m, says NCC
The number of internet users on Nigeria’s telecoms networks has hit 97.21 million, up from the 95.37 million recorded in…
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Nigeria gives MTN two weeks to pay $5.2bn fine
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator on Friday gave MTN Group two weeks to pay a $5.2 billion fine imposed on Africa’s biggest…
Subscribers, stakeholders slam NCC over N1.04trn fine on MTN
Stakeholders in the telecommunications industry on Friday decried the N1.04 trillion fine imposed on MTN Nigeria by the Nigerian Communications…
South Africa’s MTN talking to Nigeria over $5.2bn fine
Reuters – South Africa’s MTN Group is in talks with Nigerian authorities after the West African country imposed a $5.2…
Nigeria fines MTN $5bn for failing to disconnect unregistered subscribers
Nigeria’s Communications Commission, the country’s telecommunications regulator, has issued mobile phone firm MTN Nigeria, with a $5bn (£3.5bn) fine for…
NCC seals telco over licence
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Tuesdya in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria, sealed Skannet General Data…
Internet usage in Nigeria hits 93 million – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that the number of internet users on the country’s telecom networks increased to more…
NCC arrests 8 in Kano over piracy, siezes N6m materials
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it has arrested eight persons for allegedly selling pirated materials in Kano. The commission’s…
Airtel bars unregistered lines
Henry Ojelu Following the directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to telecoms firms that all unregistered lines should be…
Piracy: Jide Kosoko, Others Seek Intellectual Property Rights Protection
Some Nollywood practitioners on Tuesday urged the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) to do more to protect the intellectual property rights…
Nigeria active telecoms subscribers now 146m – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Sunday said the active lines in the nation’s telecommunications industry stood at 146,561,744 in…
NCC set to empower law enforcement agencies to intercept communication
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it was putting legal and regulatory framework in place to give law enforcement agencies, the…
NIMASA, NPA, NCC not paying monies generated to FG account
The Chairman of the Governors Forum and Zamfara governor, Abdulaziz Yari has stated that revenue generating agencies like NIMASA, NPA…
Unused SIM cards increases to 51.4m in April – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission says unused Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards on telecommunication operators’ networks increased from 50,615,202 in March…
83m subscribers use internet on Nigeria’s telecom networks – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the number of internet users on the country’s telecom networks increased to 83,362,814 as…
NCC arraigns 3 for pirating text books
The Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) on Thursday arraigned Chukwuebuka Ugwu, James Otito and Philip Nnadi at the Federal High Court…
Active telecoms users now 142m – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday said that active lines in the nation’s telecommunications industry increased to 142,589,775 in…