Nigerian Government Directs MTN, Other Telecom Companies To Bar Calls From SIM Cards Not Linked With National Identity Number, NIN

The Nigerian Government, on Monday, ordered telecommunications companies to bar outgoing calls on mobile lines not linked with the National Identification Number (NIN).   This was made known by the … Read More

Abuja, Kogi, Anambra, Six Other States May Experience Communications Blackout — Telecoms Operators Warn

File photo used to illustrate story. Kogi State, the Federal Capital Territory and seven other states in the country may experience a telecom blackout from Tuesday if President Muhammadu Buhari … Read More

We’re Expecting Twitter To Open Nigerian Office By March 2022 — Buhari Government

The Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has said that microblogging site, Twitter, is expected to open its Nigerian office before the end of March 2022. The Minister of Information and Culture, … Read More

I Rejected Use Of Mobile Phones For Over One Year When It Was Introduced To Nigeria – Buhari’s Communications Minister, Pantami

Nigeria’s Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, says Nigerians have the right to be sceptical about the deployment of the 5G Network in the country due to certain … Read More

Terror-linked Minister, Pantami Orders Government Ministries, Agencies To Stop Using Gmail, Yahoo Mail For Official Communication

Isa Pantami Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said the federal government has outlawed the use of generic internet domains for official purposes. Pantami said this … Read More

NIN Controversy: 12.3million Internet Users In Nigeria Lost In 2021

Nigeria’s internet users dipped by 7.99 percent to 141.9 million — as telecoms operators lost 12.3 million data subscribers in 2021. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this in … Read More

Why Nigerians Should Stop Charging Phones In Trains, Restaurants, Others

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Cyber Security Incident Response Team has warned Nigerians against charging mobile phones using public charging ports or sockets in order to protect them from cyber attacks. … Read More

Nigeria To Launch New Satellite Worth N2.5billion In 2022 – Buhari’s Minister

Nigeria is set to launch the second satellite (Sat 2) into the orbit to boost the nation’s satellite communications’ capacity. The announcement was made by the Minister of Communications and … Read More

BREAKING: Nigerian Government Extends Deadline For National Identity Number-SIM Card Linkage By Three Months

File Photo The Nigerian government has extended the deadline for the ongoing national identification number and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration to March 31, 2022. Meanwhile, a total of 63.97 … Read More

Over 63million Telephone Lines Disconnected Amid Buhari Government’s Policy To Link SIM With National Identification Number– Agency

A total of 63.97 million lines were disconnected in one year amid the National Identity Number-Subscriber Identity Module data verification, data obtained from the Nigerian Communications Commission show. The NCC … Read More