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Nigeria has lowest data rates in West Africa – ITU

Lagos, Jan. 12, 2025 – The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) says Nigeria has the lowest data costs in West Africa. It said data costs in Nigeria were one of the lowest in Africa and the world generally. The international agency disclosed this in its recent Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) report. The report titled: “The Role of Mobile Technology in Driving Digital Economy in Nigeria”, said Nigeria offered cost-effective connectivity services to data users nationwide with an average data cost of $0.38 for a gigabyte. “The cost in …

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TCM urges FG to reconsider plan to increase telecom tariffs

Lagos, Jan. 12, 2025 – The Collective Movement (TCM), a socio-political group, has urged the federal government to reconsider its plan to increase tariffs in the telecommunication sector. It said the action would worsen the plight of average Nigerians who were already facing serious economic challenges. The group made the appeal in a statement issued by its Director of Media, Edwin Nwachukwu, after a meeting of its national leaders on Friday. It said that increasing telecom tariffs would further add to the burden of the citizens, especially low-income households. “Telecom …

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Higher telecom tariffs will boost productivity, lower inflation – Rewane

Lagos, Jan. 10, 2025 – Bismarck Rewane, the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives in Lagos, says higher tariffs in the telecom sector will bring about improved productivity and lower inflation. Rewane made the observation on Thursday while speaking on Channels Television’s “Business Morning”. He said tariff increases in the sector had the potential of reducing inflation because of its prospect of improving productivity. The expert commended the federal government for finally acceding to the demand of the telecom operators on tariff increases, adding that the government’s new position was …

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FG to approve new tariff rates for telecoms sector

Abuja, Jan. 9, 2025 – The federal government will soon approve tariff hike for operators in the telecoms industry. Dr Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, announced this on Wednesday after a meeting of the federal government and representatives of the telecom operators. The meeting was held to discuss the contentious issue of tariff hike in the sector which had assumed a crisis situation in the last few days. Tijani, who spoke on behalf of the federal government, said the federal government had agreed to accede …

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Tariff Hike: FG meets with telecom operators

Abuja, Jan. 8, 2025 – The federal government is currently meeting with representatives of telecom companies to find a way out of the crisis generated by demand for tariff hike by operators in the sector. According to reliable sources, the meeting which started early on Wednesday, was called by the presidency to forestall the degeneration of the crisis. Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, is leading the federal government’s delegation with other representatives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). …

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NATCOMS urges NCC not to approve any telecom tariff hike

Lagos, Jan. 8, 2025 -The National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) not to approve any tariff hike as being demanded by telecom operators. The association said it strongly opposed the purported recent approval of a tariff hike by the NCC. It said the decision by the NCC to grant the tariff hike would have detrimental effects on telecom users as it would lead to 40% rise in telecommunication service prices. NATCOMS made the pea to the NCC in a communique issued after an emergency …

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Tariff Hike: Airtel Chief Executive calls understanding of telecom stakeholders

Lagos, Jan. 7, 2025 – Dinesh Balsingh, the Chief Executive of Airtel Nigeria, has called for the understanding of the telecom stakeholders on the proposed tariff hike by operators. He said the proposed tariff hike by the operators was not for selfish interests of operators, but to ensure the long-term sustainability of the sector. Balsingh, who made the call in a statement in Lagos, said the proposed tariff adjustment would also unlock significant benefits for Nigerian consumers. He promised that the proposed tariff adjustments would be implemented in phases and …

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Telecom operators propose 100% tariff hike

Abuja, Jan. 3, 2025 – Telecom operators in the country have proposed a 100 percent tariff hike to address increasing operational costs in the sector. Kari Toriola, the Chief Executive of MTN Nigeria, said this on Thursday while speaking on Arise television. He said the proposal had been submitted to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), while and the operators were just awaiting its approval. The MTN chief executive said the proposed tariff hike was to ensure substance of their operation as the industry was facing serious financial challenges.    He …

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68% of world population connected to internet – ITU

Lagos, Jan. 3, 2025 – About 5.5 billion people in the world were connected to the Internet as of 2024, an increase of 227 million users over the figure in 2023.  The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) disclosed this in its latest publication on “Facts and Figures 2024”. It said the 5.5 billion internet users in 2024 represents just about 68 per cent of the global population. The ITU reported that 93 per cent of the people in high income countries were connected to the internet against the 27 per cent …

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Tariff Hike: Telecom operators threaten to disrupt services

Abuja, Dec. 30, 2024 – Operators in the telecom sector have threatened to disrupt their services if the federal government failed to announce upward review of tariffs in the sector. Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), made the threat in a statement on Monday. He said the operators would embark on service shedding in certain areas if the federal government refused to announce tariff hike immediately. “If nothing is done, we might begin to see in the new year grim consequences unfolding, …