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Heirs Holdings launches Heirs Technologies to lead Africa’s digital evolution

Lagos, March 11, 2024 – Heirs Holdings, a leading African investment company dedicated to improving lives and transforming Africa through strategic long-term investments, announced the launch of its new subsidiary, Heirs Technologies Limited, with an ambition to empower Africa’s digital transformation through innovative and locally tailored solutions. Heirs Technologies endeavours to provide value added services that capitalise on top-tier expertise while guaranteeing accessibility locally. The company’s range of offerings include IT consulting, which encompasses advisory services, business transformation, system integration, licencing, and partnerships. Additionally, Heirs Technologies will offer various managed …

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SIM-NIN linkage: SERAP advises NCC to rescind its directive

Abuja, March 10, 2024 -The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has advised the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to rescind its directive to network providers to bar phone lines that were not linked to National Identification Numbers (NINs). SERAP also urged NCC to restore the phone lines already barred and to provide Nigerians who are yet to link their SIM cards to their NINs with the appropriate support and infrastructure and adequate time and opportunity to do so. The NCC recently directed all phone lines users in the country to …

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Telecom operators to start second phase of disconnection March 31 – ALTON 

Lagos, March 6, 2024 – Telecom operators are planning to begin the second phase of phone line disconnection on March 31. Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman of Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), said this on Tuesday. He told journalists that the second phase of SIM card disconnection would focus on subscribers who submitted their NIN, but the name on the NIN did not correspond with the names on the multiple SIM cards that are linked to the NIN.  “All SIM cards without NIN have been disconnected, and it …

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40m telephone lines barred by telecom operators – NCC

Abuja, March 6, 2024 – Over 40 million telephone lines have been barred due to failure of the owners to link their SIMs to their National Identity Numbers (NIN). Reuben Mouka, the Director of Public Affairs in the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), said this on Tuesday, He told some journalists in Abuja that the telephone lines that were barred were those that breached the Feb 28, 2024 deadline issued by the commission. “If the barred lines are not acted upon in the next 180 days. They won’t be able to …

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Nigeria, others to benefit from £37.3m mobile development programme

Abuja, March 4, 2024 – Nigeria and other developing countries are to benefit from a £37.3 million support for the Mobile for Development Programme by the UK Government. The British High Commission in Abuja announced this in a statement on Monday. The statement said the UK’s Development Minister, Andrew Mitchell announced the funding support at the 2024 Mobile World Congress. The fund is expected to help more people access mobile and digital technologies to find new opportunities and boost their livelihoods. The programme, which the UK funds in partnership with …

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SIM-NIN linkage to provide digital identity to track criminals – NCC

Abuja, March 4, 2024 – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the objective of NIN-SIM linkage is to make Nigerians have digital identity to tackle security challenges. Reuben Mouka, the Director of Public Communications in NCC, who spoke on Channels Television on Monday, said the essence of the SIM-NIN linkage was to provide digital information to track criminals. He said it is the responsibility of the Nigeria Police Force to track bandits and kidnappers using the National Identification Numbers (NINs) of victims linked with their SIM cards. “This is the …

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NCC not extending deadline for SIM-NIN linkage – Mouka

Abuja, Feb. 29, 2024 -The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is not extending the February 28 deadline for the linkage of the Subscribers’ Identity Modules (SIM) with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). Reuben Muoka, the NCC Director of Public Affairs, told journalists in Abuja on Thursday that the Commission would not change its stance on the matter. The Commission said it had given adequate notice to subscribers through various platforms of its intention to bar lines that had not been linked with NIN. Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman, of the Association of …

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NCC committed to fostering enabling environment for telecom industry – Maida

Kaduna, Feb. 28, 2024- The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is fully committed to fostering an enabling environment for telecommunications industry where local content and innovation can thrive. Dr Aminu Maida, the Chief Executive of the NCC, said this in Kaduna at the NCC Special Day at the just concluded 45th Kaduna International Trade Fair He said this had remained the most critical thrust of the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. “We cannot overemphasize the fact that robust local content value chain will not only create economic opportunities but …

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Telecom subscribers rise by 0.96% in 1 year – NBS

Abuja, Feb. 26, 2024 – Active telecom voice subscribers in Nigeria rose by 0.96% from 222.571 million in the last quarter of 2022 to 224.714 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) gave the statistics in its reports on “Telecoms Data: Active Voice and Internet per State, Porting and Tariff Information (Q4 2023).”    “The total number of active voice subscribers was 224,713,710 in Q4 2023 from 222,571,568 recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2022, indicating a growth rate of 0.96%. “On a quarter-on-quarter …

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NCC, Galaxy Backbone, NIGCOMSAT get executive heads

Abuja, Feb. 25, 2024 – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 10 executive heads for three agencies in the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. These agencies are the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Galaxy Backbone Limited and Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited. Ajuri Ngelale, the Presidential Spokesman, announced the new appointments in a statement during the week. He said that with the reconstitution of the management teams in these agencies, President Tinubu expected the new appointees to “deliver excellent services to elevate the impact of the digital economy …