Author Archives: Adeyemi Adebayo

ALTON Releases Guidelines for Reactivating Blocked SIMs

The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON)  in a statement released on the 28th July 2024 has refuted multiple online reports suggesting that the ongoing subscriber line barring exercise by telcos, is linked to the planned national protest. ALTON, in its statement signed by the associations’ Chairman and Executive Secretary,  clarified that the […]

NCC Extends the NIN-SIM Linkage, Directs Telcos to Reactivate Lines

Over the weekend many telecom subscribers/consumers were unable to access their phone lines because of the inability of many telecom consumers to verify their National Identification Numbers (NINs) with their Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs). This meant that their numbers were blocked by their telecom service providers in keeping with laws and policies of the NIN-SIM linkage. Telecoms consumers and […]

MTN hosts Nigerian delegation to strengthen ties and showcase tech advancements

MTN Group welcomed a high-level delegation from Nigeria’s National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) at our Johannesburg headquarters on Thursday. The visit – co-hosted by the SA-Nigeria Business Chamber, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition and the Nigerian embassy – is part of a NIPSS study tour to explore the intersection of […]