NCC APPROVES DISCONNECTION OF EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED FROM MTN NIGERIA

NCC APPROVES DISCONNECTION OF EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED FROM MTN NIGERIA

By Zainab Bakare The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has approved the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Limited (Exchange) from MTN Nigeria Communications Limited (MTN) due to the non-payment of interconnect charges. In a statement issued by the NCC's Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, the Commission says the Exchange was notified from MTN’s application, given the opportunity to respond and present its case. It notes that a thorough review of the situation, […]

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WORLD BANK REPORT SHOWS DIASPORA REMITTANCE TO NIGERIA AT $19.5 BILLION IN 2023

A recent World Bank report shows that diaspora remittance to Nigeria is $19.5 billion in 2023, constituting 35 per cent of such fund transfers to sub-Saharan Africa, with decline of 2.9 per cent year-on-year. In the “Migration and Development Brief” the World Bank Group projected that global remittances are expected to grow by 2.3 per cent in 2024 and 2.8 per cent in 2025, to reach $690 billion next year. […]

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE DENIES TRENDING REPORTS OF THE CRASH OF ITS HELICOPTER, SAYS AN UNMANNED DRONE WAS INVOLVED IN THE CRASH.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) popularly known as drone, has crashed in Kaduna on Monday morning and not its helicopter as earlier reported. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Gabkwet said preliminary investigation had since commenced to ascertain what might have caused the mishap. He assured Nigerians that […]

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