Startup
Government Startup

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council Approves Startup Bill

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council has approved the Nigeria Startup Bill. With this, the bill would be sent to the National

MTN Nigeria
Telecom

MTN Plans to Invest $1.5bn to Expand Broadband Access Across Nigeria

MTN Nigeria plans to invest ₦640 billion (approximately US$1.5 billion) over the next three years to expand broadband access across Nigeria, in

IMEI
Government Regulation Smartphones

NCC to Kickstart Collection of Phone IMEI of Nigerians From July

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been charged with the responsibility to collect the phone IMEI numbers of Nigerians from

MTN Nigeria
Banking MTN Telecom

Banks Unblock MTN From USSD and Banking Apps

Commercial banks in Nigeria have unblocked MTN from their USSD and banking apps. What this means is that MTN customers

MTN Nigeria
Payment Telecom

Banks Block MTN Nigeria Subscribers From Using USSD For Transactions

Commercial banks in Nigeria have blocked MTN Nigeria subscribers from using the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes. This was

NCC
Banking Telecom

Nigerians to Pay For USSD Services Offered by Banks

Telecommunications companies in Nigeria recently threatened to suspend USSD services due to the failure of banks to pay for the

NIN
Government RegTech

FG Extends NIN Registration Deadline by 8 Weeks

The Federal Government has announced the extension of the NIN registration deadline by 8 weeks. According to the Minister of

BVN
Government RegTech

NCC Says 47.8m Has So Far Been Collected by Mobile Operators

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that a total of 47.8 million NINs have been collected by the mobile

NIN
Apps RegTech

FG Launches Improved NIN Slip, Mobile App

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has approved the development and release of an

SIM
Government RegTech Telecom

FG To Disconnect SIM Cards Not Linked to NIN by December 31st

The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and telecommunications companies to disconnect all SIM cards not linked