•Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has advocated a decentralised approach to electricity supply in Nigeria. She spoke on the critical role of Artificial Intelligence in socio-economic development at the 10th convocation ceremony of the African University of Science and Tec...
The tariff hike in Nigeria’s telecom sector has sparked widespread debate about its potential impact. While telecom operators argue that the increase is essential for business sustainability, many Nigerians fear it will worsen their already strained finances, reports The PUNCH. Telecommunication tariffs in Nigeria have long been considered aff...
•Apple logo A trial opening today in which plaintiffs want more than one billion pounds is set to answer that question. The complaint, filed in May 2021, accuses Apple of breaching European and UK competition laws by “its exclusion of any other app stores from iOS devices” like iPhones and iPads, reports AFP. It claims […]
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, says that telecom tariffs will soon increase but assures Nigerians that it will not be the 100 per cent that telecom operators are pushing for at the moment. The minister disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) today in Abuja...
The Minister of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, is currently meeting with representatives of telecommunications companies to discuss pressures to increase telecom tariffs in the country. Our correspondent gathered that representatives of major telecom companies such as MTN Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom, 9Mobile, and...
•MTN Nigeria CEO, Karl Toriola MTN Nigeria has revealed that telecommunications companies are seeking a 100 per cent tariff increase, but it remains uncertain whether the Nigerian Communications Commission — the telecom regulator, will approve the proposal. The disclosure was made today by the Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola...
Telecom service providers in Nigeria have warned that unless urgent tariff reforms are made, the country could encounter disruptions in telecom services in the next year. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) noted that without a tariff review to align with high costs of operations, critical telecom servic...
•Elon Musk The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has warned that artificial intelligence systems that are trained to lie is a threat to humanity. In a video shared on his official X handle yesterday, the Starlink owner raised concerns about the rapid advancements in AI, cautioning that these systems could surpass human intelligence, reports AFP....
US President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief yesterday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his January 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. “In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider staying the statutory deadline […]
The federal government through Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Ltd from the MTN Nigeria network due to nonpayment of interconnect charges. The commission announced this in a public notice signed by Mr Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Public Affairs Director, yesterday. Exchange Te...
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