Tag: Data
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NCC Issues Warning Over Apps Stealing Personal Data
The Nigerian Communications Commission has warned Nigerians to stay away from mobile applications from the ‘Mobile Apps Group’. According to the commission, the group had been discovered to release apps containing trojans and adware that were harmful to users and their privacy. The NCC-CSIRT stated this in an advisory on Tuesday. It said, “The…
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FG generates N127.03bn tax from calls, SMS
In the first six months of the year, the Federal Government made a whooping sum of N127.03bn from Value Added Tax on calls, SMS, data, and other communication services. This is 10.69 per cent of the total N1.19tn that was collected as VAT within the period under review, according to data from the National Bureau…
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Nigerians to pay 5% tax on Calls, SMS, Data Services
The Federal Government has said telecommunications subscribers in the country would start paying five percent tax on calls, SMS data and other telecom services. This was disclosed at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) ‘Stakeholders Forum on the Implementation of Excise Duty on All Telecommunications Services’ held on Thursday in Abuja. Speaking at the event, the…