Tag: Subscribers

  • Nigerians to pay 5% tax on Calls, SMS, Data Services

    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…

  • Telcos get 30 days deadline to resolve subscribers’ complaints

    Telcos get 30 days deadline to resolve subscribers’ complaints

    The Nigerian Communications Commission is set to mandate network operators and non-network operators to resolve any problematic complaint by their subscribers within 30 days. According to the commission, if the subscriber is not satisfied with the result of an original complaint, they can choose to refer it to the commission after a month of expressing…

  • NIN-SIM: Security Agencies Get Buhari’s Approval To Access Subscribers’ Details

    NIN-SIM: Security Agencies Get Buhari’s Approval To Access Subscribers’ Details

    The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has given permission for several security services to use the National Identity Management Commission’s database while performing their jobs. As a result, Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy said his office has communicated the authorization to the relevant security agencies via the Nigerian Communications Commission. The…