Fixed telephony operators lose 50% of active lines in one year

Written by Ben Uzor Jr.

Fixed telephone operators in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy by GDP, lost more than 56 percent of their active lines in the past one year, according to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

The protracted crisis engulfing the first national carrier, the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), has contributed immensely to the dearth of fixed-line services in the country.

Reps pass NCC’s N54.4b 2014 budget

Hon. Mulikat Akande-
Adeola, Leader,
Nigeria House of Reps.

Written by Victor Oluwasegun

The 2014 Appropriation bill of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday scaled through second reading stage in House of Representatives.

The bill which was presented on the floor by the Leader of the House, Hon. Mulikat Akande- Adeola was unanimously passed when its Deputy Speaker, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha called for a vote.

The bill is for an Act to authorise the issue from the Statutory Revenue Fund of the NCC the total sum of N54,443,967,000