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Gbenga Adebayo

3 Mar
AS of Sunday evening, telecommunications operators have barred about 40 million Subscribers Identification Modules (SIM) cards not linked to owners National Identity Numbers (NIN). The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), which disclosed this, said more telephone lines would be barred by the end of March. ALTON Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, who spoke with…
16 Feb
One of the organisers of the Lagos Motor Show, Gbenga Adebayo, has raised hope that the event would become the largest auto-industry-supported motor event in Africa.
10 Jan
Telecommunications operators have appealed to governments at all levels to consider their stance on right of way (RoW) charges, especially in 2024.
3 Jan
The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has made it clear that there won’t be any room for debt forgiveness as regards the N200 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debts owed by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs).
17 Nov
Possible shutdown of the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) appears near as telecommunications operators have disclosed that the debts owed by deposit money banks (DMBs) have hit N200 billion. Telecom operators said no major resolution has been reached on the matter, stressing that though there have been talks, considerable actions largely on the part of…
16 Nov
Telecommunications operators on Thursday disclosed that the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debts owed them by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) have now hit #200 billion. Speaking under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the body said the debt must be paid in total and would not hesitate blocking debtor banks…
9 Nov
Stakeholders are unanimous that Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), if untreated, has gone from certain death sentences to chronic disease people can live with.
9 Oct
Telecommunications operators have asked House of Representatives to intervene on some of the challenges confronting Nigeria’s $77 billion telecoms industry.
29 Sep 2023
Telecommunications operators are considering jettisoning uniform tariffs, especially on voice services in the country. The implication of the move, if implemented, is that subscribers would be charged differently for telephony services depending on their locations.
24 Aug 2023
Telecommunications stakeholders, especially mobile network operators (MNOs), have said the current pricing regime, including for calls, short message service (SMS) and data, is unsustainable under current cost scheme in the country.
11 Aug 2023
Experts in the telecoms sector have developed highly secured networks and firewalls in order to address cybersecurity cases in the country.
12 Jul 2023
Telecommunications operators have called on the Federal Government not to only suspend the five per cent excise tax on telecoms sector but to remove it completely from the Finance Act.

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