NCC Rejects MTN And Airtel Tariff Hike
Nigeria’s telecom regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has rejected the recent 10% tariff increase on voice and data services by MTN and Airtel, telecom service providers in Nigeria. Read more about Tech The tariff increase is said to be a result of inflation and general economic hardship as faced by individuals and businesses alike […]
Airtel Gets Approval From CBN To Launch Payment Service Bank In Nigeria
Airtel Africa on Friday announced that it had secured an approval-in-principle from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to launch Smartcash, its payments subsidiary, as a payment service bank (PSB) in Nigeria. Read more about FinTech This was disclosed in a statement filed by the telecoms company with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). According […]
Brands We Love: Globacom
Globacom is a Nigerian company that offers telecommunications services to customers in four countries—Nigeria, the Republic of Benin, Ghana, and Cote D’Ivoire. Its services include local and international voice calls, SMS, internet, and landlines for homes. The company was founded in 2003 by Mike Adenuga, who still owns it (it hasn’t gone public), and […]
What’s The Implication Of Google Cloud And SpaceX Deal For MTN, GLO, AIRTEL, etc.?
Google had announced its deal to supply computing and networking resources to Elon Musk’s space development company, SpaceX. This is to help deliver internet service through its Starlink satellites. Read more about Tech SpaceX will install ground stations at Google data centres that connect to SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, with an eye toward providing fast […]
How To Link Your NIN To Your Airtel Sim
The Federal Government of Nigeria has postponed the deadline for the NIN/Sim card linkage to the 9th of February 2021, however, do not wait for a better time to get yours done. Just follow these simple steps and link your NIN to your Airtel sim card. Read more about NIN To link your NIN with […]
How To Link Your NIN To Your Sim Cards
A national identification number is a unique identification number issued by the government of a country for the purpose of identity verification of its citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents. Following a two week ultimatum which was later extended, Nigerians have been encouraged by the government to link their NIN with their phone number before […]
NCC Gives MTN, Airtel, Globacom, 9mobile And Others Two Weeks Deadline To Block SIM Cards Without National Identification Number
After a meeting between Nigeria’s minister of communication and digital economy, and stakeholders in the communication industry, on Monday, December 14, 2020, the federal government has given telecommunications service providers such as MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile, and others, a two-week deadline to block users who do not have a National Identification Number (NIN). Read […]
Helpful Little Articles: How To Check Bonus Across All Networks
On today’s Helpful Little Article, we will be letting you know how to check bonus across all networks. Read more about other Helpful Little Articles MTN To check your balance on MTN, dial *556#. For bonus data check, dial *559*65#. Glo To check bonus on the Glo network, dial *122# OR dial *777#, choose “Manage […]
Helpful Little Articles: The Best Airtel Data Bundles
Airtel’s data bundles have been known to be one of the most cost efficient among young people. They recently revised their data plans to reflect customer’s needs and stay competitive. So, if you are an Airtel subscriber, this is for you. Read more about other Helpful Little Articles The best Airtel data packages 1. Voice+ […]
App Of The Week: Mighty Data Top-Up
Mighty Data Top-Up is a mobile application providing internet data plans at affordable rates to Nigerians. With Mighty Data, users can purchase data for any mobile number and for all networks (MTN, Airtel, GLO, and 9mobile (Etisalat)) at the click of a button and more conveniently. Meet The App Once you have downloaded the Mobile […]
Tip of the Day: Know Which Network Each Mobile Phone Number Belongs To
The first GSM service was rolled out in Nigeria in August 2001. A little under two decades later, the number of SIMs issued by network operators has grown so much so that it’s almost impossible to associate numbering schemes to their respective operators. Back then it was quite easy to know which number prefix belonged […]
Upgrade to Infinix Smart 2 and Enjoy 6 Months Airtel Double Data Bonus
Infinix has launched yet another smartphone, a new player in the smart series – the Infinix Smart 2 and Smart 2 Pro. The new devices are entry-level smartphones offering just the basic features a user would require, and also budget-friendly. The Smart 2 Pro features a slim, sleek build that’s comfy in the hand. To […]
Did You Know? Airtel Nigeria Was Once Econet Wireless
Airtel Nigeria, the famed Smartphone Network has been officially operational in the country since 2010 after its resale for the umpteenth time. For those of us who were paying attention when the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) hit Nigeria – you know, those days when calls were billed at ₦50 per minute, Sim cards […]
Tip of The Day: How to Subscribe for Airtel Double Data Offer
Airtel Nigeria is offering huge data bonuses to its customers with its recent double data offer. The popular ‘Smartphone Network’ is doubling its data volumes for the same price to loyal and eligible users of the network. Previously, the indigenous ‘Grandmasters of Data’ – Glo, offered the highest data volumes for the cheapest prices, but […]
Airtel Launches 4G LTE Network Service in Ibadan
Airtel Nigeria has finally launched their 4GLTE service, and they chose to roll it out first in the city of Ibadan, Oyo state. The official launch was heralded by a special event that held in Ibadan on the 13th of February, 2018 with some very notable guests in attendance, including Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, Deputy […]
Enjoy 400% Bonus on All Airtime Recharge with Glo 4x Promo
Glo subscribers can now enjoy 4 times the value of any airtime recharge from N100 upwards, and the bonus can be used for SMS, data and calls, to all networks (Etisalat, MTN, Airtel, Ntel). The offer is available to all subscribers, and is available on all prepaid tariff profiles. So, for every recharge of N100, […]