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Articles tagged with: Nitel
Nigerian Operators Blocked from Buying NITEL Mobile Assets
The Nigerian government has decided that the country's GSM network operators will not be allowed to buy the mobile assets of state-owned nitel when it is eventually privatised. Although the government was originally looking to sell the company as a single entity, the government has now agreed to split the company into its component divisions and sell them separately. more
Complexity of Nigeria's NITEL deal causes delay in sale
The deadline for bids for Nigerian telecoms incumbent, nitel, has been pushed back from today to the end of October. more
Thirteen Companies Bid for Nigerian Operator
Nigeria's government says that a total of thirteen companies have submitted bids to buy a 75 percent stake in the dominant landline operator, nitel. A committee has now been set up to study the bids and put though those who pass pre-qualification stages to the formal bidding process. more
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Nigerian telecommunications minister urges reduction in telecoms tariff
APA - Lagos (Nigeria) Nigeria's Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili, Tuesday called for the reduction of mobile telecommunication tariffs in Nigeria. more
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Russia's Altimo Expresses Interest in Nigerian Network Operator
Russia's Altimo is reported to be interested in taking a stake in Nigerian operator, M-Tel/nitel. Altimo's Chief Executive Officer, Mr Alexey Kousmichoff is currently on a visit to Nigeria's Vice-President. Vice President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, yesterday assured Nigerians of Federal Government's determination to ensure that the interest of Nigerians is protected in the privatisation of M-tel/nitel. more
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Nigeria Retains BNP Paribas as Adviser for Telecom Sale
IBADAN, Nigeria -(Dow Jones)- Nigeria has retained BNP Paribas to act as adviser for the privatization of Nigerian Telecommunications and its subsidiary Mobile Telecommunications, the minister of state for information said Monday. more
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Vodafone Interested in Nigerian Investment
Vodafone has expressed an interest in buying a stake in Nigeria's state owned land-line and mobile operator, Nigeria Telecommunications (nitel). Nigeria's Vice President Dr Goodluck Jonathan, speaking after a meeting with Vodafone executives led by the its Chief Executive Officer UK, Paul Donovad said that the government is looking for a speedy privatisation of the company. more
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Transcorp Will Continue to Manage Nigeria Telecom
IBADAN, Nigeria -(Dow Jones)- Transnational Corp. of Nigeria, or Transcorp, will continue to manage the Nigeria Telecommunications and its subsidiary, Mobile Telecommunications, until a core investor is found to take over both companies, a government spokesman said Monday. more
Nigeria Celebrates Six Years of GSM Mobile Phones
It has now been six years since GSM was introduced to Nigeria, and the telecoms regulator, the NCC has published a review of how telecoms in the country has changed since those first mobile phone licenses were sold. Prior to 2001, the number of connected phone lines in the country before the introduction of GSM services was a mere 450,000 for an estimated population of 120 million at the time and the level of investment in the telecommunications sector was just about US$50 million only. more
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Motorola Wins Nigerian CDMA Contract
Nigeria's nitel has signed a contract with Motorola for the deployment of a CDMA network across the capital city, Lagos. The contract, which follows the US$50 million GSM contract signed between Motorola and nitel in 2003 builds upon a successful CDMA pilot project, and will allow nitel to realize several key benefits including the ability to converge voice, data and video applications and also improve security and overall voice quality. more
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