Tag: SMS

Nigerians will be charged extra for phone, SMS, and data services as FG plans to raise tax to 12.5%

The Federal Government intends to apply a 5% inclusive excise charge on telecommunications services in Nigeria, raising the tax on telecommunications services to 12.5%. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and…

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Lille sacks Enyeama via sms

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama has been told to leave his club, Lille alongside 10 others by new coach, Marcelo Biesla. The French club’s new Argentine boss has also…

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CLICK: Dettol presents car prize to winner of Price Awareness Campaign (PHOTOS)

by Akintomiwa Agbaje L-R: Marketing and Activation Lead, West Africa, Reckitt Benckiser, Mrs.Omotola Bamigbaiye-Elatuyi; Marketing Director for West Africa, Reckitt Benckiser, Mr. Oguzhan Silivrili; representative of the grand prize winner…

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Bus driver facing the sack for driving with his ELBOWS while ‘texting’ (PHOTO)

A bus driver in Croatia is facing the sack after he was caught using two mobile phones to text friends while driving at around 80mph. He is said to have…

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Price cap: Subscribers to save N1.63b daily as NCC fixes N4 for SMS

by Emmanuel Okubenji Mobile phone subscribers in Nigeria are set to save N1.63 billion daily with the implementation of a new price cap of N4.00 for all domestic off-net Short…

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: NCC set to fine telecos for failure to provide instant call bills by sms

by Isi Esene The Nigerian Communications Commission recently threatened that it will demand a fine from any telecommunications company that fails to provide free instant SMS call bill to all…

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Opinion: The conversion of a Jonathan critic

by Ikeogu Oke Following the publication of my article titled “Jonathan as Nero: a Misplaced Analogy,” on page 66 of Saturday Sun of June 23, 2012, I received six reader’s…

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Technology 101: Short Message Service (SMS)- Dead or Alive?

by Oluwatobi Soyombo In case you missed it, SMS clocked 19 years old on Saturday, 3December, 2011. As a quick fact, “the first SMS text was sent over the Vodafone…

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