NCC Declares Glo As Best Network In New Internet Subscription

By Chima Akwaja
The Nigerian Communications Commission
(NCC) has declared that Globacom is the
leader in new internet subscriber acquisition
in the country’s telecommunications
industry.
Based on a report on the 2015 third quarter
(Q3)statistics currently on the NCC website,
Globacom gained the highest number of
internet users in September of 2015 with
over a million new internet users on its
network.
The industry regulator said that Globacom
had 21,896,229 internet users on its network
as at the end of September, up from
20,765,379 data users in August; the figure
showed an addition of 1,130,850 new
internet subscribers.
Globacom’s figure was much more than the
total number of new internet users who
joined the three other major telecom
operators, MTN, Airtel, and Etisalat. The
three recorded a combined total of 716,450
new internet subscribers in September. The
closest to Globacom was MTN which
recorded an additional 423,448 new internet
users on its network. Airtel placed third with
235,941 new subscribers while Etisalat
recorded the least number of new internet
users in the industry with additional 57,061
new data subscribers joining the network in
September.
Globacom has for several months been
leading the race for the acquisition of new
internet users in the market. For instance,
the network added 1,434,830 data users last
August while MTN recorded 309,960 and
Etisalat 147,149 new internet surfers. Airtel
on its part had a drop of 110,838.
The steady growth in the number of data
subscribers on the Globacom network is
said to be a fallout of the improved data
services which followed the network’s
improvement exercise carried out by the
company. Globacom had also launched
several attractive and user-friendly
packages which appeal to data users.
For instance, the company recently
launched the ‘Free Tomorrow’ promo which
calculates all the value of airtime a
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Privatisation: NITEL, MTEL - To Employ 10,000 Nigerians – NATCOM

By Bode Gbadebo
The Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its mobile subsidiary (MTEL) are to employ 10,000 Nigerians, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications has been informed.
The new owners of the once state-owned telecommunications giant, NATCOM, which is a consortium of seven local and foreign companies, made the disclosure at an investigative public hearing by the committee over the weekend in Abuja.
NATCOM chairman, Mr. Olatunde Ayeni, had told the House committee that having met all requirements and due diligence in the process leading to the acquisitions of NITEL and MTEL, the company has put in place a programme of resuscitating the two ailing telecoms companies.
According to Ayeni, efforts were ongoing at overhauling the entire cable system while 10,000 Nigerians would be employed to set the companies on the part of competition with other players in the market.
While expressing satisfaction with NATCOM and its work-plan, the Hon. Saheed Fijabi-led committee directed both the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to meet and discuss the sale of the two national telecoms firms.
The parley according to the committee, was to review the commercial and technical areas of the sale as they affect the telecommunications regulatory body and the BPE. The committee particularly expressed its
concern over the settlement of the indebtedness of NITEL by its new owner, NATCOM.
The committee however noted that though NATCOM did all that were required of it despite not been given any form of waiver by BPE and NCC in the process leading to the sales, but pointed out that it was
however necessary that the grey areas of NITEL’s indebtedness be sorted out by the BPE and NCC.
The committee also mandated the BPE and NCC to report back to it after the said meeting.

This Is What Happen When You Put Cut Up Onion Inside Your Ear – Amazing ′Cure-All′..

It’s amazing what onions can cure
The composition of onions has the power to heal many
diseases. A lot of scientific studies published on the
compounds of onions show that they are highly protective
to the nerves and the cardiovascular system, and that
they enhance immune function, fight the growth of many
types of tumors, help to promote healthy hormone
function, and many more.
It is excellent in lowering cholesterol, inhibits hardening
of the arteries, enhances elasticity of blood vessels, and
helps to maintain healthy blood pressure.
Onion also helps in fighting cancer and is a great risk-
reducing food.
Also, onion demonstrates significant blood sugar-
modifying properties to be a real help in the fight against
both type 2 diabetes and obesity. It won’t be a miracle
food to kepp you in shape, but it will sure help. In
addition to limiting your intake of fats and sugars, eating
onions can get your blood sugar-and your weight-on the
right track.

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How to manage the growth of your business efficiently

By David Barker If you start a growth phase in your business it is usually because you've done something right. A new product or service has been launched, marketing has been effective, the sales are coming in and you're delivering efficiently. This cycle will continue for a while, but as you take on more customers to feed the growth, you will at some point reach the limit of your business capacity. You might run out of human power (over-working leads to mistakes), business resources or the ability to manage operational issues effectively. At this point you need to stop and think. Quite often this involves you, as the business owner, giving up some of the day-to-day running of the business and hiring a team of experienced 'heads'. There are two main reasons for this: it will free up your time to come up with new strategies, products and ideas without having to worry about how the business is operating; and having an experienced management team in place (combined with some of the tips below) is very attractive to investors, and you'll probably need to get them on board to provide capital to expand. Pitfalls to avoid Here are a couple of common pitfalls to try and avoid. If you keep them in mind it will help you to find the time to grow your business: Let managers do their job: When you grow to the point that you need to hire others to help you manage the business you have to resist the temptation to circumvent them by going directly to your employees, or making decisions without involving your new management team. You can no longer behave as the founder who deals with all issues and has a direct line to every employee in the company. If you do, you run the risk of losing your managers and confusing your staff. Stop interfering and skip the meetings: When you start a business and you've done every role in it at some point, it can be very hard to let go of all the details. Us entrepreneurs love to micro-manage to make sure it's done our way, but it's important not to interfere and to stop attending every meeting. Time and life savers (eventually) Managing growth effectively is all about making sure you have the resources to deliver as demand increases, and the time to spot any potential problems before they bring the house down. Having processes for every aspect of the business, plus a well thought-out system for monitoring that they are working, are essential to make sure the quality of your offering is maintained. A systems-driven business also allows you to measure performance data against the processes. For example, how many widgets were made last week against target, or how many installations failed in the last month. These analytics provide a check to verify that the process was followed, or a record of what went wrong. Even when you have set up the systems, developed your management team and implemented quality control procedures, you must still pay attention to the numbers. So, let's imagine that sales are going well. Your revenue is growing at an incredible rate but your finance instinct tells you something isn't right. On the face of it growth is good and you've been hiring, but hidden expenses - such as discretionary purchases your staff might be making on company credit cards, or even just not reviewing your suppliers' costs on a regular basis - have started to outstrip your revenue growth. The statistics will tell you where the problem is, let you analyse it and then you can create a system with the right procedures to fix the issue before the situation affects your business adversely. This is exactly the type of problem that kills fast growing businesses and why it pays to understand your reports. There is no golden rule to managing growth, or even being able to generate it, as every business and situation is different. However, having a good grounding and time to think about a problem, rather than just reacting to it as one of a million things you need to do, will make sure you are at least prepared to deal with whatever life can throw at you. David Barker is the founder and technical director at 4D Data Centres