If you are resident in Nasarawa, Benue, Enugu, Anambra, Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, Niger , Kogi states and part of Abuja, then you may soon experience Telecommunication blackout.
Telecommunications services in Abuja and nine other states may be disrupted soon.
This followed the forceful shut down of facilities in Kogi State, due to disputes arising from unusual taxes and levies demanded by the state government.
The payments, which are driven by the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS), are for the Ministry of Environment and Physical planning, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, and Kogi State Environmental Protection Board.
In the 10 affected states we have over 41.3 million subscribers which will be affected by the telecom blackout. Government, in pursuant of revenues, closed down some critical telecommunications sites belonging to service providers.
The issue started with the closure of three sites by Kogi States Govt, “but as at the weekend, the closure had affected 70 sites while 150 sites were already down as at yesterday.”
The action will jeopardise communication services to security agencies, banks in the affected areas, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other critical agencies of government.
Yahaya Bello d youngest governor is seriously working ?
Haaa, this is bad news,I hope government and all parties concerned could come to a round table and resolve their differences amicably..
Bad market, but i believe they will settle it, a life with telecommunication network is half dead life
They will surely settle this…you can leave without a telecommunication network
blackout in telecommunications is very dangerous.
hope the issue of tax will be settled ASAP
They better not let it get to that extent
This is definitely gonna affect my location when/if it happens. Most of these government taxes are outrageous and tend to cripple businesses
They should settle their dispute, we cant have telecommunications Blackout
Nawa ooo…this one is really tight o. Can’t they resolve this amicably? This will really have negative effect on the subscribers fa
Government will want to use tax and drive someone out of business
Telecommunications Blackout, wow, that sounds really severe. I hope they resolve whatever differences they have
Our government bad o. Then no want give telecome oo.
Make the thing no reach my state
Anything can happen in Nigeria
Nonsense make them blackout naa. Are we not the ppl still paying the tax when all this telecom providers started charging us for some percentage amount on common transfer & credit borrowing who challenge them? they talk as if they are giving us everything for free, if then like make them pack commot another network go come they should stop threating the the poor masses with words and pay what they are ask to pay. They forgot that “what goes around comes around”?
Na wa oh This government wan use Tax drive some business away
I pity those that would be affected in those states. They should take heart
i know that this a threat given to federal govt by the teleco if they fail to come to table with them, telling nigeria govt what to loose …as nigeria didnt have any telecom of dia own…my state will be affected sha but nigeria govt will fear as nnpc uses telecom services as well as banks and other financial institu…
I believe dis would be sorted out
Unusual tax levies.. Supposed bodies should look into it
I Just taya 4 dis country
Upon all the money they are embezzling still they won’t leave this guys to restt