13th July, 2012
Nigeria’s indigenous telecommunications company, Globacom, has unveiled an international top-up card that allows its subscribers to recharge instantly while roaming abroad or receive instant airtime from friends and family overseas.
The services, according to the management of Glo, are available in over 400,000 outlets in the United Kingdom (UK), United States (US) and Canada.
The company said the Nigerian expatriate community in North America and Europe which is estimated at over five million can get instant access to Glo international mobile top-up cards through its expansive retail distribution network in these countries.
It added that the top-ups can be bought at Point of Sales (PoS) terminals, retail stores and online through the Transfer To website which instantly transfers credit directly to the phone of the subscriber.
Globacom’s Executive Director, Adewale Sangowawa, said the move was expected to further improve the connection between Nigerians in the Diaspora and their loved ones through international airtime transfer.
“We are excited that Glo subscribers who are roaming abroad can now easily pick up top-up cards and recharge their phones, thereby staying connected to business associates, family and friends both at home and abroad. All they need to do is to buy the cards at the nearest retail store or recharge online,” he said.
—Henry Ojelu