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S.African lawmakers fear MTN fine could hurt trade relations
South African lawmakers are concerned MTN Group’s alleged violation of Nigerian laws could hurt trade relations between the continent’s two…
$5.2bn Fine: MTN reacts to false information in media
Telecommunication outfit, MTN has reacted to false information in the media while cautioning against reports that it has agreed a…
MTN renews operating spectrum, licence with $94.2m
South Africa’s MTN on Tuesday said the Nigerian regulator had renewed its operations and licence up to 2021 at a…
MTN’s woes worsen as South Africa’s bourse suspends trading in its shares
The South African bourse has suspended trading in the shares of telecoms firm MTN on Monday, a senior official said.…
Nigeria: Despite $5.2bn fine, MTN is number one telco
On internet subscribers base, MTN is number one telecommunication outfit in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed despite…
S.Africa launches insider trading probe over MTN’s Nigeria fine
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange launched Friday an investigation into mobile giant MTN for “possible insider trading” before the South African…
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Nigeria gives MTN two weeks to pay $5.2bn fine
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator on Friday gave MTN Group two weeks to pay a $5.2 billion fine imposed on Africa’s biggest…
Subscribers, stakeholders slam NCC over N1.04trn fine on MTN
Stakeholders in the telecommunications industry on Friday decried the N1.04 trillion fine imposed on MTN Nigeria by the Nigerian Communications…
South Africa’s MTN talking to Nigeria over $5.2bn fine
Reuters – South Africa’s MTN Group is in talks with Nigerian authorities after the West African country imposed a $5.2…
Nigeria fines MTN $5bn for failing to disconnect unregistered subscribers
Nigeria’s Communications Commission, the country’s telecommunications regulator, has issued mobile phone firm MTN Nigeria, with a $5bn (£3.5bn) fine for…
5 million users disconnect from MTN in Nigeria
Over 5 million subscribers of MTN, Africa’s largest mobile phone operator, have ditched their lines with the telco outfit in…
Right2Know pickets MTN in South Africa for unethical profiteering
Right2Know Gauteng, a campaign group in South Africa will on Friday picket telecommunication company, MTN, with the goal of putting…
Corporate social responsibility should be voluntary— Fashola
Former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, Wednesday described Corporate Social Responsibility in its purest sense as business…
South Africa: CEO of MTN resigns as strike drags on
The chief executive of MTN’s South African unit has resigned, an internal statement by Africa’s largest mobile operator said on…
Security is everybody’s business, Lagos CP
Lives and property will be in great danger if security issue is left to the government alone, says the Lagos…
Cobhams Asuquo Bags MTN Endorsement Deal
Funsho Arogundade Top producer cum singer, Cobhams Asuquo has joined the list of top Nigerian celebrities to be unveiled as…
MTN Impunity: When Enough is Enough
By Funmilola Ajala Imagine a scenario where you allow a fellow from some alien geography perch within your abode; offer…
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Energy crisis grounds economic activities, MTN warns of operational disruptions
Social and economic activities in Nigeria is gradually grinding to a halt as acute energy crisis is forcing many businesses…
83m subscribers use internet on Nigeria’s telecom networks – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the number of internet users on the country’s telecom networks increased to 83,362,814 as…
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Court orders NCC, MTN, Airtel, others to pay APC N500m
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to pay…
NCC Shuts Down Buhari’s Campaign Fund Raising Platform
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has shut down the 35350 SMS platform for raising fund for the General…
Poor Telecoms Services And Subscribers Compensation
Years after the revolution witnessed in the telecommunication services sector, Nigerian subscribers continue to grapple with poor and unreliable services…
EFCC arraigns contractor, 2 ex-MTN staff over N1b fraud
Eromosele Ebhomele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a contractor, Mutairu Babatunde, and two former staff of…
Timaya, Patience Ozokwor Unite For MTN TV Ad
Bolatito Adebola Nigerian singer, Timaya have joined Nollywood’s popular actress, Patience Ozokwor aka Mama G for a new TV commercial.…
On Lagos’ Fitch Ratings
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Global leader in credit ratings and research, Fitch Ratings, recently upgraded Lagos State’s national long-term rating to…
Kofo, MTN Project Fame Evictee, Drops New Single
Funsho Arogundade Less than two weeks after eviction from ongoing MTN Project Fame West Africa 7.0, Kofo, has made history by…
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Meet MTN Project Fame 7.0 Contestants
As MTN Project Fame Season 7 rolls out, we present to you the contestants that will dazzle the world with…
NCC Declares NITEL, Starcomms, Others Inactive
Daniels Ekugo Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and 13 other telecoms companies in Nigeria have been declared “inactive operators” by the…
Wakanow Leaves Hundreds Of Nigerians Stranded In Sao Paulo
The hope of over 600 Nigerians that they would watch the World Cup clash between the Super Eagles and Argentina…