MTN
13 Apr
Aishat Mumuni is the MTN Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and a seasoned business executive with over 20 years of experience in the telecoms sector.
10 Apr
Telecoms operators activated new 1.57 million mobile subscriptions in February as active mobile users in Nigeria rose to 219.7 million from 218.1 million in January. Subscription statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) released yesterday, revealed this.
8 Apr
More than 2,600 youths are participating in the Season 2 of the MTN Champs, which began in Ibadan on Friday.It is the second leg of Nigeria’s premier Schools’ Athletics Championships, which began in Asaba early this year.
27 Mar
Broadband connections in Nigeria dropped by 1.18 cent in January, moving from 43.71 per cent in December 2023 to 42.53 per cent in the first 31 days of the year.
13 Mar
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has ruled that HEDA Resources Centre could institute case against the ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Limited and MTN Nigeria
11 Mar
MTN Group and Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Joint Innovation Technology Lab, aimed at deepening cooperation in technological innovation. The signing ceremony, which held at MWC Barcelona, Spain was attended by senior delegations from MTN and Huawei. This strategic partnership will see the creation of an Innovation Technology Lab at MTN…
2 Mar
Telecommunications operator, MTN has said it rolled out 11,534 network sites across the country.
1 Mar
Telecommunications firm, MTN has disclosed that following the December 2023 directive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for telecoms operators to disconnect unlinked SIMs to NIN, it discovered that 19 million needed verifications. By the February 28 deadline, MTN said it had verified 4.3 million telephone lines. The firm disclosed this in its Audited Financial…
1 Mar
Telecommunication giant MTN Nigeria has blamed the "liberal foreign exchange management," currency redesign and increase in fuel prices for the N740 billion loss it incurred in 2023. The year saw MTN recording its first loss since it became a quoted company on NGX. "2023 witnessed a very challenging operating environment characterised by rising inflation, currency…
28 Feb
Mobile network operators, largely the GSM players including MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9mobile saw a combined growth of 1.62 per cent at the end of 2023.
20 Feb
The Federal Government’s efforts to bridge the infrastructure gaps through the private sector under the tax credit scheme have gulped over N3.96 trillion in five years.
14 Feb
MTN Nigeria yesterday hosted players and officials of the Super Eagles to a welcome breakfast in recognition of their exceptional performance at the just-concluded 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire.
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