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MTN to build new $320m fiber network

The largest mobile network provider in Africa, MTN Group Ltd., plans to invest $320 million in an inland fiber cable that will link 10 countries as the continent’s population continues to rise. Independent News reported that MTN has revealed that in the fourth quarter, the Johannesburg-based company will begin construction on the East2West link through […]

MTN, Apple Music offer free subscription to Nigerians
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MTN, Apple Music offer free subscription to Nigerians

MTN Nigeria, the country’s leading telecom services provider, has teamed with the US-based digital music platform, Apple Music, to provide free access to a premium selection of songs as part of efforts to ensure consumers can enjoy excellent entertainment on the move. Customers of MTN who sign up for the service will have access to […]

MTN has been given the approval to take over the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway construction under the road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme of around ₦202.8 billion.
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MTN to merge Momo, Yello financial subsidiaries

Telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria, plans to merge two of its finance subsidiaries – Momo Payment Service Bank Limited and Yello Digital Financial Services Limited. The Punch reported that this was disclosed in its proposed resolutions for its 2023 Annual General Meeting scheduled to hold in April. According to the company, the merger “hold the Payment […]

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Airtel, Dangote, other most valuable Nigerian companies in 2022

Telecommunication company, Airtel, led other companies in the Nigerian most valuable companies ranking. According to Nairametrics, Dangote cement was ranked second with MTN, occupying the third position. This was established by using publicly available values of publicly traded companies based on their market worth. This contrasts with the valuations of many privately held businesses, which […]

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Debt: MTN, Airtel, others to disconnect banks’ USSD code

  Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria, Gbenga Adebayo, has revealed that network operators will detach banks from the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data code. The banks have failed to remit commission from the costs of the USSD utilized by bank account holders for electronic transactions, according to ALTON, the umbrella organization […]

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South Africa’s Telkom under pressure as shares plummets

South African company, Telkom is facing pressure on its profit margins as its share price falls by more than 30 percent over the last month. It was gathered that this was a result of poor results and the failure of telecommunication giant, MTN to take over the operator. The company had earlier warned its stakeholders […]

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NIN: MTN, Airtel bar 9.7 million subscribers

The Mobile Telephone Network and Airtel have reportedly barred 9.7 million of their subscribers from making outgoing calls over their inability to link their National Identification Numbers to their Subscriber Identity Module. The telecommunication companies disclosed this in their recent earnings reports. The report stated that 16.2 million subscribers whose lines were barred had submitted […]

MTN has been given the approval to take over the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway construction under the road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme of around ₦202.8 billion.
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FEC okays MTN’s ₦202bn Enugu-Onitsha road takeover

MTN has been given the approval to take over the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway construction under the road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme of around ₦202.8 billion. According to The Punch, The Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday made the announcement through the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. Fashola disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly after […]

MTN launches 5G network
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MTN launches 5G network

Telecommunications giant, MTN, launched commercially launched the fifth-generation technology, in Nigeria on Sunday. The launch took place during an event that enabled guests to test the use of the technology. Nigeria becomes the third African country to have launched the 5G network, after Kenya and South Africa, following MTN’s establishment of the technology in Lagos. […]

MTN launches 5G network
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MTN tests 5G in Lagos, six other states

Telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc on Thursday began an open 5G experiment in preparation for the imminent launch of 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri. According to The PUNCH, the Nigerian Communications Commission has set August 24 as the date when 5G licensees must begin rolling out. Meanwhile, […]

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MTN, Guinness, Unilever, 27 others commit to PLWDs’ employment

Over 30 multinational companies and institutions including MTN, Unilever, Guinness, among others, have pledged to engage qualified Persons Living With Disabilities in their various workforces, the Federal Government announced on Friday. Speaking on the side-lines of the Inclusion Works Programme organised by Sightsavers Nigeria in Abuja, which focused on empowerment and employment for PLWDs, the […]

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NIN registration hits 80.7 million weeks after SIM ban

The Nigeria Identity Management Commission has issued 80.7 million National Identification Numbers, exactly 19 days after the agency deactivated about 72 million telecommunication subscribers for failing to comply with the Federal Government’s NIN-Subscriber Identity Module policy. The data on NIMC’s portal showed that the number of issued NINs hit 80.7 million on April 23, 2022, […]