Nigeria’s ambition to build a resilient digital economy is being steadily undermined by a less glamorous but deeply corrosive problem: the persistent vandalism of telecommunications infrastructure. New disclosures by MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest mobile network operator, reveal the scale of the crisis and raise troubling questions about enforcement, governance, and the sustainability of Nigeria’s […]
MTN Nigeria and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) have entered a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the digital growth, competitiveness and sustainability of more than 40 million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country. The agreement was formalised during a signing ceremony held on Thursday, November 27, 2025, […]
MTN Nigeria Chief Executive Officer, Karl Toriola, has been handed an expanded mandate within the MTN Group as part of a major leadership reshuffle designed to fast-track the execution of the telecoms giant’s “Ambition 2025” strategy. Effective November 1, 2025, Toriola will assume additional responsibilities as Vice President for Francophone Africa, overseeing operations in Cameroon, […]
Ikenna Ikeme, general manager of regulatory affairs at MTN Nigeria, says telecommunications infrastructure should be treated as vital national assets — not just the property of telecom providers. Ikeme spoke in Lagos during an engagement with fellows of the MTN Media Innovation Programme. He said telecom infrastructure often comes under attack during disputes, with angry […]
*As MTN Nigeria completes N200bn bond issuance programme MTN Group has announced plans to sell 575 million shares in MTN Nigeria. This is contained in a notice signed by the Company Secretary, Mrs. Uto Ukpanah on Thursday in Lagos. The statement said the public offer would be by way of book build to institutional investors […]
The nation’s bourse recorded its first loss in the year on Tuesday, dropping by N393 billion due to renewed profit taking on blue chips. Specifically, the market capitalisation shed N393 billion or 1.83 per cent to close at N21.122 trillion from N21.515 trillion recorded on Monday. Similarly, the All-Share Index lost 751.25 points or 1.83 […]
Investors’ profit-taking in highly capitalized shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) down the equities market by N50billion on Thursday. The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation which opened at N13.254 trillion shed N50 billion to close at N13.204 trillion. Consequently, the NSE All-Share Index dipped 95.91 basis points, representing a dip of 0.38 per […]
In a bid to leverage the living conditions of Nigerians during this lockdown, MTN Nigeria has provided a new package to offer free SMS to Nigerians. In a tweet recently, the management wrote, “We understand how important it is to keep in touch with loved ones during this period. Now you can with FREE 300 […]
Losses in MTN Nigeria and six other stocks n Wednesday dipped the equity market of the Nigerian Stocks Exchange (NSE) indices by 0.05 per cent, even as the exchange commenced full remote trading following the raging COVID-19 in the country. Specifically, the All-Share Index dropped 11.68 points or 0.05 per cent to 21,729.48 compared with 21,741.16 […]
Telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria has launched a new platform for electronic recharged called MTN TopitChief Sales and Distribution Officer, Adekunle Adebiyi, who stated this in Lagos, said the innovation was part OF MTN initiative of supporting the Federal Government in curbing environmental pollution. “Paper pollution is a major threat we are facing; what we are […]
MTN Nigeria has announced the start of a new musical reality television show, ‘Y’ello Star,’’ two years after its popular Project Fame reality show was put to a halt. Speaking at the unveiling on Sunday, Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Nigeria, Rahul De, noted that Nigeria is blessed with a lot of talented people. MTN […]
MTN Nigeria has announced the launch of a music-streaming platform, Music Time!.Music Time! allows passionate music lovers to choose from millions of songs available across the globe. Developed in partnership with Simfy Africa, MusicTime! is a fascinating music streaming service, which offers the best listening experience in local andinternational music. The platform allows you to […]
A Federal High Court, Lagos on Tuesday further adjourned hearing until January 30 -31, 2020, the suit filed by MTN Nigeria against the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami over alleged N242 billion and $1.3 billion import duties and withholding tax assessments. The telecommunications giant instituted the suit by a […]
The Federal Government has directed MTN Nigeria and other mobile operators to shelve the plan to charge four naira (N4.00) per 20 seconds on USSD access to banking services. Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Pantami, issued the directive in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mrs. Uwa Suleiman, on Sunday. Pantami said the office of […]
Nigeria’s telecommunication company, MTN, lost a record of 667,245 internet subscribers in just one month, the latest data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed. According to the data obtained from the regulator, MTN’s total internet subscribers stood at 52.2 million in July 2019 while the number dropped to 51.6 million in August. […]
Children are usually subtle and attracted to anything beautiful and convenient to them especially when it passes messages, related to their homes, schools and leisure times. Children represent essential demographic to marketers because in addition to their own purchasing power, they also influence their parents’ buying decisions and are the adult consumers of the future. […]
Godwin Anyebe Nigerian telecom operators grew their revenue by 15 per cent in one year to reach N2.25 trillion in December 2018 from N1.96 trillion in 2017, a report by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown. The 2018 network/subscriber data recently obtained from the NCC indicated that the GSM operators made up of MTN, […]
Alade Tasma – Lagos Some youths Tuesday evening staged a protest at the entrance of the Lagos State House of Assembly against the killing of Nigerians in South Africa. One of the leaders of the protest, Ms Allwell Ademola, stated that they came to the Assembly to express their dissatisfaction over the killings of Nigerians […]
Motolani Oseni Sell-offs in MTN Nigeria, Lafarge Wapco shares, others on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) down the All-Share Index (ASI) by 0.25 per cent in the yesterday trading session. The All Share Index (ASI) decreased by 0.25 per cent or 67.55 basis points to close yesterday at 27,252.09 basis points as against 27,319.64 basis […]
Ladesope Ladelokun MTN Nigeria, South-African owned telecoms giant has ordered the closure of all MTN stores and service centres in the wake of violent attacks on its facilities in major cities across Nigeria. In a statement signed by the company’s secretary, Uto Ukpanah, the company confirmed attacks on its facilities in three major cities of […]