South Africa’s MTN Group’s top brass and Nigerian shareholders have launched the equivalent of a major diplomatic push in Nigeria following a series of “strategic sessions” with top government officials, including Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo. Nigerian government regulator recently announced that the local subsidiary, MTN Nigeria has so far paid over N165 billion of […]
It’s official! MTN ‘reviews’ Nigeria mobile customers
South Africa’s MTN Group has completed an internal review to redefine the mobile phone company’s “active” subscriber base for Nigeria where its MTN Nigeria is the nation’s largest operator. Technology Times can confirm that the process has been completed for MTN Nigeria, where the mobile phone company with market leadership by subscriber number has posted […]
MTN not interested in 9Mobile, Group CEO says
South Africa’s MTN Group has said that the mobile phone group is not interested in buying 9Mobile, the Nigerian mobile operator formerly called Etisalat Nigeria. Speculations have been circulating that MTN, owners of MTN Nigeria and some rival operators are considering buying 9Mobile which has been taken over by a group of creditors. However, MTN, […]
Meet ‘Nigeria-savvy’ exec to help MTN weather regulatory storm
Felleng Sekah, the new Executive Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy just hired by MTN Group may have been picked because she is conversant with the Nigerian telecoms terrain as the South African mobile phone group weathers a stormy regulatory season. Sekah, the new exec coming to help shape the future of MTN Group’s relationships with […]
