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MTN MIP 3rd cohort appeals for extension
The Third cohort of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) on Friday called for an extension of the programme to benefit more journalists. Juliet Tontoye, the Vice-President of the 3rd cohort, MIP, made this request during an engagement with the Chief Digital Officer of MTN Nigeria, A’isha Mumuni. A statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos,…
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Shettima lauds MTN for donating N1bn, 4,600 digital devices to FG
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has commended the telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria, for donating N1 billion to the Federal Government’s Food Support Programme. Shettima also thanked the telecommunications company for donating 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools. The Vice-President made the commendation on Friday when he received the Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Mr Ernest Ndukwe, on a courtesy visit…
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economy
MTN, Zenith, others boost market capitalisation by N578bn gain
Investors’ renewed interest in MTN Nigeria, Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), and other stocks on Thursday made the equity market to gain N578 billion. Notably, the market capitalisation of listed equities on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) rose from N55.130 trillion to N55.708 trillion, reflecting a 1.05 per cent increase. Similarly, the All-Share Index advanced by 1.05 per…
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Half Year: MTN posts N519 bn loss after tax
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has reported a loss after tax of N519.1 billion for the first half of 2024. This indicates an upward trend of 34.9 per cent from a loss of N85.59 billion posted in the corresponding period of year 2023. Mr Karl Toriola, Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, stated this in the financial result of the telecommunication company…
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MTN shuts down offices nationwide over SIM blocking outrage
Telecoms giant, MTN, has shut all its stores and service centres across Nigeria. This was coming on the heels of an outrage by some of its subscribers across the country after the network provider barred their lines on Sunday. In a viral video on social media Monday seen by Quicknewsafrica, a mob is seen destroying a barricade fence just outside…
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Barred lines: MTN subscribers besiege service centre
MTN subscribers in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Monday thronged the telco’s service centre in their thousands to address the barring of their phone lines. Many of them told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in interviews that their phone lines were barred at the weekend allegedly because of the NIN – SIM linkage. They told NAN that they had already…
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MTN announces construction of West Africa’s largest data centre
MTN Nigeria on Saturday announced the construction of its West African largest data centre, a facility with a 1,500-rack and Tier 4 data centre within the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a Tier 4 data centre is built to be completely fault-tolerant, has redundancy for every component and an expected uptime of 99.995 per cent. This…
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Reps move to sanction MTN, Airtel, other defaulting coys on CSR
The House of Representatives Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (SCR) has resolved to sanction MTN, Airtel, and other companies for failing to perform their Corporate Social Responsibilities. The committee said that it would enact laws to sanction any offenders in that regard. Rep. Oby Orogbu, the Chairman of the Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility, said this during a public hearing…
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MTN, Unilever others pledge 5% employment opportunity to PwDs
Nigeria business community has confirmed its commitment to comply with the provisions of the disability laws, especially in providing five per cent employment opportunities for People Living with Disabilities (PwDs) They made the commitment at a conference recently held in Lagos between members of the business community and the management of National Commission for Persons With Disabilities led by the…
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Business
Kaduna Revenue Service Seals Telecom Masts Over N5.8bn Tax Default
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has sealed seven telecommunication masts belonging to MTN and Globacom across the state’s urban areas over outstanding taxes totaling N5.8bn. Zakari Muhammad, Head of Corporate Communications for KADIRS, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. The facilities were targeted due to significant tax liabilities established by the Kaduna State Urban Planning…
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Active voice subscribers stands at 224.7m in Q4 2023- NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says a total of 224,713,710 active voice subscribers were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023. According to NBS, this shows an increase of 0.96 percent compared to the 222,571,568 reported in the fourth quarter of 2022. This is contained in the NBS Telecoms Data: Active Voice and Internet per State, Porting, and Tariff…
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Africa
American Tower Corporation’s Africa Operations to Boost MTN Nigeria’s Connectivity Through Sustainable Agreement
JOHANNESBURG — American Tower Corporation’s Africa operations (ATC Africa, or the Company), and MTN Nigeria, today announced that they have entered into a new agreement that is expected to enhance wireless connectivity across Nigeria. Under the terms of the agreement, ATC Africa will facilitate new tenancies for MTN Nigeria over a multi-year period, commencing in the second half of 2024.The…
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MTN’s Funso Aina bags innovator award in Germany
MTN Nigeria’s Senior Manager, External Relations, Funso Aina, has bagged the “Innovator of the Year” award in the brands’ category at the SABRE IN2 awards. The award was presented to Aina, a media and public relations professional, at the PRovoke EMEA Summit in Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten Frankfurt, Germany, on March 23, 2023. The SABRE IN2 awards recognise excellent work that highlights…
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MTN rakes in N111.75Bn with over 6.6m Nigerian shareholders from Offer
MTN Nigeria Communications (MTN Nigeria) Plc has announced that all Retail shareholders received full allotment despite over-subscription during its first public offer. Uto Ukpanah, Company Secretary, MTN Nigeria stated this in a statement released on Monday in Lagos. According to the statement, “The Series 1 offer for sale of 575 million shares held by the MTN Group in MTN Nigeria…
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Nigeria’s Largest Telco, MTN, Launches RCS Business Messaging with Google and Dotgo
LAGOS, Nigeria & BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE/AETOSWire)– Nigeria’s largest mobile network operator (MNO), MTN, is all set to launch RCS Business Messaging (RBM) Services in partnership with Google and Dotgo®, a Gupshup company and a leading cloud communications provider of RBM Solutions. RBM uses the rich and interactive features of Rich Communication Services (RCS)—the next generation SMS that allows sharing…
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Gombe Govt., MTN partner on health coverage
The Gombe State Government in collaboration with Mobile Telephone Network (MTN) has inaugurated a mobile health clinic to widen health service coverage in the state. Gov. Inuwa Yahaya, who inaugurated the clinic on Monday in Gombe, said the health sector was one of the sectors that were highly challenged in terms of meeting the demands of the people. Yahaya said…
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MTN mulls mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for employees, condemns travel restrictions
MTN Group has announced plans to implement a mandatory vaccination policy for all its staff from January 2022. MTN Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ralph Mupita, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Mupita said that the move was part of MTN’s commitment to protect the health and safety of staff and workplaces. “The science is…
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