After a successful trial launch in South Africa last year, MTN has commenced 5G trial in Nigeria, starting with Abuja. Here’s what we learnt at the trial event.…
How MTN Nigeria gained over $1.8bn valuation within just 6 months on the NSE
A look at MTN Nigeria’s performance in its first six months on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, becoming Nigeria’s most valuable company amidst executive exits, xenophobic attacks, and loss of subsc…
Airtel is winning the battle for supremacy in Nigeria’s internet market
In the month of September, Airtel maintained its push for the top, MTN slightly bounced back from its loss of Internet subscribers, Glo faced a surprising downtrend but it was business as usual for 9m…
Uganda forces telecoms to list on securities exchange; this may be good for the economy
The Ugandan government and its telecoms regulator hope forcing companies in the market to list in the country’s securities exchange will benefit Ugandans by providing more affordable internet se…
Telcos, Bank CEOs, and USSD charges: A two-faced narrative of silence and finger-pointing
USSD charges by telcos are not new and are seemingly backed by regulations but everyone cried foul and pointed fingers when MTN decided to commence charging…
Airtel and Glo slowly closing up the gap on MTN in Nigeria's Internet market — NCC report
In the month of August, the data grandmasters win, MTN is watching its weight, 9mobile is on a roll, and Airtel’s ‘gele’ is definitely getting bigger…
MTN Group reshuffles leadership roles in multiple African countries
Philip van Dalsen, the CEO of MTN Zambia and Freddy Tchala MTN Côte d’Ivoire CEO will both be leaving MTN at the end of September…
MTN Nigeria share price narrowly fluctuates amidst xenophobia reprisals in Nigeria
Amidst xenophobic attacks in South Africa, and angry reactions in Nigeria, MTN Nigeria’s share price wavers on the NSE…
MTN Nigeria is giving Dangote Cement a good run for its money on the NSE
Just three months after listing, MTN Nigeria briefly overtook Dangote Cement for a day as the most valuable company by market capitalisation on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The telecom giant clo…
5 things you need to know about Ayoba, MTN’s newly launched messaging app
MTN launched it’s own instant messaging app — Ayoba…
Millions of MTN subscribers to redo SIM registration, other telcos may follow suit
Millions of MTN subscribers to do fresh SIM registration and it appears other operators may follow suit.…
MTN wants to launch the “WeChat of Africa”, will it catch on?
MTN wants to launch a platform that has mobile money offering, music streaming and other features. Would you use it?…
MTN’s $25 “smart feature phone” will bring arguably 3rd most popular mobile OS to Africa
Riding on the resurgence of feature phones South African-based mobile network is working to bring reasonably priced feature phones with smartphone abilities to the continent. And it won’t have t…
Mobile internet subscriptions in Nigeria hit a 100.9 million high
According to data on the website of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), as at February 2018, mobile internet subscription in Nigeria now stands at 100.9 million (100,904,668). This number is…
MTN adheres to ₦330b fine payment schedule
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed MTN Nigeria’s adherence to the deal entered in 2015 after the South African company was fined ₦1.04 trillion for non-compliance with the deac…
MTN Group could be acquiring MultiChoice Africa soon
MultiChoice Africa is reportedly in talks with the MTN Group over its possible acquisition. With a presence in 49 African countries, MultiChoice is the company behind popular video entertainment and i…
Are telcos the new oil in Nigeria?
Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistic (NBS) shows that telecommunication is, in fact, a big ‘deal’ in Nigeria. According to a report recently released in 2017, the telecommunica…
Nigeria’s internet population further decreases
In March, we reported Nigerian telcos lost 1,277,573 internet users in the month of February. Leaving Nigerian internet users at 90,029,182. Nigeria has recorded another loss in the number of its i…
280 MTN Nigeria employees have been dismissed
It has been confirmed that Nigeria’s biggest telecom provider MTN Nigeria has dismissed some of it workers. 280 MTN Nigeria employees were let off at the end of April 2017. MTN claims it has 19,…
MTN will not list its shares in Nigeria till 2018
MTN Nigeria delays its listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange till 2018 owing to regulatory issues and Nigeria’s present economic situation.…