Dr Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has met MTN Group’s top hierarchy to fast-track a future-ready telecommunications framework for Nigeria.
Speaking to newsmen after the Abuja session, the Minister explored connectivity, emerging technologies and ICT sector sustainability.
Dr Tijani stressed government commitment to a healthy, competitive market, supporting major players while fostering multiple operators to avoid monopoly and ensure innovation and fair pricing for consumers.
A key focus was Artificial Intelligence (AI), with the globally celebrated Minister—recently honoured by Time Magazine—urging MTN to transcend traditional telephony.
He called for industry collaboration to boost Africa’s global AI role and enrich national AI conversations.
MTN Group CEO and President Ralph Mupita commended Tijani as a leading African tech champion, expressing interest in the National LLM project.
Mupita sought deeper partnerships to embed AI in MTN’s services, noting it as telecom’s next global frontier.
The talks ended with commitments to digital skills development, viewing a future-ready sector as reliant on human capital, not just infrastructure.
As MTN advances its “Ambition 2030” strategy, the company pledged closer Ministry ties to build a globally competitive digital workforce.
