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- 5 Jun 2019
Airtel Africa Targets $750m in London IPO
Airtel Africa Ltd, a subsidiary of India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd, on Tuesday said it will proceed with its plan to list shares on the main market of the London Stock Exchange through an initial public…
- 18 Jun 2019
Airtel Africa to List Simultaneously on NSE, LSE
Airtel Africa Ltd, a unit of India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd, has said it intends to list its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) at the same time as the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The…
- 4 Oct 2021
Airtel Africa Announces Offer to Buy Out Nigerian Minorities
Airtel Africa has announced that Airtel Networks Ltd., (Airtel Nigeria), its subsidiary, has initiated a process to buy back 8.27 per cent minority shareholdings at N55.81 per share. Simon O’Hara,…
- 29 Apr 2021
Airtel Africa Appoints Olusegun Ogunsanya as CEO
Airtel Africa plc, telecommunications and mobile money services provider, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, announces Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, Managing Director and CEO Nigeria is to…
- 27 Jun 2019
Airtel Africa to Price London Listing at Bottom of Range - Bookrunner
Airtel Africa Ltd’s planned initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange is expected to price at 80 pence, the bottom end of its indicated price range, one of the bookrunners handling the…
- 4 Jun 2024
Segun Ogunsanya, Airtel Africa CEO, Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award in Africa Business Leadership Awards (ABLA)
Segun Ogunsanya, outgoing CEO of Airtel Africa, has been named winner of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in the 14th African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA) 2024. The awards are a…
- 28 Oct 2013
Airtel Africa, Nazara Technologies Launch Flat-Fee Mobile Games Service
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Monday launched Airtel Games Club, a flat-fee mobile gaming subscription…
- 13 May 2020
Airtel Nigeria Boosts Africa Operations’ Revenue
Airtel Africa Plc on Wednesday posted revenue and profit growth for the full year, as more customers signed up for its mobile and data services, and on stronger activity in its biggest market…
- 29 Jun 2019
Airtel Africa Drops 15% in Early Trade after London Debut
Airtel Africa shares fell as much as 15% on Friday after its London stock market debut, hitting a low of 67 pence ($0.85) against an initial public offering price of 80 pence. It was trading at 70.5…
- 24 Jan 2017
Airtel Mulls Exit, Sales of Africa Operations
Bharti Airtel Ltd., India’s largest mobile-phone operator, is considering mergers or stake sales at some of its Africa operations as it looks to cut debt and make its biggest overseas acquisition…
- 15 Nov 2021
CBN Grants Airtel Approval-in-Principle to Operate Super Agent
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted Airtel Nigeria the approval in principle to operate super-agent network in Nigeria. Airtel Africa, the parent company of Airtel Nigeria, announced this in a…
- 12 Nov 2023
Firm Raises Stake in Airtel with £57m Shares Acquisition
A firm, Indian Continent Investment Limited, has increased its stake in Airtel Africa through the acquisition of £57.25m worth of shares. In a corporate notice filed with the Nigerian Exchange…
- 21 Jul 2020
NCC Recalls 41.2m Unused Lines, Okays New Numbering Plans for 37 Telcos
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has withdrawn some 41, 240,448 million lines that have been left inactive or unused by telecommunications licencees across 36 states of the country over the…
- 16 Sept 2025
MTN in Talks with Global Partners to Build AI Data Centers Across Africa
MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s largest wireless carrier, is in talks with U.S. and European firms to build data centers across the continent to power artificial intelligence services, Ralph Mupita, CEO…
- 17 Jul 2024
Henry Naiho Bags Outstanding ICT Solutions, Innovation and Youth Empowerment Personality of the Year Award
An IT egghead / expert who has contributed immensely to the development of the sector in Nigeria and beyond has emerged winner of outstanding ICT Solutions, Innovation and Youth Empowerment…
- 23 Jan 2020
Bharti Airtel, Western Union, Partner on Real-time Bank Transfers to India, African Mobile Wallets
Western Union has teamed up with Bharti Airtel Ltd. to allow customers to send real-time payments directly to bank accounts in India as well as real-time fund transfers to mobile wallets in 14…
- 24 Nov 2014
American Tower, Airtel to Ink Deal for 4,800 Phone Masts
American Tower Corp has agreed to buy more than 4,800 communications towers in Nigeria from Bharti Airtel Ltd, the companies said on Monday, without disclosing the deal value. Bharti Airtel, India's…
- 11 Nov 2014
Aflix Storms AfricaCom with Samsung Pre-installed Aflix App
Africa’s leading Video-on-Demand streaming service, Aflix is showcasing its services including a Samsung Smart TV pre-installed Aflix app at the 2014 AfricaCom in Cape Town, South Africa. Aflix which…
- 10 Jul 2017
Dangote, 6 Others in Trouble for Breaching Telecom Law
Federal government has reportedly threatened to prosecute Alheri Engineering Company Limited, a telecoms business unit of Dangote Group and six other companies for contravention Nigerian…
- 6 Feb 2012
Rule of Law @ Test in Econet Wireless Dispute
After long drawn years of legal tussles in and out of court corridors, the recent judgment by the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna reinstating Econet Wireless Ltd’s equity in Airtel Networks…
- 13 Apr 2021
ScholarX Partners with Airtel to Launch Mobile Learning Platform
ScholarX Technologies Ltd., an EdTech start-up has announced a strategic partnership with leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, to launch LearnAM, a new mobile learning…
- 2 Nov 2012
Segun to Replace Swaroop as Airtel Nigeria Boss
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has announced the appointment of Segun Ogunsanya as the chief…
- 26 Apr 2022
CBN Grants Airtel Full Super-Agent License
Airtel Nigeria has been granted a full super-agent license from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This is coming six months after Airtel announced it had secured the license in principle. The latest…
- 1 Jun 2016
GSMA Announces Speakers for Mobile 360 Series – Africa
The GSMA on Wednesday announced the first speakers for the 2016 Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference. The event will take place 26 – 28 July at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in…
- 2 Aug 2010
Bharti Airtel Appoints Andre Beyers as CMO for African Operations
Bharti Airtel, a leading emerging market telecom services provider, today announced the appointment of Andre Beyers as the chief marketing officer for its African operations. The company…
- 10 Aug 2015
Etisalat, IHS in Tower Sale/Leaseback Deal
Etisalat Nigeria has completed the transfer of 555 telecom towers to Africa's IHS, the second tranche of a sale and leaseback deal announced last year, the Gulf's biggest telecommunications operator…
- 20 Jul 2018
Nigerians Bury Cash in Backyards as M/Money Stumbles
Lack of confidence; issues around access and sundry matters have conspired to hobble mobile money services, dampening excitements, after initial hype touted mobile money as the next big thing. …
- 13 Dec 2021
5G: FG to Pocket $546m as NCC Declares MTN, Mafab Winners of 3.5GHz Spectrum Auction
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has declared MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications winners of the two slots of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction for the Fifth Generation (5G) network licenses. The…
- 14 Jul 2017
GSMA Unveils New ‘Mobile for Development’ Initiatives
At the 2017 Mobile 360 – Africa, the GSMA announced several developments in its Mobile for Development programme, all of which support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The…
- 1 Jan 2018
NCC Extends Sale of 9mobile
The sale process of 9mobile will now be concluded on January 16, 2018 following an approval of the extension of the deadline by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), TheCable can report.…